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Construction Basics

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1. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...






2. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains






3. 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






4. Most common used Veneer wall is...






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






6. Materials used for Formwork are___






7. Wicks consist of...






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






9. Form liners are used to...






10. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






11. Clay is _______






12. the GFRC skin is obtained by






13. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?


14. EAF full name is?






15. What does SJI stand for?






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






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






18. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






19. S-Shape is also called ____






20. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______






21. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?






22. A tube is referred to as a ____






23. What is one of the Empirical rules?






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






25. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the






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






27. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






29. What is the Fill Made up of?






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






31. Effloresecence






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






33. Stripping time is ___






34. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?






35. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____






36. Flashing material must be impervious to...






37. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______






38. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...






39. What is the formula for stress?






40. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






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






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






43. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be






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






45. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






46. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...






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






48. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






49. Simple Connection is also called...






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