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Construction Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...


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


3. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____






4. 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...






5. Bricks that have frogs are...






6. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.






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






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






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






10. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






11. Frame Structure is defined by ________






12. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some






13. A slip-critical connection is...






14. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases






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






16. StiffBacks






17. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.






18. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required






19. Compressive Strength Formula






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






21. What is ultimate stress?






22. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?






23. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground






24. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?






25. Pile






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






27. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __






28. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






29. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






30. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






31. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






32. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?






33. Weep Holes are...






34. Stack casting is used when






35. In what order are roof componants placed:






36. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






37. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






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






40. The use of ______ concrete is customary






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






42. HSS can be what Shape?






43. Retempering of motar means...






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






45. The Term Tendons includes Strands






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






47. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one






48. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






49. Cellular-type plan is ______






50. CMU is _____