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Construction Basics

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1. Walers






2. What is an Isolation Joint?

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3. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as






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






5. 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 _____






6. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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






8. PT concrete is Also known as _______






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






10. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by






11. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately






12. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






13. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






14. Cellular-type plan is ______






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






16. Most of the cost comes from _____






17. The purpose of flashing is to...






18. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases






19. Precast is where____






20. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






21. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?






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

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23. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an






24. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






25. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an






26. Rasping is what?






27. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






28. The required color of a stucco surface is...






29. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






30. 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






31. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






32. Stirrups are generally made of...






33. Retempering of motar means...






34. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






35. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column






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






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






38. A bond Beam is provided at ______






39. Effloresecence






40. Frame Structure is defined by ________






41. Clay is _______






42. Arch welding is where






43. The term FLying form refers to...






44. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...






45. Shear stress formula






46. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






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






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






49. What does HHS stand for?






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