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Construction Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






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






3. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____






4. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...






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






6. What is the formula for shear force?






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






8. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...






9. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?






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






11. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...






12. S-Shape is also called ____






13. K-series has a depth range of?






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






15. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...






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






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






18. A tube is referred to as a ____






19. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






20. What is the Fill Made up of?






21. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one






22. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






23. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall






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






25. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...






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






27. Formwork is refereed to as






28. 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






29. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...






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






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






32. 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






33. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings






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






35. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?






36. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength






37. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons






38. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.






39. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors






40. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






41. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






42. Stripping time is ___






43. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______






44. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...






45. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






46. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...






47. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through






48. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.






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






50. The purpose of flashing is to...