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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. Galvanizing is...






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






3. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____






4. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






5. 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 ____






6. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall






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






8. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...






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






10. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?






11. What is Core Holes?






12. Semirigid Connection is also called...






13. The material in an arch is primarily in _________






14. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...






15. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______


16. OHF full name is?






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






18. 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






19. Arch welding is where






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






21. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






22. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______


23. a backup wall is required in a...






24. Benefits of reinforced masonry






25. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret






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






27. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






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






29. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?






30. 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?






31. Most of the cost comes from _____






32. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...






33. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____






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






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






36. 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






37. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required






38. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide






39. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...






40. Plain-Masonry walls are _______






41. Two-way deck is a ____






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






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






44. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____






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






46. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






47. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






48. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall






49. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






50. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from