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






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






3. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?






4. Pile






5. Factor for safety formula






6. The most common thickness for mortar is____






7. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel






8. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?






9. Stirrups are generally made of...






10. the GFRC skin is obtained by






11. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep






12. OHF full name is?






13. 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 ____






14. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___






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






16. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall






17. Site-cast is when ____






18. Strain Formula






19. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______






20. A tube is referred to as a ____






21. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...






22. strongbacks can

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23. Cellular-type plan is ______






24. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores






25. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...






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






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






28. Bricks that have frogs are...






29. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the






30. A rigid Connection is also called...






31. Materials used for Formwork are___






32. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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33. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick






34. Unfinished bolts are made from






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






36. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____






37. Retempering of motar means...






38. What is an Isolation Joint?

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39. A common type of Form Tie is ____






40. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that






41. Most of the cost comes from _____






42. A typical bond beam is provided with






43. A snape Tie consits of...






44. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?






45. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...






46. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones






47. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?






48. Form liners are used to...






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






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