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Construction Basics

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1. BOF full name is _______






2. In a Flemish-bonded wall






3. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...






4. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...






5. Arch welding is where






6. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






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






8. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.






9. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






10. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall






11. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____






12. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup






13. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally






14. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






15. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret






16. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






17. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






18. Shelf angles are...






19. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____






20. 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






21. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors






22. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____






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






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






25. A Simple Connection is...






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






27. Wicks consist of...






28. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____






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






30. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?






31. What is the formula for strain?






32. A common type of Form Tie is ____






33. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?






34. The first coat of stucco is called...






35. A rigid Connection is also called...






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






37. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...






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






39. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






40. The Very middle one is called _____






41. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






42. Materials used for Formwork are___






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






44. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...






45. A wall footing is also called _____






46. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.






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






48. What is ultimate stress?






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






50. Twist-off Bolt method is...