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Construction Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. StiffBacks






2. High-strength bolts are made from






3. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall






4. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____






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






6. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






7. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






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






9. A slip-critical connection is...






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






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






12. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one






13. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move






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






15. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






16. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?






17. Weep Holes are...






18. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






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






20. HSS can be what Shape?






21. 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 ___






22. W-Shape is also called _____






23. What is the Fill Made up of?






24. Pile






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






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






27. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






28. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






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






30. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?






31. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the






32. Clay is _______






33. What is Core Holes?






34. Working is the process by which____






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






36. Standard CMU size






37. Flashing needs to have these qualities






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






39. Mechanical couplers are used






40. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






41. A snug-Tight condition is _____






42. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






43. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis






44. A typical bond beam is provided with






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






46. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____






47. Materials used for Formwork are___






48. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____






49. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too






50. Weathering index of a location is a function of the