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| Groove that will form mechanical connection to the wall, sometimes formed in top of footing with strips of wood that are temporarily embedded in wet concrete |
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| Purpose of Wall Form Ties |
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| To bear heavy loads, Holds formwork under pressure of wet concrete |
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| One-Way Concrete Structural Systems |
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| Spans across parallel lines of support furnished by walls and/or beams, walls & beams are poured prior to erecting formwork |
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| Two-Way Concrete Structural Systems |
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| Made without beams, Varying stresses in different zones of slab are accommodated within a uniform thickness of concrete |
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| Two-way concrete joist system |
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| Method of constructing concrete walls where panels are cast and cured flat on floor slab then tilted up into their final position |
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| Temporary formwork for arch, dome, or vault |
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| Used for short spans and minimum slab depths |
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| Used for longer spans, Eliminate nonworking concrete |
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| Used for longer spans, Eliminates even more nonworking concrete |
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| Less commonly used than double tee because needs temporary support against tipping |
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| Rectangular, L-shaped, Inverted Tee, Aashto |
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| Furnishes a surface to which steel components can be welded |
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| Concrete poured in warehouse and delivered to site |
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| Structural surface that supports roof |
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| Impervious sheet of material that keeps water out of building |
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| Roof drains, gutters, downspouts, Remove water that runs off membrane |
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| Opening through parapet through which water can drain over edge of flat roof |
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| What is a square of roofing? |
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| 100 square feet=3 bundles of shingles |
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| Molten glass from furnace is floated on bath of liquid tin to form a continuous sheet of glass, Annealing lehr cools glass at controlled rate to avoid internal stresses, then cut into smaller sheets |
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| Who selects window glass thickness? |
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| Architect or designer if architect is not required |
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| Bands of wall around floor edges, Made similar in exterior appearance to glass |
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| Window swings out on one side |
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| Side post of doorway, window or fireplace |
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| Horizontal beam at base of window opening |
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