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1. Clay is _______






2. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






3. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...






4. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






5. Wicks consist of...






6. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






7. strongbacks can

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8. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...






9. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






10. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel






11. Flashing needs to have these qualities






12. What is the Fill Made up of?






13. A Soft story is a _______






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






15. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






16. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______






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

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18. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?






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






20. 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






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






22. What is the formula for stress?






23. W-Shape is also called _____






24. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?






25. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






26. Flashing material must be impervious to...






27. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____






28. Semirigid Connection is also called...






29. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____






30. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...






31. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






32. Shores are used for...






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






34. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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35. StiffBacks






36. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






37. Two-way deck is a ____






38. Bricks and Blocks are called ____






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






40. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






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






42. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






43. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...






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






45. What is the formula for strain?






46. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...






47. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column






48. What does HHS stand for?






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






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







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