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Construction Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Z-flashing is effective in...






2. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






3. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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4. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...






5. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...






6. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______






7. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.






8. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____






9. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






10. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...






11. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?






12. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______






13. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...






14. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






15. Built-up sections are made by _____






16. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column






17. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____






18. Cold formings is when __






19. Semirigid Connection is also called...






20. The most common thickness for mortar is____






21. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...






22. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...






23. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






24. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?






25. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by






26. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...






27. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall






28. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors






29. The Term Tendons includes Strands






30. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...






31. The width of an expansion joint is ___






32. A material that is weak in tension is...






33. The second coat of stucco is called...






34. LH series has a depth range of...






35. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






36. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used






37. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?






38. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?






39. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____






40. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the






41. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?






42. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that






43. A snape Tie consits of...






44. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






45. DLH series has a depth range of...






46. Simple Connection is also called...






47. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






48. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth






49. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?






50. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment