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Building Technology Mod 1 Flashcards

1
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Master list created by CSI to standardize information about construction requirements, products, and activities

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Master Format

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To facilitate communication among architects, contractors, specifiers, and suppliers

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Master Format

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Master Format has been published on what year

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1978

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publication of the first CSI format for construction specifications with 16 divisions and 314 sections

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April 1963

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the CSI T-1 CSI Format Task Force’s efforts were published in the CSI Format for Building Specification

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September 1963

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Updated and formally published by CSI during ___, with 16 divisions and 1010 subjects

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1964

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CSI means

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Construction Specifications Institute

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The CSI Format was incorporated into UCI during what year?

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1972

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9
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This year had 1220 sections snd introduced a 5 digit numbering scheme

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1972

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This year had 1290 sections

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1975

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The MasterFormat was finally published into MasterFormat-Master List of Numbers of Titles with 2120 sections

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1978

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This year introduced Division 0 which sparked controversy due to its content

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1978

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This year the MasterFormat was revised and published with Division 0 numbers titled “Document Number”

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1983

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14
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Degree of details in specifications was introduced in

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1988

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15
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___ year was delayed due to objections

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1993

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Edition of MasterFormat- Master List of Number and Titles for the Construction Industry was published jointly by CSI and CSC (Construction Specifications Canada)

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1995

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Full title of Master Format 2004

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MasterFormat 2004 Edition- Master List of Numbers and Titles for Construction Industry

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18
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From 16 divisions to __ divisions; 5 digit to _ digit numbering

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50;6

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19
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Group 1

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Procurement and Contraction Requirements Group (Division 00)

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Group 2: General Specifications

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Division 01

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21
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Group 2: Facility Construction

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Div 02-19

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22
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Group 2: Facility Services

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Division 20-29

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23
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Group 2: Site and Infrastructure

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Division 30-39

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Group 2: Process Equipment

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Division 40-49

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25
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“Work results” mean

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Result work defined in the General Conditions of Contract

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26
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Under MasterFormat 2004 how many level of details is published?

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4

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A versatile construction material; also known as man made rock

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Concrete

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28
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Latin word for concrete which means compact or dense

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Concretus

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29
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a chemical process that solidifies and hardens after mixing with water and placement

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Hydration

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30
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The strength of concrete depends on

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:Quality of Ingredients
: Relative Quantities
: Manner in which they are mixed
: Transportation
: Places
: Compacted
: Curing time (28 days full curing time)

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essential for quality concrete; Strength and other properties are highly dependent on the amount of ___ and the ___-cement ratio

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Good water; water; water

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32
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Occupy 60-80% of the volume of concrete with Sand, Gravel and Crushed stones used and must be free of slit or organic matter

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Aggregates

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Improves workability, durability and strength of concrete; Reduces the amount of water requirement, Control the setting behavior of concrete

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Chemical Admixture

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increases the setting property of concrete mix and strength; very good as a rapid setting for marine structures; also used in cold areas

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Accelerators

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35
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Slows down the chemical reaction between cement and water

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Retarders

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36
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used when resistance of concrete increases to protect the concete against freezing; used to prevent bleeding and segregation (1%)

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Air entraining agents

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37
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used for improving the plasticity of fresh concrete to reduce water content; These are added 0.1% to 0.4% ratio

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Plasticizers

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38
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Most used in the production of high strength company and effects workability a lot

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Superplastizers

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39
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Considered hydraulic because of their ability to set and harden under or with excess water through the hydration of the ____ chemical compounds or minerals

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Cement

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40
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Concrete is strong in compression, as the aggregate efficiently carries the compression load but weak in

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Tension

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41
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adding metal bars, steel fibers, glass fiber, and plastic fiber to carry tensile loads.

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Reinforcement

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42
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Building with units of various natural or manufactured products, as stone brick or concrete block, usually with the use of mortar (grout) as a bonding agent

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Masonry

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43
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5th to 15th century; Stones was frequently used to build castles, bridges, cathedrals and mosques

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The Middle Ages

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More elaborate structures were made as a part of experimenting design and workability of the material

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Industrial Revolution

45
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widely used today replacing Stones

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Metals and concrete blocks

46
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Very common for fences and Used in general woks, walls, and facades

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Clay bricks

47
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Most resistant to building fires and shaped and dimensioned to fit the human hand

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Clay bricks

48
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3 major brick forming method

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Soft mud process, Dry press process, Stiff mud process

49
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relatively moist clay pressed unto simple rectangular molds

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Soft mud process

50
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produced with relatively smooth, dense surface

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Water struck bricks

51
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The least costly and most widely used today and highly uniform in dimension and shape

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Stiff mud process

52
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softens edges and corners and introduce a greater individuality in appearance among units

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Tumbling

53
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stacking of bricks in a loose array; covered with earth or clay, built wood fire under the clamp, and maintaining the fire for a period of several days

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Clamp

54
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bricks closest to the fire and overburdened and distorted; Unnatractive, unsuitable for exposed

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Clinker bricks

55
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Fully burnt but undistorted; Suitable for exterior-facing bricks with high degree of resistance to weather

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Bricks in a zone of the clamp near fire

56
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Softer, set aside for use as a backup brick

