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






2. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.






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






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






5. Cold formings is when __






6. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...






7. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






8. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...






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






10. What does TCA stand for?






11. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...






12. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






13. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






14. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____






15. Where are deep foundations used?






16. Retempering of motar means...






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






18. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing






19. 1 kip = ____psi






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






21. Most common used Veneer wall is...






22. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?






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






24. A tube is referred to as a ____






25. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






26. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing






27. Site-cast is when ____






28. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot






29. 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






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






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






32. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






33. What is the First arrow point at?






34. Standard CMU size






35. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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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. A typical bond beam is provided with






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






39. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?






40. S-Shape is also called ____






41. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?






42. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from






43. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...






44. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____






45. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with






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






47. W-Shape are mostly used for ____






48. What is the formula for strain?






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

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