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Construction Basics

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1. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






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






3. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






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






5. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...






6. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






7. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






8. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






9. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?






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






11. A snape Tie consits of...






12. 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






13. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?






14. A snape Tie consits of...






15. What is the First arrow point at?






16. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






17. 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






18. Most common used Veneer wall is...






19. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases






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






21. Rasping is what?






22. Modulus of elasticity






23. Shear stress formula






24. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall






25. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape






26. The exposed face of the brick is call _____






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






28. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet






29. K-series has a depth range of?






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






31. The purpose of flashing is to...






32. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.






33. The most common thickness for mortar is____






34. W-Shape is also called _____






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






36. The Very middle one is called _____






37. The use of ______ concrete is customary






38. 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






39. 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 ____






40. Factor for safety formula






41. Rain screen is...






42. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






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






44. The second coat of stucco is called...






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






46. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?






47. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...






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






49. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____






50. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____