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1. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...






2. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer






3. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






4. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






5. The exposed face of the brick is call _____






6. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...






7. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






8. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






9. Rain screen is...






10. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






11. Girder is...






12. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____






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






14. Z-flashing is effective in...






15. Formwork is refereed to as






16. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?






17. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...






18. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






19. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...






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






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






22. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape






23. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






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






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






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






27. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






28. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






29. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the






30. One-way deck is a ______






31. Pile






32. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____






33. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?






34. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column






35. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






36. Precast is where____






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






38. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






39. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...






40. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?






41. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel






42. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...






43. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?






44. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






45. Arch welding is where






46. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____






47. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.






48. Fine Grained soles are______ with water






49. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?






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







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