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1. a backup wall is required in a...






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






3. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____






4. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____






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






6. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






7. Modulus of elasticity






8. What is the bottom piece called?






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






10. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __






11. 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...






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






13. What is the 2 arrow?






14. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






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






16. OHF full name is?






17. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






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






19. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____






20. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____






21. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...






22. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...






23. A common type of Form Tie is ____






24. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab






25. Shelf angles are...






26. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...






27. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick






28. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible






29. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






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






31. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____






32. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?






33. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be






34. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?






35. Stack casting is used when






36. How is a T section made?






37. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as






38. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______






39. The term FLying form refers to...






40. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?






41. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways






42. A bond Beam is provided at ______






43. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...






44. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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45. Effloresecence






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






47. A pour stop is generally used with






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






49. Twist-off Bolt method is...






50. Mortar-Capturing device is a...