Test your basic knowledge |

Construction Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






2. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?






3. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...






4. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation






5. A Blast Furnace is a ______






6. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






7. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called 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. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...






10. Form liners are used to...






11. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...






12. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


14. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






15. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth






16. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






17. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___






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






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






20. Effloresecence






21. A pour stop is generally used with






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






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






24. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...






25. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?






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






27. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____






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






29. What is the formula for shear force?






30. Semirigid Connection is also called...






31. 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...






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






33. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the






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






35. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists






36. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






37. A snug-Tight condition is _____






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






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






40. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation






41. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______






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






43. Working is the process by which____






44. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____






45. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that






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






47. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup






48. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






49. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___






50. Rasping is what?