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1. What is a construction joint?






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






3. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






4. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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5. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within






6. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...






7. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






8. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.






9. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






10. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within






11. 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...






12. Girder is...






13. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...






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






15. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?






16. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






17. Built-up sections are made by _____






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






19. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?






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






21. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






22. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






23. The width of an expansion joint is ___






24. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings






25. The Very middle one is called _____






26. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...






27. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






28. What does SJI stand for?






29. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






30. Standard CMU size






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






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






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






34. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...






35. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






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






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






38. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame






39. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






40. What is the First arrow point at?






41. StiffBacks






42. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






43. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






44. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...






45. W-Shape is also called _____






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






47. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____






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






49. What is a construction joint?






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

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