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1. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as






2. 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






3. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____






4. Stress Formula






5. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel






6. Walers






7. The purpose of flashing is to...






8. A typical bond beam is provided with






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






10. The Very middle one is called _____






11. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground






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






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






14. A pour stop is generally used with






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






16. Mechanical couplers are used






17. Z-flashing is effective in...






18. Arch welding is where






19. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.






20. A bond Beam is provided at ______






21. A two way joist floor is also called...






22. Stripping time is ___






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






24. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...






25. What does SJI stand for?






26. Compressive Strength Formula






27. What is Core Holes?






28. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






29. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...






30. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...






31. Camber refers to...






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






33. What is Core Holes?






34. Cast Iron is formed when _______






35. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately






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






37. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...






38. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point






39. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...






40. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...






41. Bricks that have frogs are...






42. A vapor retarder is required under






43. A Blast Furnace is a ______






44. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






45. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...






46. What is the First arrow point at?






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






48. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






49. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally






50. Thermal Mass is _____







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