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Construction Basics

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1. Modulus of elasticity






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






3. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






4. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____






5. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






6. Camber refers to...






7. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints






8. The first coat of stucco is called...






9. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?






10. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






11. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






12. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall






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






14. The term FLying form refers to...






15. Slagwool is _____






16. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally






17. A common type of Form Tie is ____






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






19. 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






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






21. What is the First arrow point at?






22. A slip-critical connection is...






23. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer






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






25. S-Shape is also called ____






26. Galvanizing is...






27. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






28. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?






29. Wicks consist of...






30. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






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






32. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup






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






34. 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






35. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






36. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...






37. A snape Tie consits of...






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






39. Ferrous Metals are...






40. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi






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






42. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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43. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






44. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____






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






46. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material






47. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






48. Walers






49. Bricks that have frogs are...






50. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...