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Construction Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the Fill Made up of?






2. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...






3. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls






4. Arch welding is where






5. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by






6. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____






7. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel






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






9. K-series has a depth range of?






10. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel






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






12. A Simple Connection is...






13. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally






14. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.






15. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






16. 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.






17. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.






18. What is the formula for stress?






19. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?






20. Flashing needs to have these qualities






21. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






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






23. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






24. Cast Iron is formed when _______






25. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has






26. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






27. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...






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






29. What is the 2 arrow?






30. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with






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






32. A snug-Tight condition is _____






33. Stress Formula






34. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...






35. Twist-off Bolt method is...






36. The GFRC skin is typically






37. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints






38. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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39. Effloresecence






40. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______






41. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...






42. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






44. What is the Fill Made up of?






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






46. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____






47. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...






48. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors






49. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up






50. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____