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1. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____






2. A common type of Form Tie is ____






3. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______






4. High-strength bolts are made from






5. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide






6. What is the formula for stress?






7. Capillary break is a...






8. A vapor retarder is required under






9. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...






10. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






11. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






12. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...






13. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...






14. Cellular-type plan is ______






15. Cast Iron is formed when _______






16. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






17. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?






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






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






20. Effloresecence






21. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?






22. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...






23. strongbacks can

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24. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system






25. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.






26. Thermal Mass is _____






27. K-series has a depth range of?






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






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






30. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through






31. A two way joist floor is also called...






32. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






33. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____






34. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






35. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






36. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






37. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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






39. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






40. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






41. Built-up sections are made by _____






42. Stack casting is used when






43. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






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






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






46. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors






47. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...






48. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot






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. Walers