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Construction Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___






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






3. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






4. In a Flemish-bonded wall






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






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






7. EAF full name is?






8. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






9. Stack casting is used when






10. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?






11. Weep Holes are...






12. the GFRC skin is obtained by






13. Which type of EIF is most used?






14. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?






15. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






16. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






17. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






18. The Top right hand Beam is called a






19. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point






20. W-Shape is also called _____






21. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






22. Formwork is refereed to as






23. 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 ___






24. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...






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






26. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...






27. Ferrous Metals are...






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






29. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






30. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






31. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally






32. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






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






34. Girder is...






35. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet






36. Arch welding is where






37. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






38. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






39. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints






40. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...






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






42. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...






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






44. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






45. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.






46. What is the Fill Made up of?






47. A rigid Connection is also called...






48. 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






49. The use of ______ concrete is customary






50. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls