ANSWERS TO FINISHING MATERIALS REVISION QUESTIONS

1. The primary purpose of finishing materials in construction is to decorate and beautify the
environment.

2. Finishing materials typically occupy about 50% of the total construction material cost.

3. Examples of finishing materials mentioned in the lecture include natural stones, artificial
stones, ceramics, glass, and paint.

4. The basic requirements for selecting finishing materials include beauty, durability, and
satisfaction of different functional needs.

5. The selection of finishing materials differs for public buildings compared to houses based on
the focus on building classes and durability for public buildings and orientation towards people
for houses.

6. Ceramic flooring tiles are suitable for guest halls due to their decorative effects and durability.

7. Wood flooring is used in bedrooms and living rooms for its comfort, natural feel, and heat-
retaining properties.

8. The external colors of buildings are determined by factors such as building size, environment,
and function.

9. High-rise buildings should select dark colors to emphasize gravity under clear skies.

10. Warm colors like red, orange, and yellow are recommended for areas where excitement and
warmth are desired.

11. The texture of finishing materials contributes to creating a plain, elegant, majestic, and
dignified atmosphere.

12. Natural marble is a high-ranking finishing material suitable for the inner wall face, floor face,
and stair-step.

13. Natural marble is not suitable for outer door decoration due to its susceptibility to erosion by
acid rain.

14. Artificial stones include resin-based, cement-based, and compound artificial stones, each
with different production processes.

15. Ceramic products are divided into ceramics, porcelain, and stoneware, each with distinct
properties.
16. Important techniques for evaluating architectural pottery products include apparent quality,
water absorption, bending strength, abrasive resistance, and chemical resistance.

17. Common glasses used in construction are transparent, fragile, have poor thermal stability,
and high chemical stability.

18. Main types of architectural glass include common flat glass, safety glass, and heat-
insulating glass.

19. Architectural decorative paint is a waterproof material used for protection, decoration, and
rust prevention.

20. Main types of architectural paint based on coating materials include organic coating,
inorganic coating, and compound coating.

21. Exterior wall paint is used for decorating buildings and protecting outside walls, providing
choices in color, hydrolytic resistance, and durability.

22. Interior wall paint is used to decorate and protect interior walls and ceilings, with examples
like water-soluble and emulsion paint.

23. Floor paint should have properties like durability, corrosion resistance, water resistance, and
impact resistance.

24. Wood is widely used in interior decoration for elements like doors, windows, floors, ceilings,
and decorative acoustic boards.

25. Mainly used materials in metal finishing are aluminum, stainless steel, and copper, formed
into plates like diamond, corrugated, and perforated plates.

26. Interior decorative fabric includes carpet, artistic tapestry, curtain, sheet, and tablecloth.

27. Waterproof materials are essential to prevent seepage of rain, ground water, and other
types of water in construction.

28. Waterproof materials are classified based on their states into waterproof paint, sealing
material, and waterproof binding material and membrane.

29. Building petroleum asphalt has properties like high viscosity, poor plasticity, and is mainly
used for roof or underground waterproofing.

30. Asphalt is modified through methods like mineral filler modification and polymer modification
to meet engineering demands.
31. Addition of mineral fillers improves the viscosity and heat resistance of asphalt.

32. Polymer modification enhances the strength, plasticity, heat resistance, cohesiveness, and
aging resistance of asphalt for waterproofing.

Certainly! Here are the answers to the questions based on the provided lecture notes:

**Additional Questions:**

33. Natural marble stone is not suitable for outer door decoration because it is easy to be
eroded by acid rain.

34. The production process of compound artificial stone involves using inorganic binders and
organic polymer material, molding a mixture of scrap stones and rock flours, solidifying the
mixture, and dipping it into organic monomer under certain circumstances.

35. Crude pottery is not glazed and commonly used for sintering clay bricks in architectures.
Fine pottery goes through biscuit firing and glost firing, appearing as ivory white with water
absorption of 9%-22%.

36. Important parameters considered for architectural pottery products include apparent quality,
water absorption, bending strength, abrasive resistance, and chemical resistance.

37. Safety glass in construction includes physical toughened glass, wire glass, and laminated
glass, which have high mechanical intensity and good impact resistance.

38. Types of architectural glass based on their properties include common flat glass, safety
glass, and heat-insulating glass.

39. The main functions of architectural decorative paint in construction are protection,
decoration, rust prevention, etc.

40. The water absorption of fine pottery ceramics is 9%-22%.

41. Examples of materials used for safety glass in construction include physical toughened
glass, wire glass, and laminated glass.

42. Waterproof paint is typically used in construction for areas requiring protection against water
seepage.

43. Mineral filler modification in asphalt is significant for improving viscosity and heat resistance.

44. Characteristics of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride floor paint include good durability, corrosion
resistance, water resistance, and impact resistance.
45. Wood is widely used in interior decoration for elements like doors, windows, floors, ceilings,
mopboards, decorative acoustic boards, painting frames, etc.

46. Mainly used materials in metal finishing are aluminum, stainless steel, and copper, formed
into different kinds of plates like diamond, corrugated, formed, and perforated plates.

47. The choice of finishing materials impacts the overall construction cost by contributing
significantly to the total material cost.

48. Polymer modification enhances asphalt properties by increasing strength, plasticity, heat
resistance, cohesiveness, and aging resistance.

49. Architectural ceramics in construction possess properties such as high porosity, water
absorption quality, and are classified into ceramics, porcelain, and stoneware.

50. Waterproof material is considered a necessary component in construction to prevent

Multiple-Choice Questions:

51. C) Decoration and beautification

52. B) 50%

53. C) Resin-based artificial stone

54. B) Size, environment, and function

55. C) To make people feel excited and warm

56. B) Natural granite

57. C) Common flat glass

58. C) Decoration and protection

59. C) Outside walls for decoration and protection

60. B) Protection against water seepage