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1. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






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






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






4. EAF full name is?






5. A typical bond beam is provided with






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






7. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...






8. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column






9. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally






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






11. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...






12. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






13. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






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






15. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick






16. What is the formula for stress?






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






18. the GFRC skin is obtained by






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






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






21. What is Core Holes?






22. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as






23. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?






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






25. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength






26. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






27. A Simple Connection is...






28. Site-cast is when ____






29. the GFRC skin is obtained by






30. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






31. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass






32. Clay is _______






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






34. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






35. Frame Structure is defined by ________






36. Cast Iron is formed when _______






37. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






38. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






39. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?






40. K series are more frequently used because they ____






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






42. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the






43. In a Flemish-bonded wall






44. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






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






46. Working is the process by which____






47. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water






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






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






50. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist







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