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Construction Basics

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1. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases






2. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground






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






4. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






5. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






6. The material in an arch is primarily in _________






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






8. The Term Tendons includes Strands






9. A wall footing is also called _____






10. 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?






11. The width of an expansion joint is ___






12. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when






13. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression






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






15. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






16. Strain Formula






17. EAF full name is?






18. 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 _____






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






20. Most common used Veneer wall is...






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






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






23. K-series has a depth range of?






24. A joint screen is an






25. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors






26. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding






27. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






28. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?






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






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






31. Bricks that have frogs are...






32. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when






33. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...






34. What is an Isolation Joint?

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35. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____






36. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used






37. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






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






39. A snape Tie consits of...






40. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?






41. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...






42. A wall footing is also called _____






43. Cast Iron is formed when _______






44. Most of the cost comes from _____






45. The Very middle one is called _____






46. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...






47. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






48. One-way deck is a ______






49. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety






50. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water