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Construction Basics

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1. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






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






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






4. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __






5. Girder is...






6. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...






7. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






8. What is an Isolation Joint?

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9. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






10. Modulus of elasticity






11. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists






12. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water






13. Z-flashing is effective in...






14. What is the bottom piece called?






15. The Slag is what?






16. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






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






18. Frame Structure is defined by ________






19. The purpose of flashing is to...






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






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






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






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






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






25. The Slag is what?






26. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






27. Built-up sections are made by _____






28. Arch welding is where






29. Flashing needs to have these qualities






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






31. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has






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






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






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






35. What does TCA stand for?






36. The most common thickness for mortar is____






37. 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






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






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






40. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






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






42. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






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






44. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks






45. Bricks that have core holes are ____






46. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






47. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






48. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.






49. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...






50. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...