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






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






3. Rasping is what?






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






5. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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6. S-Shape is also called ____






7. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






8. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____






9. 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 ______






10. A vapor retarder is required under






11. CMU is _____






12. 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






13. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material






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






15. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






16. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______






17. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






18. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required






19. What does HHS stand for?






20. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation






21. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...






22. What is ultimate stress?






23. What does TCA stand for?






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






25. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______






26. DLH series has a depth range of...






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






28. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?






29. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...






30. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?






31. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by






32. A material that is weak in tension is...






33. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by






34. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...






35. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






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






37. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi






38. Shelf angles are...






39. Working is the process by which____






40. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






41. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






42. What is the formula for shear force?






43. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be






44. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists






45. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __






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






47. A rigid Connection is also called...






48. One-way deck is a ______






49. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...






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






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