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Construction Basics

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1. The use of ______ concrete is customary






2. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...






3. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?






4. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...






5. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






6. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___






7. A rigid Connection is also called...






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






9. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






10. Shear stress formula






11. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






12. Shelf angles are...






13. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up






14. A slip-critical connection is...






15. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________






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






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






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






19. Unfinished bolts are made from






20. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






21. 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






22. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






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






24. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






25. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____






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






27. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






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






29. Rain screen is...






30. Form liners are used to...






31. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...






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






33. The GFRC skin is typically






34. Most of the cost comes from _____






35. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall






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






37. Plain-Masonry walls are _______






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






39. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...






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






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






42. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






43. 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






44. 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 ___






45. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






46. K series are more frequently used because they ____






47. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...






48. A tube is referred to as a ____






49. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






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