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






2. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...






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






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






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






6. Ferrous Metals are...






7. High-strength bolts are made from






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






9. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...






10. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






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






12. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer






13. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________






14. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






15. Strain Formula






16. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______






17. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.






18. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength






19. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall






20. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____






21. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones






22. The most common used size of brick is...






23. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that






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






25. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________






26. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






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






28. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






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






30. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?






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






32. What is the formula for shear force?






33. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






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






35. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____






36. What is a construction joint?






37. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






38. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






39. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






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






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






42. Materials used for Formwork are___






43. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






44. What does SJI stand for?






45. LH series has a depth range of...






46. Which type of EIF is most used?






47. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






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






49. 1 kip = ____psi






50. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...