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Construction Basics

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1. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






2. DLH series has a depth range of...






3. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...






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






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






6. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.






7. A joint screen is an






8. 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






9. 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 _____






10. Compressive Strength Formula






11. The exposed face of the brick is call _____






12. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...






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






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






15. A common type of Form Tie is ____






16. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






17. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






18. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






19. What is the Fill Made up of?






20. Built-up sections are made by _____






21. Weep Holes are...






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

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






24. EAF full name is?






25. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






26. A slip-critical connection is...






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






28. Safety Margin formula






29. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...






30. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores






31. the GFRC skin is obtained by






32. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____






33. 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






34. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores






35. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________






36. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






37. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






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






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






40. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...






41. Semirigid Connection is also called...






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






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






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






45. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






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






47. Retempering of motar means...






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






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






50. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements