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1. A bond Beam is provided at ______






2. OHF full name is?






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






4. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____






5. Conventional stucco is also called...






6. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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






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






9. Ferrous Metals are...






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






11. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...






12. Slagwool is _____






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






14. A tube is referred to as a ____






15. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?






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






17. Flashing must be accompanied by _____






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






19. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______






20. What is an Isolation Joint?

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21. Mechanical couplers are used






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






23. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.






24. Retempering of motar means...






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






26. The GFRC skin is typically






27. 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






28. Cold formings is when __






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






30. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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31. Compressive Strength Formula






32. Strain Formula






33. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...






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






35. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress






36. What is an Isolation Joint?

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37. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______






38. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide






39. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____






40. Wicks consist of...






41. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as






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






43. The most common used size of brick is...






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






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






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






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






48. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?






49. Bond beams are _____






50. A wall footing is also called _____







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