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1. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






2. Slagwool is _____






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






4. OHF full name is?






5. What is an Isolation Joint?

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6. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






7. Weathering index of a location is a function of the






8. A Soft story is a _______






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






10. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...






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






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






13. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






14. Bond beams are _____






15. Arch welding is where






16. A bond Beam is provided at ______






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






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






19. The Top right hand Beam is called a






20. 1 kip = ____psi






21. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






22. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






23. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls






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






25. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






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






27. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






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






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






30. Clay is _______






31. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.






32. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation






33. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






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






35. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...






36. Stack casting is used when






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






38. W-Shape is also called _____






39. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.






40. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________






41. A snug-Tight condition is _____






42. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______






43. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...






44. What is the 2 arrow?






45. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by






46. Unfinished bolts are made from






47. Most of the cost comes from _____






48. What is ultimate stress?






49. Frame Structure is defined by ________






50. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls







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