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1. Working is the process by which____






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






3. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






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






5. The Slag is what?






6. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






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






8. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






9. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






10. Site-cast is when ____






11. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the






12. Built-up sections are made by _____






13. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.






14. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing






15. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






16. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases






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






18. 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






19. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an






20. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






21. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...






22. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






23. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab






24. StiffBacks






25. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?






26. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...






27. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






28. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...






29. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that






30. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?






31. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






32. The use of ______ concrete is customary






33. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






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






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






36. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






37. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






38. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___






39. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____






40. The exposed face of the brick is call _____






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






42. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some






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






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






45. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






46. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






47. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...






48. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with






49. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?






50. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






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