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Construction Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Materials used for Formwork are___






2. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






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






4. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






5. What is the Fill Made up of?






6. Weathering index of a location is a function of the






7. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...






8. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab






9. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






10. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?






11. Thermal Mass is _____






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






13. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.






14. Bond beams are _____






15. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






16. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____






17. Bricks and Blocks are called ____






18. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...






19. Shear stress formula






20. Cellular-type plan is ______






21. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






22. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____






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






24. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...






25. The Term Tendons includes Strands






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






27. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






28. StiffBacks






29. Pile






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






31. The first coat of stucco is called...






32. The term FLying form refers to...






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






34. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?






35. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...






36. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______






37. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






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






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






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






41. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






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






43. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer






44. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






45. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...






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






47. What does HHS stand for?






48. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one






49. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding






50. Shores are used for...