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1. The term FLying form refers to...
Column Footing
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Live end

2. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Much lower
Weep holes

3. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
Metals that do not contain Metals
8 and 30 in
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
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

4. Cellular-type plan is ______
True
3/8
Immediately about a flashing
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

5. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Dead End
Support Pylons
Square - rectangular or round
Joists

6. Shelf angles are...
Plortland cement-based mix
Rain-screen wall
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

7. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Floor decks
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

8. What is the formula for shear force?
shear force=force/area
cohesive
Weep holes
Tension

9. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
FBX
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.
Residential

10. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Columns
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Capillary break
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

11. Wicks consist of...
A reinforced-masonry frame
Surface tension
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Roof and Floor

12. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
50
Zinc
Reinforced concrete member
2

13. The Slag is what?
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
8 in to 30 in
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
True

14. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
W16X25

15. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A992
Chairs
3/8
Site cast concrete slabs

16. What does TCA stand for?
Beams
Zinc
Immediately above
Tilt-up Concrete Association

17. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Angle section (L)
Depth of the joist in inches
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

18. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Composite
Better
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
5 in

19. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
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
2
Angle section (L)
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620

20. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Stress / strain = E
Compression
Isolation Joints
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

21. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Adding water to the mortar
The cladding resists all the wind load
Pipe Section
Open Headed joint

22. Standard CMU size
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Rain-screen wall

23. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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24. Built-up sections are made by _____
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
7 in
Steel
24in

25. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
7 in
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Barrier walls

26. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
Actual strength / required strength
2in
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
stress=force/area

27. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Within the plane of the veneer
Is embedded in the walls
Asymmetry
Pink

28. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
4000 psi
False

29. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Grouted Space
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
T section
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

30. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
A 100% solid unit
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
Water Proofing
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

31. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Immediately above the flashing
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.

32. The most water tight joint is ____
Concave
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
5 in
By functioning as a water reservior

33. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Lug
Thermal Mass
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Gravel

34. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Modular
4000 psi
Structural concrete fill
5000 psi

35. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Lateral load support to the veneer
18'

36. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
stablize joists
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Scaffolding

37. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Percast at the construction site
Bearing connection
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Type S

38. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Sloped - thinner
Construction Joint
Columns
Footing

39. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...
8
30 ft
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

40. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
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
7 in
Spraying the mix over a mold

41. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
EAF - BOF - OHF
Lighter weight
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

42. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
A reinforced-masonry frame
Support Pylons
Elevated Slabs
Base Plate

43. What is one of the Empirical rules?
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
One piece anchors
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
0.0025

44. Modulus of elasticity
Column Footing
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.
Stress / strain = E
PB pg 703

45. Walers
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
FBX
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

46. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
2in

47. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
2in
False
excavation

48. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
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.
Construction Joint
A325

49. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Force / Area
Width - W - of Unit
Cohesive
Rain-screen wall

50. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Lug
0.0025
True
Rain-screen wall