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






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

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3. 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 ______






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






5. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?






6. Rain screen is...






7. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...






8. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally






9. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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10. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...






11. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used






12. Cast Iron is formed when _______






13. In an English-bonded Wall






14. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






15. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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16. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...






17. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?






18. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with






19. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






20. A Blast Furnace is a ______






21. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






22. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...






23. Walers






24. Working is the process by which____






25. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






26. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.






27. The Top right hand Beam is called a






28. What is the formula for stress?






29. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____






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






31. Flashing material must be impervious to...






32. The Very middle one is called _____






33. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?






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






35. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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36. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls






37. Capillary break is a...






38. Galvanizing is...






39. Simple Connection is also called...






40. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






41. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.






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






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






44. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____






45. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






46. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






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






48. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground






49. A rigid Connection is also called...






50. Stripping time is ___







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