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1. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
3000 PSI
Construction Joint
Much lower
Hard coat EIFS

2. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
8 in
Live ends
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Strip Footing

3. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
FBX
Shelf angles
Tube
Lintel angle

4. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
One piece anchors
Dead End
Brick ledge
Beams and Columns

5. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Gravel
One piece anchors
EAF - BOF - OHF
Pile

6. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
Scaffolding
structural frame
Dead End
False

7. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Water Proofing
1/2 to 3/4 thick
36 ksi

8. K-series has a depth range of?
8 in to 30 in
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
cohesive
Tougher pg 617

9. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
2 in
Pre-tensioned concrete
Compression

10. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
Column Footing
Elevated Slabs
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
2in

11. OHF full name is?
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Mild
Open-Hearth furnace
Wide-Flange section

12. Cast Iron is formed when _______
Pipe Section
EAF - BOF - OHF
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.
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

13. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
where soil is not strong.
windward face
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Basic Oxygen Furnace

14. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Grouted Space
Strands
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
Less than it's ultimate stress

15. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Continuous Stip footing
T section
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
4000 psi

16. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Fibrous
One piece anchors
144^2 - 18ft.
Metals that do not contain Metals

17. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
same

18. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Grouted Space
Type N
False
2in

19. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
8 in
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Two flange plates
field bolting of steel member

20. What is the bottom piece called?
16 in
Footing
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

21. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Asymmetry
By Splitting I sections in half
Pile
Highly Crosive - Extreme

22. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Lighter weight
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Leveling Nut
Bearing connection

23. Wicks consist of...
Support Pylons
Water Proofing
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

24. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
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
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Drilled pier footing
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

25. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Depth of the joist in inches
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

26. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
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.
Concrete masonry Units
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

27. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Immediately above
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Site cast concrete slabs

28. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Thermal Mass
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

29. Stripping time is ___
Concave
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Hollow structural section
Walls with vertical reinforcement

30. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
A ductile material
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
Cohesive

31. What is the formula for stress?
stress=force/area
cohesive
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
A continuous closure strip

32. Working is the process by which____
General contractor
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
2 to 4 ft
Mock-up

33. A Soft story is a _______
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
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
Zero (0)
Air tight

34. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
False
A325

35. Shear stress formula
Force / Area
Sloped - thinner
Fibrous
Joists

36. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
2in
40 ft
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

37. A slip-critical connection is...
4 to 6 ft
Actual strength / required strength
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
18 to 48 in

38. Two-way deck is a ____
16 in
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Immediately about a flashing
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

39. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Concrete masonry Units
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.
SJI
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

40. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Chairs
AISC Type II Connection
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

41. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Each course consists of Strechers
Beams and Columns
True
Steel fabricator

42. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
False
Some veneer walls
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Sloped on both sides

43. The second coat of stucco is called...
Brown coat
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Chairs
Acrylic polymer-based mix

44. The GFRC skin is typically
30 ft
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Much lower

45. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
50
Sloped - thinner
Scaffolding
Tougher pg 617

46. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Elevated Slabs

47. What does HHS stand for?
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Hollow structural section
2
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

48. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
3/8
Plortland cement-based mix
2
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

49. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
4000 psi
Stress / strain = E
CMU backed brick veneer
High-treated carbon steel

50. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
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
Air tight
3/8
2.67 ft