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1. Retempering of motar means...






2. What is the formula for shear force?






3. What is the 2 arrow?






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






5. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?






6. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






7. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within






8. Most common used Veneer wall is...






9. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one






10. Weep Holes are...






11. Flashing material must be impervious to...






12. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






13. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






14. 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






15. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally






16. Cast Iron is formed when _______






17. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth






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






19. Shear stress formula






20. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally






21. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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22. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






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






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






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






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






27. One-way deck is a ______






28. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






29. The width of an expansion joint is ___






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






31. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.






32. A common type of Form Tie is ____






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






34. Which type of EIF is most used?






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






36. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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37. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?






38. The Slag is what?






39. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?






40. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...






41. What is the Fill Made up of?






42. Walers






43. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






44. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____






45. LH series has a depth range of...






46. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






47. What is a control joint used for?






48. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






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






50. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...







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