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Construction Basics

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1. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...






2. The use of ______ concrete is customary






3. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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4. What is a construction joint?






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






6. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?






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






8. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






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






10. The second coat of stucco is called...






11. The most common used size of brick is...






12. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






13. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...






14. Weep Holes are...






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






16. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






17. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






18. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...






19. 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






20. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall






21. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






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






23. Twist-off Bolt method is...






24. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi






25. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____






26. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures






27. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension






28. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






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






30. 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?






31. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.






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






33. Cast Iron is formed when _______






34. 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






35. Ferrous Metals are...






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






37. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately






38. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...






39. Materials used for Formwork are___






40. What is the Fill Made up of?






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






42. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...






43. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






44. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






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






46. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___






47. Z-flashing is effective in...






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






49. Bricks that have frogs are...






50. What is the bottom piece called?