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






2. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






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






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






5. Mechanical couplers are used






6. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






7. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






8. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






9. Camber refers to...






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






11. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...






12. The material in an arch is primarily in _________






13. Materials used for Formwork are___






14. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup






15. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...






16. Flashing material must be impervious to...






17. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.






18. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






19. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






20. One-way deck is a ______






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






22. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...






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






24. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick






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






26. A Simple Connection is...






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






28. 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






29. What is the formula for shear force?






30. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






31. What is an Isolation Joint?

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32. A Blast Furnace is a ______






33. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints






34. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






35. K series are more frequently used because they ____






36. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______






37. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass






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






39. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety






40. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...






41. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength






42. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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43. Modulus of elasticity






44. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons






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






46. Cold formings is when __






47. A Soft story is a _______






48. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






49. A joint screen is an






50. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist







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