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Farther from the fire

57
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Not burned sufficiently, discarded

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Bricks from around the perimeter of the clamp

58
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a fixed structure that is loaded with bricks, fired, cooled and unloaded

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Periodic Kiln

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For higher productivity, bricks are passed continuously through a long _____ on special railcars

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Tunnel kiln

60
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color of a brick depends on the

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chemical composition of the clay or shale and the temperature and chemistry of the fire in the kiln

61
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Higher temperature means

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Darker bricks produced

62
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Made from a waste product from coal fired power generation, sand and water

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Fly ash brick

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Fly ash as the _____ and sand as the _____

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Binder; aggregate

64
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Brick sizes

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Specified dimension, Actual dimension, Nominal dimension

65
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can be assembled in a wall in several patterns

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Bricks

66
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Bricks can be assembled in a wall in several patterns, referred to as

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Bond patterns

67
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is analogous to reinforced concrete construction.

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Reinforced brick masonry

68
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Is obtained by taking rock from the earth and reducing it to the required shapes and sizes for construction.

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Building Stone

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Classifies stone used in building construction into 6 groups

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ASTM C119

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6 group classification in astm C119

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Granite
Limestone
Quartz Based stone
Slate
Marble
Other

71
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an international standards organization that develops technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and services.

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ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials)

72
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Igneous rock most commonly used for construction and can be obtained in range of colors that includes gray, black, pink, red, brown, buff, and green; Non porous, hard, strong, and durable and is the most nearly permanent of building stones

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Granite

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granite dimensions specifications

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ASTM C615

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“Black Granite”; Very dense, durable igneous rock; usually in dark gray color

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Basalt

75
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One of the two principal sedimentary rock types used in construction, it ranges from almost White to Gray & Buff to Iron Oxide Red; Porous and contains considerable groundwater (quarry sap)

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Limestone

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limestone dimensions specifications

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ASTM C568

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Composition of limestone

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calcium carbonate (oolitic limestone)
calcium and magnesium carbonates (dolomitic limestone)

78
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One of the two metamorphic stone groups utilized in building construction and is formed from clay; used for paving stones, roof shingles, and thin wall facings and usually in black, gray, purple, blue, green and red

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Slate

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slate dimensions specifications

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ASTM C629

80
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Second of the major metamorphic rock groups; recrystallized form of limestone and Easily carved and polished

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Marble

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marble dimensions specifications

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ASTM C503

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Second major sedimentary rocks type used in building construction; Formed in ancient times from deposits of quartz sand

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Sandstone

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quartz based dimensions specifications

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ASTM C616

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2 familiar forms of sandstone

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Brownstone (wall construction)
Bluestone (durable stone; paving and wall copings

85
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also called engineered stone countertops, are man-made products. They are made of 93%-95% ground up natural quartz stone and a small number of other minerals and colorant

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Quartz Countertop

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are 100% natural rock that is taken out of the ground, cut to fit and installed.

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Granite Countertops

87
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Is used in two fundamentally different ways

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Stone

88
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May be laid mortar, much like bricks or concrete blocks to make walls, arches and vaults, a method of construction referred to as

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stone masonry

89
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Mechanically attached to the structural frame or walls of a building as a facing called as

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stone cladding

90
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Products of cement, sand (fine course) and water molded into shapes and sizes and works similar to other masonry units.

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Concrete masonry

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three basic forms in concrete masonry

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Larger hollow units that are commonly referred to as concrete blocks
Solid bricks
Less commonly, largely solid units

92
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Load bearing unit

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ASTM C90:

93
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non load bearing units

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ASTM C129

94
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concrete bricks

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ASTM C55

95
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is frequently reinforced with steel to increase its load bearing capacity, or resistance to seismic forces and cracking

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Concrete Masonry

96
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are constructed by stacking concrete masonry units in a running bond upon one another without the application of mortar where Leveling is required

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Dry stacked and surface bonded masonry walls

97
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Surface bonded masonry unit construction and materials are governed by

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ASTM C946

98
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easily and economically manufactured in an unending and variety of surface patterns, textures, and colors intended for exposed use in exterior and interior walls

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Decorative concrete masonry units

99
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durable, easy to clean surfaces (toilets, kitchens, lockers, shower rooms)

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Structural Glazed Facing Tiles

100
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Glazed or unglazed molded decorative units of fired clay

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Structural Terra Cotta

101
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When constructed, mortar stiffens more slowly than it does with these other materials, temporary spacers are inserted between units to maintain proper spacing; Non absorbent

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Glass Blocks

102
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Made from sand, lime, water, and a small amount of aluminum powder; Consists primarily of calcium silicate hydrates.

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Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC)

103
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Type 1: General construction (mosy buildings, bridges, pavement, precast units)

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General purpose

104
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Type 2: Structures exposed to soil or water containing sulfate ions

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Moderate sulfate resistance

105
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Type 3: Rapid construction, cold weather concreting

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High early strength

106
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Type 4: Massive structures such as dams

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Low heat of hydration

107
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Type 5: Structures exposed to high levels of sulfate ions

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High sulfate resistance

108
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White: Decorative (otherwise has properties similat to type 1)

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White color

109
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Standard mortar joint width

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3/8 to 1/2 inch (9.5 to 12.7 mm)

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