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Construction Basics

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






2. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____






3. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






4. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...






5. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






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






7. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






8. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






9. In what order are roof componants placed:






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






11. StiffBacks






12. A two way joist floor is also called...






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






14. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be






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






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






17. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?






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






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






20. The Top right hand Beam is called a






21. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






22. Shear stress formula






23. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground






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






25. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






26. Cold formings is when __






27. Ferrous Metals are...






28. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...






29. Z-flashing is effective in...






30. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety






31. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






32. the GFRC skin is obtained by






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






34. What is an Isolation Joint?


35. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible






36. What does HHS stand for?






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






38. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...






39. A common type of Form Tie is ____






40. 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






41. Weathering index of a location is a function of the






42. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation






43. DLH series has a depth range of...






44. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






45. Stripping time is ___






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






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






48. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones






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






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