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1. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






2. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...






3. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.






4. A vapor retarder is required under






5. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings






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

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7. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately






8. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






9. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...






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






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






12. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






13. K-series has a depth range of?






14. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________






15. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...






16. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____






17. A snug-Tight condition is _____






18. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...






19. Most common used Veneer wall is...






20. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases






21. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






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






23. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame






24. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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25. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.






26. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____






27. Rain screen is...






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






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






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






31. In what order are roof componants placed:






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






33. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____






34. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...






35. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...






36. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?






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






38. CMU is _____






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






40. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






41. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






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






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






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






45. How is a T section made?






46. Safety Margin formula






47. Bond beams are _____






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






49. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi






50. Retempering of motar means...