What is the advantage of cold-formed steel (CFS) stud backup for brick veneer as compared with a CMU backup?

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CFS stud backup is lighter weight, which reduces the load on spandrel beams. This has a major benefit on tall buildings because of reduced beam sizes, reducing column and foundation dimensions.

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What is the former Soil Erosion Service known as today? In which department is it located?

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Door and window schedules usually have ____ dimensions.

A. nominal B. exact C. unwritten D. unitless

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To minimize the buildup of dangerous levels of static electricity in industrial processes, industrial air conditioning systems often have provisions for

A) Grounding the air conditioning cabinet B) Humidification C) High level electromagnetic radiation pulse control to reduce static D) Arc arrestors

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When a component is used to perform the function of stop in a control circuit, it will generally be a normally ____ component and be connected in ____ with the motor starter coil.

A. open; series B. open; parallel C. closed; series D. closed; parallel

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