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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.






2. The required color of a stucco surface is...






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






4. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______






5. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived






6. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






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






8. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?






9. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material






10. PT concrete is Also known as _______






11. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...






12. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically






13. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis






14. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?






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






16. Flashing needs to have these qualities






17. What is the formula for strain?






18. a backup wall is required in a...






19. 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...






20. 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...






21. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____






22. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection


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






24. Form liners are used to...






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






26. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






27. K-series has a depth range of?






28. Two-way deck is a ____






29. High-strength bolts are made from






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






31. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________






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






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






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






35. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...






36. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...






37. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through






38. Frame Structure is defined by ________






39. The GFRC skin is typically






40. What is the First arrow point at?






41. Ferrous Metals are...






42. A typical bond beam is provided with






43. What is the Fill Made up of?






44. In a Flemish-bonded wall






45. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as






46. BOF full name is _______






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






48. Conventional stucco is also called...






49. Bond beams are _____






50. What is ultimate stress?






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