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1. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by






2. Where are deep foundations used?






3. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






5. What is the 2 arrow?






6. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?






7. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






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






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






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






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






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






13. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension






14. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically






15. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...






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






17. Shelf angles are...






18. Thermal Mass is _____






19. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






20. The purpose of flashing is to...






21. Stress Formula






22. Shear stress formula






23. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...






24. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






25. Simple Connection is also called...






26. The purpose of flashing is to...






27. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from






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






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






30. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____






31. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints






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






33. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






34. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?






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






36. OHF full name is?






37. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some






38. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






39. Working is the process by which____






40. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____






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






42. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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43. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer






44. 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






45. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment






46. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____






47. 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






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






49. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements






50. Roof deck is generally topped with _____