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1. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






2. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.






3. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding






4. HSS can be what Shape?






5. One-way deck is a ______






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






7. Camber refers to...






8. The purpose of flashing is to...






9. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






10. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






11. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...






12. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






13. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






14. A common type of Form Tie is ____






15. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when






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






17. Shelf angles are...






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






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






20. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






21. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?






22. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______






23. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the






24. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup






25. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.






26. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






27. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...






28. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






29. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






30. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






31. Pile






32. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






33. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






34. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system






35. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________






36. W-Shape is also called _____






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






38. What is a construction joint?






39. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases






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






41. Standard CMU size






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






43. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






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






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






46. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?






47. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?






48. The Top right hand Beam is called a






49. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






50. What is the formula for strain?







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