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Construction Basics

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1. What does HHS stand for?






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






3. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






4. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






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






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






7. A bond Beam is provided at ______






8. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






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






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






11. the GFRC skin is obtained by






12. Built-up sections are made by _____






13. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...






14. Factor for safety formula






15. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____






16. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...






17. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






18. What is the formula for shear force?






19. The use of ______ concrete is customary






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






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






22. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...






23. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






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






25. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...






26. Walers






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






28. Weep Holes are...






29. Compressive Strength Formula






30. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...






31. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall






32. What is the formula for strain?






33. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth






34. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape






35. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab






36. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____






37. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






38. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






39. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






40. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____






41. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...






42. A snape Tie consits of...






43. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...






44. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________






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






46. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?






47. Slagwool is _____






48. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?






49. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






50. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...