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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. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






2. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...






3. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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4. Shear stress formula






5. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






6. Clay is _______






7. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as






8. StiffBacks






9. K series are more frequently used because they ____






10. the GFRC skin is obtained by






11. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






12. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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13. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






14. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression






15. Plain-Masonry walls are _______






16. What is ultimate stress?






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






18. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through






19. Rain screen is...






20. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






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






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






23. What is the First arrow point at?






24. A Soft story is a _______






25. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






26. What is the bottom piece called?






27. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...






28. Strain Formula






29. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...






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






31. Built-up sections are made by _____






32. What is ultimate stress?






33. Most of the cost comes from _____






34. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...






35. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has






36. Precast is where____






37. K series are more frequently used because they ____






38. A Soft story is a _______






39. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide






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






41. Form liners are used to...






42. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






43. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






44. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures






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






46. BOF full name is _______






47. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






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






49. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night






50. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?