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






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






3. High-strength bolts are made from






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






5. Compressive Strength Formula






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






7. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






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






9. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding






10. Plain-Masonry walls are _______






11. In a Flemish-bonded wall






12. Where are deep foundations used?






13. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.






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






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






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






17. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret






18. The use of ______ concrete is customary






19. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?






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






21. The Dark things in the Corner are ____






22. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material






23. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____






24. Modulus of elasticity






25. Materials used for Formwork are___






26. Flashing needs to have these qualities






27. W-Shape is also called _____






28. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...






29. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____






30. High-strength bolts are made from






31. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______






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






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






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






35. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______






36. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within






37. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units






38. The Top right hand Beam is called a






39. Plymer based EIFS are also called...






40. Site-cast is when ____






41. Mechanical couplers are used






42. The use of ______ concrete is customary






43. CMU is _____






44. In what order are roof componants placed:






45. Thermal Mass is _____






46. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...






47. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?






48. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______






49. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall






50. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick






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