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Construction Basics

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1. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from






2. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...






3. The GFRC skin is typically






4. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...






5. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






6. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






7. Walers






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






9. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






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






11. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






12. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






13. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






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






15. Benefits of reinforced masonry






16. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






17. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






18. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by






19. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground






20. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.






21. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally






22. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...






23. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






24. What is Core Holes?






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






26. Clay is _______






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






28. 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...






29. High-strength bolts are made from






30. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...






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

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32. A snape Tie consits of...






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






34. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






35. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors






36. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...






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






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






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






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






41. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.






42. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot






43. Standard CMU size






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






45. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






46. Which type of EIF is most used?






47. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______






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






49. Which type of EIF is most used?






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