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60 Cards in this Set
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Does entrapped air increase or decrease U-values?
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decrease
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Reducing heat loss in the winter helps to conserve energy. When using textile coverings for this purpose, installation is a key factor. Is it better to install linings to be tight to entrap dead air between fabric and glass or increase the fullness of lining and drapery to minimize amt of warm air drawn against window?
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install linings to be tight to entrap dead air between the fabric and the glass.
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During summer, window coverings can be used to lessent the amount of heat transmitted to the interior. With clear and tinted vision glass, which one of the following is most effective? a. open, dark fabrics; b. closed, light fabrics; c. open, light fabrics; d. closed, dark fabric
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b. closed, light fabrics
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Which of the following is correct with regard to reduction of interior noise?
a. Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) decreases as fabric openness increases. b. Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) increases as fabric openness increases |
a. Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) decreases as fabric openness increases
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The shading coefficient (S/C) is used to report
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radiant energy transmission
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actual color
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color characteristics of hue, value, and intensity are unaffected by such things as the light source, accumulated soil, and textural changes.
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airborne sounds
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noise radiating directly into the air.
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apparent color
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color characteristics of hue, value, and intensity are affected by such things as the light source, accumulated soil, and textural changes.
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conduction
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mechanism by which heat energy, electrical charges, and sound waves are trasmitted through solids, liquids, and gases.
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convection
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transmission of heat energy by air movement
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FAA
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Responsible for setting compliance standards for draperies installed in commercial airliners.
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fabric openness
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The ratio of the open areas of a fabric to its total area.
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fenestration
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Design, arrangement, and proportions of the windows and doors in an interior.
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impact sounds
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Results from impacts on a structural surface that cause it to vibrate.
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NFPA 101
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Standard methods of fire tests for flame-resistant textiles and films.
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noise reduction coefficient
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numerical value that indicates the effectiveness of textile floor and wall coverings at absorbing sound
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radiation
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mechanism by which heat is transferred in the form of waves or rays.
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shading coefficient (S/C)
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Numerical rating that indicates light transmission in relation to temperature flow.
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surface sounds
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Produced as people traverse across the floor or push and pull items along it.
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U-values
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Numerical indications of how much heat actually does pass outward through windows in winter and .....
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curtains
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Relatively sheer, lightweight coverings taht are hung without linings
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sash curtains
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Panesls anchored at their upper and lower edges
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Which one of the following is not a synonym among these terms: sheers, shutters, undercurtains, glass curtains
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shutters
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The drapery style that has tiers of bouffant or billowed-out areas created by periodically gagthering the fabric panels is:
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pouf or bishop's sleeve
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Which of the following is not a rigid overhead treatment constructed of wood or metal? a. cornices, b. jabots, c. cantonnieres, d. lambrequins
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b. jabots
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athey shade
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Variation of the conventional Roman shade in which two shades are used, with one raised and one....
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Austrian shade
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Wiindow covering constructed of textile fabric that is vertically shirred to create lengthwise bands of horizontally draping folds.
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awnings
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Rigid structures that are generally mounted as exterior overhead treatments to provide protection from weather elements.
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baloon shades
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Window coverings composed of textile fabric that form baloon-like puffs when they are raised.
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batons
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Rods used manually to open and close curtain and drapery panels.
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cascades
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Nonrigid side window treatments composed of gathered fabric falling in folds of graduated length.
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casing
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Opening formed by hemming the upper edge of window covering fabric and through which a rod is inserted.
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headings
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Treatments used at the top of curtain and drapery panels to finish the upper edge and districutge fullness evenly across the finished width
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jabots
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Nonrigid side treatments composed of pleated fabric; lower end may be level or angled.
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Priscilla curtains
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Window treatment in which ruffled panels overlap at their upper edges and are held back by ruffled tie-backs
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Roman shades
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Window coverings that hang flat at the window until pleats form when panels are raised.
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shutters
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Decorative panels hung at the sides of windows; may be stationary or unfolded to cover the glass to reduce heat exchange
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swags
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Softly draping lengths of fabrics hanging at the sides of windows.
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valances
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Overhead window treatment composed of fabric; may be pleated, scalloped, shirred, or draped as a swag.
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Venetian blinds
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Window coverings made up of horizontal slats or louvers laced together with textile cords.
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Various techniques can be used to embellish fabrics with designs said to resemble hand embroidery. When the designs are created at the same time the base fabric is being woven, the technique being used is
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lappet
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The Trade Regulation Rule related to glass fiber usage in textile applications became effective January 2, 1968. Compliance with the Rule is:
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mandatory
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Trade Regulations Regulationh Rule said that Labels must advise the consumer to:
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thoroughly rinse the washer drum after laundering glass fib er fabrics in order to remove the minute slivers of glass to reduce skin irritation
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The scope of the Rule includes:
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glass fiber fabrics, curtains,a nd draperies
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Labeling must advise that
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skin irritiation may result from handling, hanging, and/or sewing glass fabrics
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antique satin
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Satee-woven drapery fabric with simple warp yarns and slub filling yarns
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calico
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Lightweight, plain-woven fabric characterized by small, colorful, printed motifs and solid-colored ground.
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chintz
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Plain-woven fabric charactgerized by brightly colored floral or geometric motifs and high surface luster.
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cretonne
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Plain-woven drapery fabric charactgerized by large, printed motifs and a dull surface.
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duck
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Plain or 2 x 1 basket woven fabric composed of two-ply yarns; used for exterior awnings.
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eyelet
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Curtain fabric with holes surrounded by Schiffli embroidery
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fibrillation
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Breaking off of minute slivers of glass from high-denier glass filaments as a result of flexing and abrasion.
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marquisette
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Transparent, lightweight leno-woven curtain fabric composed of fine, monofilament yarns.
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organdy
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Sheer, plain-woven fabric having a parchment-like hand.
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osnaburg
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Plain-woven drapery fabric made of coarse, irregular yarns; originally used in grain and cement sacks.
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spunlacing
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Fabrication technique in which webs of fibers are mechanically entangled.
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taffeta
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Filling-rib weave fabric; often composed of acetate and given a moire finish.
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tambour embroidering
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Machine stitching that resembles hand chain-stitching.
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toile de jouy prints
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Plain-woven fabric printed with landscapes, floral motifs, or other pictorial designs in various shades...
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weft insertion
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Fabrication technique in which filling yarns are inserted through loops of a tricot-stitched fabric.
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