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1. What is the 2 arrow?






2. Standard CMU size






3. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






4. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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5. HSS can be what Shape?






6. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?






7. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____






8. What is the First arrow point at?






9. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...






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






11. the GFRC skin is obtained by






12. The most water tight joint is ____






13. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...






14. Flashing material must be impervious to...






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






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






17. a backup wall is required in a...






18. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






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






20. Stress Formula






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






22. What is the formula for stress?






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






24. 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






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






26. What is an Isolation Joint?

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27. A bond Beam is provided at ______






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






29. A tube is referred to as a ____






30. The Slag is what?






31. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






32. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls






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






34. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab






35. Mechanical couplers are used






36. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____






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






38. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?






39. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?






40. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______






41. A Tunnel form consists of...






42. Rasping is what?






43. What does HHS stand for?






44. What does SJI stand for?






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






46. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one






47. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






48. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






49. Walers






50. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____