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1. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Immediately above
A36
16 in
same

2. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Barrier walls
Bed Joints
Angle section (L)
True

3. CMU is _____
Fibrous
Cinder Block
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Scratch coat

4. Which type of EIF is most used?
Noncohesive Soils
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
PB pg 703
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

5. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
3in
After World War 2
Brick ledge

6. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Snap Tie
Parallel - wider
Adding water to the mortar
Columns

7. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Brick ledge
2in
Leveling Nut
Steel pipes

8. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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9. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Elevated Slabs
Live end
3000 psi
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

10. Galvanizing is...
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
Compression
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
True

11. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

12. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
4000 psi
True
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Sloped toward the interior roof

13. Bricks that have frogs are...
Molded bricks
1kip=1000psi
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

14. A Tunnel form consists of...
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
High-treated carbon steel
Prefabricated and collapsible inverted- L forms that allow the walls and slabs for a floor to be cast simultaneously - usually in a 7 day cycle.

15. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
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
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.
Vertical reinforcing bars

16. What is the formula for stress?
Less than it's ultimate stress
Leveling Nut
stress=force/area
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

17. The term FLying form refers to...
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Failure stress / allowable stress

18. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Shelf angles
3in
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

19. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
1in
Length - L - of unit
Alkali resistant
Two piece wire anchors

20. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Extruded Bricks
Elevated Slabs
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

21. Standard CMU size
Tube
Henry Bessemer in 1855
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
240 in =20ft

22. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Steel

23. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Steel fabricator
Each course consists of Strechers
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

24. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Grouted Space
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

25. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Reinforced concrete member
Live ends
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

26. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
shear force=force/area
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Water Proofing
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

27. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
The cladding resists all the wind load
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
16'
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

28. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
8
4 to 6 ft
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Joists

29. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
cohesive
Prefabricated and collapsible inverted- L forms that allow the walls and slabs for a floor to be cast simultaneously - usually in a 7 day cycle.
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

30. Twist-off Bolt method is...
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
7 in
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Elevated Slabs

31. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Soft-coat EIFS
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
1kip=1000psi
Increase the strength of beam in shear

32. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
2
Roof and Floor
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

33. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Carbon steel
The concrete is cast at the site
2 in

34. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Head Joints
Scaffolding
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Lug

35. Cellular-type plan is ______
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
ground supported slabs (a.k.a. slabs-on-ground or slabs-on-grade) bear directly on a compacted ground with organic top soil removed. 2. elevated slabs rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building. Therefore they are also referred to a
Surface tension
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

36. Cold formings is when __
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
3/8
Henry Bessemer in 1855

37. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Column Footing
Solid unit
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Site cast concrete slabs

38. The first coat of stucco is called...
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Scratch coat
Live end
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

39. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Compression
A horizontal butt join in cladding
3000 psi

40. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Surface tension
AISC Type I Connection
Parallel - wider
Each floor level

41. The most common used size of brick is...
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Vertical reinforcing bars
Scratch coat
T section

42. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Open-Hearth furnace
Isolation Joints
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

43. NonFerrous Metals are...
Barrier walls
Metals that do not contain Metals
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
2in pg 645

44. Thermal Mass is _____
144^2 - 18ft.
Steel Joist Institute
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
90 to 180 degress

45. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Spraying the mix over a mold
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

46. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?
Width - W - of Unit
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
0.0025

47. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
4000 psi
125psi
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

48. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
1kip=1000psi
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Gauge number
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

49. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
2in pg 645
Lateral load support to the veneer
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
7/8in

50. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
The cladding resists all the wind load
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Columns
Walls with overhangs