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1. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






2. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick






3. Cast Iron is formed when _______






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






5. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?






6. strongbacks can

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






8. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?






9. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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10. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water






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






12. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____






13. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






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






15. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...






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






17. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within






18. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape






19. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____






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






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






22. A slip-critical connection is...






23. In an English-bonded Wall






24. A Blast Furnace is a ______






25. Slagwool is _____






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






27. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






28. What is the 2 arrow?






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






30. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...






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






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






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






34. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






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






36. Arch welding is where






37. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __






38. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____






39. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.






40. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____






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






42. A Soft story is a _______






43. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide






44. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...






45. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






46. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






47. Materials used for Formwork are___






48. Built-up sections are made by _____






49. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...






50. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame







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