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1. The Very middle one is called _____






2. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night






3. What is the 2 arrow?






4. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






5. The most water tight joint is ____






6. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






7. What is the First arrow point at?






8. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






9. A common type of Form Tie is ____






10. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.






11. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






12. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






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






14. A Soft story is a _______






15. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with






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






17. strongbacks can

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






19. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






20. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...






21. A material that is weak in tension is...






22. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...






23. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by






24. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall






25. A pour stop is generally used with






26. A snape Tie consits of...






27. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






28. 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






29. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______






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






31. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






32. Precast is where____






33. What is a control joint used for?






34. Stripping time is ___






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






36. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?






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






38. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists






39. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






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

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41. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






42. Cast Iron is formed when _______






43. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






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






45. A vapor retarder is required under






46. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






47. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength






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






49. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...






50. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.







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