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1. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...






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






3. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






4. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases






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






6. A wall footing is also called _____






7. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






8. What is the Fill Made up of?






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






10. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






11. Simple Connection is also called...






12. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____






13. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety






14. 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






15. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






16. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.






17. Rasping is what?






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






19. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall






20. Bricks that have frogs are...






21. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi






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

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






24. 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






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






26. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...






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






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






29. 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.






30. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints






31. Factor for safety formula






32. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores






33. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation






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






35. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet






36. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






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






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






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






40. What is the formula for strain?






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






42. S-Shape is also called ____






43. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






44. The Top right hand Beam is called a






45. High-strength bolts are made from






46. Ferrous Metals are...






47. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as






48. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____






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






50. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?







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