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1. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






2. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...






3. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






4. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______






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






6. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically






7. HSS can be what Shape?






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






9. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls






10. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...






11. The Slag is what?






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






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






14. In a running-bond wall






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






16. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons






17. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






18. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____






19. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground






20. Z-flashing is effective in...






21. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up






22. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?






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






24. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






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






26. strongbacks can

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27. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____






28. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____






29. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____






30. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.






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






32. A typical bond beam is provided with






33. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____






34. BOF full name is _______






35. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






36. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...






37. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...






38. Galvanizing is...






39. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____






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






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






42. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required






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






44. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____






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






46. Bond beams are _____






47. Wicks consist of...






48. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______






49. 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






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







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