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1. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...






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

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3. Built-up sections are made by _____






4. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.






5. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






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






7. A two way joist floor is also called...






8. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






9. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength






10. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






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






12. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings






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






14. Camber refers to...






15. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






16. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






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






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






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






20. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






21. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






22. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.






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






24. What is a control joint used for?






25. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?






26. Working is the process by which____






27. Benefits of reinforced masonry






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






29. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____






30. What is the First arrow point at?






31. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____






32. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






33. Galvanizing is...






34. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...






35. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






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






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






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






39. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...






40. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____






41. The term FLying form refers to...






42. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...






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






44. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






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






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






47. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____






48. What is Core Holes?






49. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






50. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units