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1. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?






2. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...






3. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






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






5. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






6. W-Shape is also called _____






7. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the






8. What does HHS stand for?






9. Clay is _______






10. Modulus of elasticity






11. Modulus of elasticity






12. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...






13. What does SJI stand for?






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






15. Wicks consist of...






16. Standard CMU size






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






18. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____






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






20. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






21. What does TCA stand for?






22. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column






23. Girder is...






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






25. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by






26. Twist-off Bolt method is...






27. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____






28. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______






29. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...






30. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases






31. What is the Fill Made up of?






32. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too






33. One-way deck is a ______






34. S-Shape is also called ____






35. Cellular-type plan is ______






36. The width of an expansion joint is ___






37. What is the bottom piece called?






38. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






39. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...






40. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam






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






42. What is the Fill Made up of?






43. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?






44. A Soft story is a _______






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






46. PT concrete is Also known as _______






47. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...






48. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?






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







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