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Construction Basics

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






2. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...






3. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






4. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as






5. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






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






7. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






8. Strain Formula






9. Mechanical couplers are used






10. Z-flashing is effective in...






11. The most common thickness for mortar is____






12. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.






13. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






14. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






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






16. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up






17. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___






18. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?






19. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...






20. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?






21. What is Core Holes?






22. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






23. What is the bottom piece called?






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






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






26. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______






27. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






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






29. Semirigid Connection is also called...






30. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains






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






32. A tube is referred to as a ____






33. What is the First arrow point at?






34. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






35. The Very middle one is called _____






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






37. A Soft story is a _______






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






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






40. StiffBacks






41. Ferrous Metals are...






42. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____






43. A vapor retarder is required under






44. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






45. One-way deck is a ______






46. Frame Structure is defined by ________






47. 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






48. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons






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






50. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...