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Construction Basics

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1. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






2. Twist-off Bolt method is...






3. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick






4. Slagwool is _____






5. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that






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






7. A slip-critical connection is...






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






9. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






10. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






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






12. What is the Fill Made up of?






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






14. Stack casting is used when






15. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






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






17. Shelf angles are...






18. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth






19. Built-up sections are made by _____






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






21. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.






22. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?






23. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






24. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks






25. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






26. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as






27. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






28. A Tunnel form consists of...






29. a backup wall is required in a...






30. Plain-Masonry walls are _______






31. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?






32. 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?






33. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...






34. The Top right hand Beam is called a






35. A rigid Connection is also called...






36. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






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






38. In an English-bonded Wall






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






40. The term FLying form refers to...






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






42. Formwork is refereed to as






43. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






44. A Blast Furnace is a ______






45. What is the formula for strain?






46. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an






47. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...






48. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass






49. Precast is where____






50. Twist-off Bolt method is...