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1. The coping on a roof parapet is generally






2. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab






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

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4. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






6. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?






7. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____






8. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression






9. What is the Fill Made up of?






10. Rain screen is...






11. A common type of Form Tie is ____






12. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






13. Most of the cost comes from _____






14. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints






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






16. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






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






18. LH series has a depth range of...






19. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints






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






21. Capillary break is a...






22. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?






23. Stirrups are generally made of...






24. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...






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






26. Safety Margin formula






27. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?






28. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls






29. Ferrous Metals are...






30. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...






31. 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?






32. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains






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






34. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water






35. Two-way deck is a ____






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






37. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____






38. Bond beams are _____






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






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






41. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






42. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.






43. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at






44. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...






45. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______






46. Precast is where____






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






48. Modulus of elasticity






49. Effloresecence






50. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength