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1. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.






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






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






4. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






5. A material that is weak in tension is...






6. What is one of the Empirical rules?






7. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






8. Conventional stucco is also called...






9. High-strength bolts are made from






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

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






12. How is a T section made?






13. What is the Fill Made up of?






14. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






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






16. 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






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






18. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...






19. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






20. 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






21. Most of the cost comes from _____






22. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength






23. Site-cast is when ____






24. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...






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






26. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






27. Camber refers to...






28. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the






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






30. A Blast Furnace is a ______






31. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______






32. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






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






34. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too






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






36. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.






37. Stirrups are generally made of...






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






39. The most common thickness for mortar is____






40. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?






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






42. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression






43. Strain Formula






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






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






46. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing






47. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






48. Cellular-type plan is ______






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






50. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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