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1. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____






2. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be






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






4. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.






5. Which type of EIF is most used?






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






7. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____






8. Flashing needs to have these qualities






9. Benefits of reinforced masonry






10. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...






11. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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






13. A tube is referred to as a ____






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






15. Conventional stucco is also called...






16. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






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






18. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________






19. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






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






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






22. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one






23. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?






24. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






25. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






26. What is the 2 arrow?






27. K-series has a depth range of?






28. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...






29. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?






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






31. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...






32. Bricks and Blocks are called ____






33. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____






34. The most water tight joint is ____






35. Twist-off Bolt method is...






36. A slip-critical connection is...






37. What is the Fill Made up of?






38. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret






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






40. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...






41. Z-flashing is effective in...






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






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






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






45. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...






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






47. What does TCA stand for?






48. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______






49. S-Shape is also called ____






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







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