Distributes the weight of a building over a large area.

Footing which supports a wall by extending along the entire

length of the wall

Footing which supports two-column loads or sometimes

three-column loads not in a row

Wooden sticks or posts driven to the ground

Amorphous silica cement that hardens as silica gel by reacting

Chemically with alkaline water

The most common type of reinforced concrete floor system

Used for establishing reference point

A wood member fastened to the beam by anchor bolts.

Part of the floor system carries an end portion of a header in a stairwell.

Supports two-column loads and consists of two footings.

connected together by a beam often called a strap

This type of roof has sloping sides and is used in modern houses.

The type of roof which is the most commonly used because it is

economical.

A roof with each side sloping steeply

.This type is a two-shed roof combined.

It is the frame between the hip rafter and the girt.

This type of rafter does not extend from the plate or girts to the ridge.

Rafters are laid diagonally from the corners of a plate to the ridge.

The height of a flight of stairs or the height of successive treads

The series of steps from one landing to another.

The horizontal distance from the first to the last riser of stair flight

This includes wall footing, and column footings, whether they are independent, or combined and for which digging of the soil extends to 1.50 meters.

This is for large building projects as this requires almost total extraction of the soil at the site. 

These are vertical members usually made of concrete, brick, steel, or wood. They are used to support the floor systems and can be used as the sole support of the structure.

It is a solid slab of concrete poured directly on the ground with footings placed where extra support is needed.

These are wood sticks nailed horizontally to the stake.

These are walls that support or carry loads as in exterior walls.

It does not carry or support a load as in partitions or interior walls.

It is the simplest form.

It is an adaptation of a series of lean-to roofs.

It is a modification of the hip.

-is a hemispherical type of roof commonly used in observatory buildings. 

It is the distance between structural supports.

It is an upright post in the center of a roof truss, extending from the tie beam to the apex of the truss

These are horizontal structural members which hold rafters together.

It is the top edge of the roof where rafters meet.

It is the internal angle formed by two slopes of a roof

It is the external angle at which adjacent sloping sides of a roof meet.

These are rails parallel with the inclination of the stair that holds the balusters.

these are a series of small posts supporting the handrail.

It is one which extends under the entire building area and supports all the wall and column loads from the building.

It assembles a mat in that the foundation is spread over the entire area of the building floor. Also called Raft foundation

It consists of a footing upon which is placed a concrete wall or a concrete block wall forming an inverted T. This type of foundation is popular in structures with basements.