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1. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?






2. strongbacks can

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3. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






4. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?






5. Stack casting is used when






6. Effloresecence






7. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?






8. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






9. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






10. BOF full name is _______






11. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






12. Simple Connection is also called...






13. The width of an expansion joint is ___






14. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






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






16. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be






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






18. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks






19. The first coat of stucco is called...






20. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






21. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






22. What is a construction joint?






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






24. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____






25. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used






26. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






27. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from






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






29. Materials used for Formwork are___






30. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when






31. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...






32. Standard CMU size






33. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...






34. Twist-off Bolt method is...






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






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






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






38. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______






39. Bricks that have core holes are ____






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






41. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






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






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






44. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






45. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___






46. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...






47. W-Shape is also called _____






48. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






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






50. The use of ______ concrete is customary