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Construction Basics

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1. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis






2. The most water tight joint is ____






3. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant






4. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints






5. Flashing material must be impervious to...






6. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






7. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






8. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls






9. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...






10. Bricks that have frogs are...






11. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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






13. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






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






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






16. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores






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






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






19. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth






20. A Tunnel form consists of...






21. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____






22. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too






23. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____






24. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






25. EAF full name is?






26. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water






27. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...






28. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______






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






30. Z-flashing is effective in...






31. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____






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






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






34. Modulus of elasticity






35. PT concrete is Also known as _______






36. Modulus of elasticity






37. Flashing needs to have these qualities






38. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






39. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






40. Bricks and Blocks are called ____






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






42. Which type of EIF is most used?






43. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground






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






45. 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






46. The purpose of flashing is to...






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






48. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the






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






50. In an English-bonded Wall