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1. What is the formula for shear force?






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






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






4. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






5. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






6. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






7. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






8. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?






9. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






10. One-way deck is a ______






11. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground






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






13. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






14. Modulus of elasticity






15. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






16. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass






17. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?






18. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






19. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?






20. High-strength bolts are made from






21. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






22. Shelf angles are...






23. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape






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






25. What is a control joint used for?






26. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls






27. 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






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






29. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...






30. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___






31. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






32. Cold formings is when __






33. NonFerrous Metals are...






34. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...






35. Stress Formula






36. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant






37. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...






38. CMU is _____






39. 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.






40. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?






41. What is ultimate stress?






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






43. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






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






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






46. Factor for safety formula






47. What does HHS stand for?






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






49. What is an Isolation Joint?

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