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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. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






2. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____






3. Bricks and Blocks are called ____






4. Cold formings is when __






5. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet






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






7. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






8. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________






9. A slip-critical connection is...






10. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______






11. The purpose of flashing is to...






12. EAF full name is?






13. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet






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






15. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...






16. Cast Iron is formed when _______






17. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________






18. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____






19. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide






20. In a Flemish-bonded wall






21. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?






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






23. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks






24. Capillary break is a...






25. StiffBacks






26. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall






27. The Very middle one is called _____






28. Conventional stucco is also called...






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






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






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






32. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...






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






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






35. Rain screen is...






36. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by






37. What is the formula for stress?






38. What is the formula for stress?






39. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground






40. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point






41. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






43. The Slag is what?






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






45. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____






46. Two-way deck is a ____






47. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






48. Formwork is refereed to as






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






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