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Construction Basics

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






2. Cellular-type plan is ______






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






4. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors






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






6. Cast Iron is formed when _______






7. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






8. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements






9. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame






10. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.






11. What does TCA stand for?






12. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?






13. Stack casting is used when






14. Which type of EIF is most used?






15. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






16. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret






17. Effloresecence






18. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






19. In a running-bond wall






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






21. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






22. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...






23. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






24. What is Core Holes?






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






26. Shear stress formula






27. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






28. In a running-bond wall






29. Flashing material must be impervious to...






30. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.






31. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






32. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?






33. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






34. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






35. How is a T section made?






36. Capillary break is a...






37. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?






38. Formwork is refereed to as






39. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






40. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____






41. In a Flemish-bonded wall






42. A wall footing is also called _____






43. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?






44. Semirigid Connection is also called...






45. What is a construction joint?






46. CMU is _____






47. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






48. Compressive Strength Formula






49. a backup wall is required in a...






50. Unfinished bolts are made from