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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. A tube is referred to as a ____






2. Girder is...






3. Materials used for Formwork are___






4. Girder is...






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






6. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






7. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...






8. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...






9. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____






10. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






11. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength






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






13. The Very middle one is called _____






14. S-Shape is also called ____






15. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...






16. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...






17. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...






18. Form liners are used to...






19. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.






20. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____






21. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...






22. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension






23. What is the formula for stress?






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






25. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...






26. Bricks that have frogs are...






27. Modulus of elasticity






28. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.






29. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...






30. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____






31. Flashing needs to have these qualities






32. Shear stress formula






33. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...






34. A slip-critical connection is...






35. K-series has a depth range of?






36. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






37. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






38. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer






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






40. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.






41. Effloresecence






42. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






43. The Very middle one is called _____






44. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation






45. Most of the cost comes from _____






46. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...






47. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding






48. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide






49. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...






50. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column