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1. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






2. What is the Fill Made up of?






3. S-Shape is also called ____






4. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____






5. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...






6. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the






7. What is the formula for strain?






8. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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9. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column






10. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...






11. HSS can be what Shape?






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






13. The Very middle one is called _____






14. Retempering of motar means...






15. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons






16. NonFerrous Metals are...






17. A slip-critical connection is...






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






19. A Soft story is a _______






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






21. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?






22. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...






23. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____






24. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






25. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?






26. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






27. W-Shape is also called _____






28. Conventional stucco is also called...






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






30. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____






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






32. What is one of the Empirical rules?






33. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as






34. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






35. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures






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






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






38. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an






39. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape






40. What is a construction joint?






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






42. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____






43. K-series has a depth range of?






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






45. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






46. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






47. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab






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






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






50. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.