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






2. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






3. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?






4. A vapor retarder is required under






5. Shelf angles are...






6. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____






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






8. Walers






9. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____






10. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?






11. Wicks consist of...






12. What is the First arrow point at?






13. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






14. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing






15. Galvanizing is...






16. Stripping time is ___






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






18. What does SJI stand for?






19. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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






21. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






22. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






23. What is the bottom piece called?






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






25. What does HHS stand for?






26. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.






27. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?






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






29. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that






30. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...






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. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer






33. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






34. Bond beams are _____






35. What is the 2 arrow?






36. StiffBacks






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






38. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...






39. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________






40. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be






41. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






42. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...






43. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






44. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup






45. Stirrups are generally made of...






46. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...






47. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






48. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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49. What does TCA stand for?






50. CMU is _____