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Construction Basics

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1. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






2. Conventional stucco is also called...






3. 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 ______






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






5. What does TCA stand for?






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






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






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






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






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






11. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...






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






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






14. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






15. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






16. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






17. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some






18. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...






19. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






20. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






21. Where are deep foundations used?






22. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?






23. A snug-Tight condition is _____






24. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






25. Walers






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






27. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?






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






29. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.






30. A pour stop is generally used with






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






32. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






33. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






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






35. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...






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






37. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones






38. W-Shape is also called _____






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






40. Modulus of elasticity






41. A common type of Form Tie is ____






42. Standard CMU size






43. What is an Isolation Joint?

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44. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...






45. Stack casting is used when






46. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






47. What is the First arrow point at?






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






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






50. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.