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1. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?






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






3. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by






4. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






5. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.






6. What is one of the Empirical rules?






7. Arch welding is where






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






9. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks






10. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____






11. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up






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






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






14. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






15. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by






16. Semirigid Connection is also called...






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






18. In what order are roof componants placed:






19. Roof deck is generally topped with _____






20. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






21. A rigid Connection is also called...






22. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___






23. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be






24. Bricks that have core holes are ____






25. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?






26. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...






27. Walers






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






29. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...






30. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?






31. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall






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






33. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi






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






35. A Soft story is a _______






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






37. Galvanizing is...






38. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal






39. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______






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






41. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






42. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder






43. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?






44. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






45. The Very middle one is called _____






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






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






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






49. Shear stress formula






50. Mortar-Capturing device is a...