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1. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements






2. In a running-bond wall






3. Compressive Strength Formula






4. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding






5. What is the formula for stress?






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






7. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____






8. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?






9. The most water tight joint is ____






10. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____






11. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






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






13. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






14. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______






15. The Term Tendons includes Strands






16. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible






17. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used






18. a backup wall is required in a...






19. K-series has a depth range of?






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






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






22. The Top right hand Beam is called a






23. Materials used for Formwork are___






24. PT concrete is Also known as _______






25. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






26. What is the bottom piece called?






27. StiffBacks






28. The required color of a stucco surface is...






29. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...






30. Materials used for Formwork are___






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






32. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as






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






34. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground






35. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...






36. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression






37. In what order are roof componants placed:






38. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?






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






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






41. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






42. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...






43. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints






44. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant






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






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






47. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






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






49. Unfinished bolts are made from






50. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...