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1. The material in an arch is primarily in _________






2. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...






3. A vapor retarder is required under






4. What is the Fill Made up of?






5. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...






6. A rigid Connection is also called...






7. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






8. a backup wall is required in a...






9. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






10. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...






11. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






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






13. Shear stress formula






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






15. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?






16. Capillary break is a...






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






18. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____






19. Stack casting is used when






20. Safety Margin formula






21. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______






22. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...






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






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






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






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. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________






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






29. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within






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






31. The Term Tendons includes Strands






32. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists






33. The most common used size of brick is...






34. How is a T section made?






35. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______






36. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material






37. Cold formings is when __






38. 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 ___






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






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






41. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






42. Stripping time is ___






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






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

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






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






47. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






48. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...






49. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?






50. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move