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Construction Basics

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1. A Tunnel form consists of...






2. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






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






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






5. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...






6. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






7. Arch welding is where






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






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






10. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






11. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls






12. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






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






14. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...






15. What is Core Holes?






16. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...






17. What is the formula for strain?






18. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as






19. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






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






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






22. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






23. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____






24. The term FLying form refers to...






25. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when






26. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength






27. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






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






29. Clay is _______






30. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension






31. Retempering of motar means...






32. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






33. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.






34. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...






35. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






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






37. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






38. Most of the cost comes from _____






39. A Tunnel form consists of...






40. The Term Tendons includes Strands






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






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






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






44. A rigid Connection is also called...






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






46. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






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






48. S-Shape is also called ____






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






50. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists