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1. 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.






2. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






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






4. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too






5. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab






6. Semirigid Connection is also called...






7. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.






8. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...






9. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






10. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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






12. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab






13. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing






14. What is the bottom piece called?






15. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






16. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water






17. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






18. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






19. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel






20. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






21. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






22. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






23. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






24. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






25. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...






26. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






27. What is the First arrow point at?






28. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?






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






30. 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?






31. the GFRC skin is obtained by






32. Frame Structure is defined by ________






33. Modulus of elasticity






34. The Top right hand Beam is called a






35. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






36. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






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






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






39. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as






40. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






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






42. Mechanical couplers are used






43. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation






44. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?






45. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension






46. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






47. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...






48. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






49. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an






50. What is a control joint used for?