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Construction Basics

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1. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick






2. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____






3. Camber refers to...






4. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?






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






6. A tube is referred to as a ____






7. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____






8. Formwork is refereed to as






9. W-Shape is also called _____






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






11. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






12. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...






13. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






14. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






15. Bricks that have frogs are...






16. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?






17. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...






18. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings






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






20. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within






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






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






23. What is the formula for stress?






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






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






26. Rasping is what?






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






28. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






29. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength






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






31. In what order are roof componants placed:






32. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...






33. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






34. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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






36. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






37. Stripping time is ___






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






39. Semirigid Connection is also called...






40. Two-way deck is a ____






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






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






43. The Very middle one is called _____






44. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






45. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...






46. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...






47. The use of ______ concrete is customary






48. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






49. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






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