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






2. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____






3. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






4. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret






5. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis






6. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






7. DLH series has a depth range of...






8. The second coat of stucco is called...






9. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?






10. Built-up sections are made by _____






11. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick






12. A bond Beam is provided at ______






13. W-Shape is also called _____






14. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...






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






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






17. A snape Tie consits of...






18. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth






19. The most water tight joint is ____






20. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






21. 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...






22. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?






23. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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24. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...






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






26. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material






27. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors






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






29. The required color of a stucco surface is...






30. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






31. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?






32. NonFerrous Metals are...






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






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






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






36. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...






37. Shear stress formula






38. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






39. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.






40. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






41. What is a construction joint?






42. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________






43. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...






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






45. Arch welding is where






46. Rain screen is...






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






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






49. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






50. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel







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