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1. Two-way deck is a ____






2. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...






3. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?






4. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






5. a backup wall is required in a...






6. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






7. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






8. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






9. strongbacks can

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10. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi






11. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...






12. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






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






14. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks






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






16. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel






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






18. A vapor retarder is required under






19. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?






20. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape






21. Standard CMU size






22. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____






23. Cellular-type plan is ______






24. Compressive Strength Formula






25. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






26. Flashing needs to have these qualities






27. A common type of Form Tie is ____






28. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains






29. What is a control joint used for?






30. Cast Iron is formed when _______






31. 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?






32. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...






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






34. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






35. The exposed face of the brick is call _____






36. A typical bond beam is provided with






37. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






38. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has






39. What is the formula for stress?






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






41. CMU is _____






42. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup






43. Shores are used for...






44. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____






45. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...






46. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls






47. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






48. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____






49. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






50. Factor for safety formula







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