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1. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...






2. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___






3. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...






4. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






5. The term FLying form refers to...






6. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __






7. Slagwool is _____






8. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






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






10. Form liners are used to...






11. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____






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






13. LH series has a depth range of...






14. What does TCA stand for?






15. Girder is...






16. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints






17. A tube is referred to as a ____






18. Capillary break is a...






19. In an English-bonded Wall






20. A vapor retarder is required under






21. K-series has a depth range of?






22. Stack casting is used when






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






24. 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.






25. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






26. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






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






28. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






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






30. Clay is _______






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






32. A snug-Tight condition is _____






33. The GFRC skin is typically






34. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?






35. Materials used for Formwork are___






36. Site-cast is when ____






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






38. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors






39. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






40. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






42. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






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






44. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...






45. Unfinished bolts are made from






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






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






48. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






49. Standard CMU size






50. Built-up sections are made by _____