An ice dam protection membrane is required in the eave region of a steep roof with an overhanging eave. Which membrane is commonly used for it and how wide must it be?

What will be an ideal response?


An ice dam protection membrane consists of self-adhering modified bitumen sheet, which must extend 24 in. beyond the overhang toward the building interior.

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Pigs over _____ pounds grow as well in cold confinement houses as in warm confinement houses

a. 25 c. 75 b. 50 d. 100

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You found a report stating that the equivalent annual worth of chemical costs associated with a water treatment process were $125,000 per year for a 5-year period. The report stated that the cost in year 1 was $190,000 and the cost decreased by a uniform amount each year over that 5-year period. However, it did not say how much the decrease was each year. If the interest rate was 20% per year, the amount of the annual decrease, G, is closest to:

a) $27,358 (b) $31,136 (c) $33,093 (d) $39,622

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The ____________________ Act set up the Cooperative Extension Service in 1914.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Problem 1.61 & Problem 1.60


For the assembly and loading of Prob. 1.60, determine (a) the aver¬age shearing stress in the pin at C, (b) the average bearing stress at C in member BC, (c) the average bearing stress at B in member BC.

Two horizontal 5-kip forces are applied to pin B of the assembly shown. Knowing that a pin of 0.8-in. diameter is used at each con¬nection, determine the maximum value of the average normal stress (a) in link AB, (b) in link BC.

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