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






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

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3. 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






4. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide






5. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?






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






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






8. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building






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






10. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...






11. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately






12. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally






13. High-strength bolts are made from






14. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as






15. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which






16. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.






17. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






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






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






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






21. A common type of Form Tie is ____






22. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






23. Site-cast is when ____






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






25. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...






26. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?






27. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____






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






29. The required color of a stucco surface is...






30. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...






31. Rain screen is...






32. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads






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






34. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...






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






36. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...






37. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






38. PT concrete is Also known as _______






39. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night






40. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores






41. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...






42. What is the 2 arrow?






43. Bricks that have core holes are ____






44. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...






45. A rigid Connection is also called...






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

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47. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.






48. The Top right hand Beam is called a






49. The exposed face of the brick is call _____






50. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____