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Construction Basics

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






2. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...






3. The GFRC skin is typically






4. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.






5. Semirigid Connection is also called...






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






7. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?






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






9. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____






10. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






11. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






12. Galvanizing is...






13. A two way joist floor is also called...






14. A slip-critical connection is...






15. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






16. Simple Connection is also called...






17. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






18. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






19. Modulus of elasticity






20. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases






21. The most common used size of brick is...






22. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape






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






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






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






26. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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27. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot






28. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?






29. Camber refers to...






30. Wicks consist of...






31. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






32. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...






33. NonFerrous Metals are...






34. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___






35. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant






36. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass






37. What is the First arrow point at?






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






39. Thermal Mass is _____






40. Form liners are used to...






41. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






42. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






43. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






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






45. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons






46. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that






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






48. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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






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