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Construction Basics

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1. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______






2. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






3. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






4. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...






5. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.






6. Thermal Mass is _____






7. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...






8. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____






9. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...






10. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.






11. A common type of Form Tie is ____






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






13. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...






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






15. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






16. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






17. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?






18. What is the formula for strain?






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






20. The Very middle one is called _____






21. Slagwool is _____






22. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls






23. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape






24. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






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






26. The Top right hand Beam is called a






27. The purpose of flashing is to...






28. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength






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






30. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground






31. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____






32. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...






33. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






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






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






36. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






37. 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






38. The use of ______ concrete is customary






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






40. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






41. Weep Holes are...






42. The second coat of stucco is called...






43. How is a T section made?






44. Stack casting is used when






45. Shelf angles are...






46. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






47. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






48. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...






49. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...






50. Bricks that have frogs are...