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Construction Basics

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1. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






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






3. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the






4. Galvanizing is...






5. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____






6. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






7. The Very middle one is called _____






8. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally






9. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...






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






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






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






13. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...






14. Conventional stucco is also called...






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






16. 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.






17. Semirigid Connection is also called...






18. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons






19. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab






20. What is the formula for stress?






21. Cold formings is when __






22. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...






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






24. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






25. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with






26. A tube is referred to as a ____






27. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point






28. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?






29. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






30. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.






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






32. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






33. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






34. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...






35. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






36. What is the formula for strain?






37. In a Flemish-bonded wall






38. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick






39. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____






40. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____






41. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...






42. 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






43. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an






44. 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 ____






45. 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






46. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______






47. A slip-critical connection is...






48. Cold formings is when __






49. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






50. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant