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Construction Basics

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






2. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






3. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






4. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






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






6. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____






7. Safety Margin formula






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






9. Stress Formula






10. The most water tight joint is ____






11. Most common used Veneer wall is...






12. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones






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






14. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






15. S-Shape is also called ____






16. In an English-bonded Wall






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






18. BOF full name is _______






19. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.






20. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...


21. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






22. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






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






24. 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.






25. What is the First arrow point at?






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






27. Mechanical couplers are used






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






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






30. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






31. K series are more frequently used because they ____






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






33. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






34. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






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






36. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?






37. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






38. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____






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






40. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally






41. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally






42. Mechanical couplers are used






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






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






45. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






46. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






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






48. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing






49. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?






50. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings