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Construction Basics

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1. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






2. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night






3. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?






4. How is a T section made?






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






6. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?






7. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






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






9. What is the First arrow point at?






10. A joint screen is an






11. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression






12. The width of an expansion joint is ___






13. Rasping is what?






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






15. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






16. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






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






18. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






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






20. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __






21. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






22. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains






23. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...






24. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi






25. The use of ______ concrete is customary






26. What does HHS stand for?






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






28. What is one of the Empirical rules?






29. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






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






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






32. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






33. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...






34. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too






35. Strain Formula






36. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






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






38. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?






39. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






40. Arch welding is where






41. Wicks consist of...






42. Effloresecence






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






44. A wall footing is also called _____






45. Plain-Masonry walls are _______






46. Shelf angles are...






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






48. W-Shape is also called _____






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






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