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Construction Basics

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1. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?






2. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






3. The material in an arch is primarily in _________






4. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____






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






6. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






7. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






8. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






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






10. What is the bottom piece called?






11. In a Flemish-bonded wall






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






13. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






14. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?






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






16. PT concrete is Also known as _______






17. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column






18. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...






19. Form liners are used to...






20. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






21. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret






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






23. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.






24. A two way joist floor is also called...






25. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____






26. 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?






27. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






28. The Very middle one is called _____






29. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.






30. Slagwool is _____






31. The first coat of stucco is called...






32. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...






33. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...






34. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






35. Working is the process by which____






36. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






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






38. Stress Formula






39. Retempering of motar means...






40. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally






41. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...






42. Rasping is what?






43. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.






44. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






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






46. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______






47. a backup wall is required in a...






48. What is the First arrow point at?






49. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






50. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.