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1. Which type of EIF is most used?






2. What is the Fill Made up of?






3. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...






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






5. The purpose of flashing is to...






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






7. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...






8. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically






9. Rain screen is...






10. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






11. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required






12. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally






13. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____






14. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...






15. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?






16. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






17. What is the 2 arrow?






18. 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






19. Factor for safety formula






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






21. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






22. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?






23. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






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






25. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?






26. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment






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






28. What is one of the Empirical rules?






29. Working is the process by which____






30. Twist-off Bolt method is...






31. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____






32. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis






33. Frame Structure is defined by ________






34. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground






35. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____






36. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____






37. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






38. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






39. The most common thickness for mortar is____






40. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab






41. Conventional stucco is also called...






42. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...






43. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has






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






45. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures






46. The purpose of flashing is to...






47. What is the First arrow point at?






48. LH series has a depth range of...






49. Stirrups are generally made of...






50. A Soft story is a _______







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