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






2. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






3. Slagwool is _____






4. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______






5. Materials used for Formwork are___






6. Arch welding is where






7. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






8. Site-cast is when ____






9. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






10. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings






11. Formwork is refereed to as






12. A Tunnel form consists of...






13. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____






14. Semirigid Connection is also called...






15. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






16. Semirigid Connection is also called...






17. What is the 2 arrow?






18. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________






19. What is the formula for stress?






20. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape






21. The material in an arch is primarily in _________






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






23. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...






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






25. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






26. Girder is...






27. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____






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






29. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...






30. The Term Tendons includes Strands






31. Most common used Veneer wall is...






32. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?






33. A vapor retarder is required under






34. A bond Beam is provided at ______






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






36. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






37. Factor for safety formula






38. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






39. 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






40. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...






41. Cellular-type plan is ______






42. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...






43. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






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






45. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






46. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls






47. What is the Fill Made up of?






48. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____






49. Mechanical couplers are used






50. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?