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1. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
stress=force/area
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
Favorably

2. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
stablize joists
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
The concrete is cast at the site

3. Girder is...
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Asymmetry

4. A two way joist floor is also called...
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Vertical reinforcing bars
A Waffle Slab
Base Plate

5. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
excavation
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
A reinforced-masonry frame

6. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Each course consists of Strechers
5000 psi
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
2 in

7. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Thermal Mass
W - S - HP - M
Grouted Space

8. OHF full name is?
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Open-Hearth furnace
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Within the plane of the veneer

9. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
30ft
Pipe Section
excavation
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

10. The most common used size of brick is...
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Two flange plates
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

11. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
That it is welded
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Hollow structural section
connection beam flanges

12. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A 100% solid unit
Cross bearing Walls plane
7/8in
8 in

13. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Hot Rolling
Metals that contain Iron
Immediately above the flashing
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

14. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
AISC Type II Connection
Some veneer walls

15. Capillary break is a...
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
The Framework
The concrete is cast at the site

16. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Surface tension

17. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
T section
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
2 in
Strands

18. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Leveling Nut
Steel pipes
connection beam flanges

19. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
True
Steel fabricator

20. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
every floor
Surface tension
Columns
Rain-screen wall

21. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
stablize joists
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Beams and Columns
Strands

22. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
20 ft
Sloped on both sides
Shores
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

23. What is the Fill Made up of?
Tube
Gravel
Tunnel Form
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

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

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25. The Very middle one is called _____
20 ft
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
I Section
Pile

26. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Percast at the construction site
Columns
Steel
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

27. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

28. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
Reinforced concrete member
American Standard Shape
18 to 48 in
False

29. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Hot Rolling
Elastic-plastic

30. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Sloped toward the interior roof
24
Extruded Bricks
True

31. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
36 ksi
Barrier walls
Shores
Highly Crosive - Extreme

32. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
24in
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

33. What is the bottom piece called?
Veneer wall
Pre-tensioned concrete
Footing
Weep holes

34. Standard CMU size
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Immediately above
Thermal Mass

35. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Residential
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Gravity load support to the veneer
By functioning as a water reservior

36. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Plortland cement-based mix
windward face
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Lintel angle

37. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Horizontal reinforcement
Shores

38. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Capillary break
16'
Solid unit
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

39. A slip-critical connection is...
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
2
shear force=force/area
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

40. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Pipe Section
Column Footing
Cinder Block

41. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
W - S - HP - M
8 in to 30 in
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.

42. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Fibrous
Modular
16 in
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

43. A joint screen is an
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Stress / strain = E

44. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Stress at the point of failure
General contractor
Gauge number

45. What is the First arrow point at?
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Walls with vertical reinforcement
stablize joists
Leveling Nut

46. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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47. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Open-Hearth furnace
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

48. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Support Pylons
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

49. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Elastic
2in
True

50. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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