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Construction Basics

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1. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression






2. 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 ____






3. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores






4. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






5. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?






6. K series are more frequently used because they ____






7. The use of ______ concrete is customary






8. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...






9. The required color of a stucco surface is...






10. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...






11. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...






12. K-series has a depth range of?






13. 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 ______






14. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






15. The Top right hand Beam is called a






16. Shelf angles are...






17. Conventional stucco is also called...






18. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






19. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with






20. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






21. 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






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






23. Mechanical couplers are used






24. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






25. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...






26. Capillary break is a...






27. In a Flemish-bonded wall






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






29. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases






30. Capillary break is a...






31. A tube is referred to as a ____






32. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?






33. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






34. The exposed face of the brick is call _____






35. strongbacks can


36. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones






37. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from






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






39. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






40. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally






41. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____






42. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






43. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?






44. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...






45. Benefits of reinforced masonry






46. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall






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






48. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






49. Retempering of motar means...






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