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Construction Basics

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1. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____






2. Cold formings is when __






3. K-series has a depth range of?






4. Where are deep foundations used?






5. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






6. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






7. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame






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






9. The most water tight joint is ____






10. 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






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






12. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






13. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






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






15. What is the Fill Made up of?






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






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






18. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements






19. Flashing material must be impervious to...






20. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...






21. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






22. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






23. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






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






25. Retempering of motar means...






26. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






27. BOF full name is _______






28. a backup wall is required in a...






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






30. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape






31. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______






32. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






33. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






34. 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...






35. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






36. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?






37. Shear stress formula






38. What is the Fill Made up of?






39. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






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






41. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






42. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______






43. Bricks that have core holes are ____






44. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?






45. Which type of EIF is most used?






46. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...






47. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases






48. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass






49. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






50. Plymer based EIFS are also called...