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Ex.4 Complete the sentences using the information from the text.
1. The structure supports all the imposed loads and
2. Communications may include such subsystems as intercommunications, public address and closed-circuit television as well as
3. In addition to the familiar box shape low buildings may use
4. A simple single-story structure might consist of a reinforced-concrete slab laid
5. If the roof span is short, abutting planking made of wood, steel, concrete, or other material can be used to
6. The greater the roof span, the more complicated and the narrower
7. Trusses are formed by assembling tension and compression members in
8. The structure of a simple one-story building may also consist of the wall and roof framing combined by or...
9. By far the most common form of building structure is the skeleton frame, which consists essentially of
10. The basic elements of the steel skeleton frame are
11. The frame is reinforced to prevent distortion and possible collapse because of
12. Lateral stability is provided by
13. Newer techniques of constructing moderately high buildings include
14. For the insertion technique, a stable skeleton frame may be constructed with a utility core that includes
15. In hanging a vertical utility core is built, and strong horizontal roof framing
16. Stacking is a construction technique in which prefabricated, box-like units are raised by
17. Tall buildings often require more sophisticated structural solutions to resist
18. The high strength-to-weight ratio of steel is excellent for
19. High-strength concretes can economically provide
20. The mass and internal damping properties of the concrete assist in
