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1. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements






2. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __






3. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___






4. In what order are roof componants placed:






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






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






7. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






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






9. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






10. K-series has a depth range of?






11. 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 ___






12. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required






13. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant






14. StiffBacks






15. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...






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






17. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






18. The Very middle one is called _____






19. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors






20. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.






21. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...






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






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






24. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.






25. Flashing needs to have these qualities






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






27. 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






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






29. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____






30. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column






31. Stress Formula






32. Thermal Mass is _____






33. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.






34. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.






35. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






36. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...






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

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38. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______






39. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






41. The required color of a stucco surface is...






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






43. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






44. Z-flashing is effective in...






45. 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






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






47. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






48. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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49. W-Shape is also called _____






50. Where are deep foundations used?