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Construction Basics

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1. What is the formula for stress?






2. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.






3. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






4. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible






5. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






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






7. S-Shape is also called ____






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






9. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






10. 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






11. HSS can be what Shape?






12. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






13. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be






14. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints






15. The purpose of flashing is to...






16. Effloresecence






17. What is an Isolation Joint?

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18. A typical bond beam is provided with






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






20. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






21. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






22. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






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






24. Flashing material must be impervious to...






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

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26. The purpose of flashing is to...






27. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide






28. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...






29. HSS can be what Shape?






30. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.






31. What does TCA stand for?






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






33. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






34. What is the Fill Made up of?






35. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall






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






37. 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






38. A Simple Connection is...






39. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks






40. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as






41. What is the First arrow point at?






42. The most common thickness for mortar is____






43. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.






44. Precast is where____






45. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






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






47. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...






48. EAF full name is?






49. Twist-off Bolt method is...






50. What is a control joint used for?