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Construction Basics

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






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






3. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






4. Modulus of elasticity






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






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






7. What does TCA stand for?






8. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____






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






10. The exposed face of the brick is call _____






11. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






12. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






13. The use of ______ concrete is customary






14. Strain Formula






15. Flashing material must be impervious to...






16. Weep Holes are...






17. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through






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






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






20. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...






21. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






22. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






23. Frame Structure is defined by ________






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






25. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____






26. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






27. Flashing material must be impervious to...






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






29. In what order are roof componants placed:






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






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






32. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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






34. LH series has a depth range of...






35. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?






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






37. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings






38. 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...






39. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______






40. A common type of Form Tie is ____






41. Standard CMU size






42. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...






43. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






44. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the






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

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46. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be






47. Z-flashing is effective in...






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






49. Where are deep foundations used?






50. Clay is _______