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1. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






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






3. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.






4. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






5. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...






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






7. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night






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






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






10. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____






11. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?






12. What is ultimate stress?






13. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






14. A material that is weak in tension is...






15. Bricks and Blocks are called ____






16. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...






17. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...






18. 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?






19. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures






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






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






22. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






23. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...






24. Bricks that have core holes are ____






25. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases






26. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____






27. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






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






29. 1 kip = ____psi






30. Wicks consist of...






31. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






32. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






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






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






35. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column






36. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?






37. What is one of the Empirical rules?






38. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






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






40. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by






41. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings






42. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases






43. Strain Formula






44. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____






45. Camber refers to...






46. Clay is _______






47. Unfinished bolts are made from






48. The Slag is what?






49. the GFRC skin is obtained by






50. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________