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1. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Elevated Slabs
Immediately above the flashing
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

2. A tube is referred to as a ____
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
HHS
Carbon steel

3. Wicks consist of...
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
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Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
General contractor

4. EAF full name is?
Electric Arc Furnace
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
18 to 48 in
Width - W - of Unit

5. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
3000 psi
The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition
1in
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

6. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
2
Vertical
90 to 180 degress
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

7. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Column Footing
Capillary break

8. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
cohesive
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

9. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
10-13 feet.
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
10-13 feet.
Much lower

10. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
True
structural frame
Scratch coat
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

11. Z-flashing is effective in...
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Control joints in concrete do what?
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Walls that are distributed almost uniformly in both principle and directions - walls at the uper floor that align with the walls at the lower floor - walls that are continuous up to the foundations

12. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Peter Zumther
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
2
Length - L - of unit

13. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Isolation Joints
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
18'
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

14. OHF full name is?
Mildly
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
W - S - HP - M
Open-Hearth furnace

15. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Simple Connection
Modular
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Length - L - of unit

16. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Scaffolding
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Live ends
1in

17. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Lateral load support to the veneer
Flexural and Shear.
Molded bricks
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

18. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
One piece anchors
Two flange plates
2 to 4 ft
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

19. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Hot Rolling
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Flexural and Shear.

20. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Either tension or compression
Steel
Composite
Vertical reinforcing bars

21. What is a construction joint?
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Angle section (L)
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

22. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Reinforced concrete member
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
M -S -N -O
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

23. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Gravity - wind and surface tension
2 in
Walls with vertical reinforcement

24. DLH series has a depth range of...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Tube
52-72

25. What is the formula for stress?
Stretcher Face
Capillary break
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
stress=force/area

26. Materials used for Formwork are___
True
A conventional wood light frame building
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Steel

27. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Rain-screen wall
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Columns
Support Pylons

28. In a running-bond wall
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Zinc
Each course consists of Strechers
Metals that contain Iron

29. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
M -S -N -O
3in
7/8in
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

30. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Joists
Shelf angles
True

31. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
18 to 48 in
Hard coat EIFS

32. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
HHS
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Pile

33. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
Open Headed joint
4
3000 psi
Strip Footing

34. The Very middle one is called _____
I Section
Steel pipes
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Immediately above

35. A common type of Form Tie is ____
Grouted Space
Snap Tie
SJI
Huge - steel cylinder whose interior is lined with refractory bricks - and the materials are stacked on the inside and then heated to mix them all together.

36. A two way joist floor is also called...
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
A Waffle Slab
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

37. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Drainage Walls
Stress / strain = E
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Ground-Supported slabs area____

38. Bricks that have frogs are...
Strip Footing
Snap Tie
Molded bricks
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

39. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
Lighter member that spans between the girders
More easily constructable.
Each course consists of Strechers
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

40. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Wide-Flange section
Lug
Residential
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

41. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Each course consists of Strechers
Actual strength / required strength
Beams
The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition

42. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Reservoir
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Open Headed joint

43. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Air tight
2
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

44. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
W - S - HP - M
Bearing connection
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

45. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Pre-tensioned concrete
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Gravel
One piece anchors

46. Retempering of motar means...
Immediately above
Adding water to the mortar
Parallel - wider
2 to 4 ft

47. Safety Margin formula
Actual strength / required strength
Reinforced concrete member
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
T section

48. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Pre-tensioned concrete
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
I Section
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

49. a backup wall is required in a...
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Two flange plates
Veneer wall

50. What is Core Holes?
Columns
Footing
3 in
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

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