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1. K series are more frequently used because they ____






2. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?






3. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






4. What does SJI stand for?






5. Camber refers to...






6. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______






7. Clay is _______






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






9. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...






10. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...






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






12. Precast is where____






13. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






15. Weep Holes are...






16. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____






17. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through






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






19. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...






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






21. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?






22. EAF full name is?






23. Standard CMU size






24. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks






25. OHF full name is?






26. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding






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






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






29. Which type of EIF is most used?






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






31. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by






32. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?






33. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






34. Frame Structure is defined by ________






35. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot






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






37. What is the Fill Made up of?






38. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






39. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






40. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






41. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






42. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.






43. Materials used for Formwork are___






44. Bricks and Blocks are called ____






45. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?






46. Mechanical couplers are used






47. What is the Fill Made up of?






48. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______






49. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally






50. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist






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