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1. Mortar-Capturing device is a...






2. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with






3. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors






4. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?






5. Compressive Strength Formula






6. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...






7. StiffBacks






8. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used






9. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____






10. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...






11. PT concrete is Also known as _______






12. Girder is...






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






14. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide






15. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame






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






17. Slagwool is _____






18. The first coat of stucco is called...






19. A slip-critical connection is...






20. Wicks consist of...






21. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...






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






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






24. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






25. Rain screen is...






26. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






27. What is a control joint used for?






28. What is Core Holes?






29. Precast is where____






30. In a running-bond wall






31. Galvanizing is...






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






33. CMU is _____






34. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






35. What are the 3 types of furnaces?






36. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____






37. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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38. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






39. Modulus of elasticity






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






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






42. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






43. OHF full name is?






44. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...






45. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall






46. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...






47. Arch welding is where






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






49. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...






50. What does TCA stand for?