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1. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Steel pipes
Sloped - thinner
Elevated Slabs
52-72

2. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
AISC Type II Connection
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

3. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
General contractor
A36
Pile
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

4. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Rain-screen wall
windward face
One piece anchors

5. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
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
Sloped toward the interior roof
False

6. Ferrous Metals are...
Lintel angle
Roof and Floor
Metals that contain Iron
I Section

7. High-strength bolts are made from
High-treated carbon steel
Water Proofing
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.
Ground-Supported slabs area____

8. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
16 in
That it is welded
Immediately above

9. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
2.67 ft
Horizontal reinforcement
G30 - G60 - G120

10. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
Wide-Flange section
Veneer wall
8 and 30 in
7/8in

11. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Shelf angles
Dead End
3000 PSI
Shelf angles

12. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Reservoir
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
2in pg 645

13. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Steel
False
annealed glass
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

14. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
3000 psi
By Splitting I sections in half
A Waffle Slab

15. Strain Formula
M -S -N -O
5000 psi
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
General contractor

16. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
8 and 30 in
Tension
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

17. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Plortland cement-based mix
Type N
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.

18. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Scratch coat
M -S -N -O
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
10-13 feet.

19. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
General contractor
Beams
True
Hot Rolling

20. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

21. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
Type S
Steel fabricator
Shores
Drilled pier footing

22. The most common used size of brick is...
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Grouted Space
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

23. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
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.
Hard coat EIFS
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
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.

24. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
1kip=1000psi
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
Adding water to the mortar

25. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Parallel - wider
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Column Footing
Zero (0)

26. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
2
1in
Steel pipes
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

27. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Stress / strain = E
Steel
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

28. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
40 ft
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Air tight
Reinforced concrete member

29. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Lighter member that spans between the girders
A 100% solid unit
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Solid unit

30. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Two flange plates
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
A ductile material
True

31. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
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.
Stress / strain = E
Gravity load support to the veneer
Shelf angles

32. What is the formula for shear force?
Brown coat
excavation
4
shear force=force/area

33. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Noncohesive Soils
Pile
Beams and Columns
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

34. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
K-series - LH series - DHL series
HHS
Pre-tensioned concrete
4000 psi

35. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
CMU backed brick veneer
True
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
2

36. What is a construction joint?
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Walls with overhangs
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Lintel angle

37. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
M -S -N -O
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Soft-coat EIFS

38. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
Much lower
3000 psi
Barrier walls
Sloped on both sides

39. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Head Joints
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Isolation Joints

40. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Stress / strain = E
A 100% solid unit
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

41. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
2in
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
1in
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

42. Materials used for Formwork are___
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Sloped on both sides
That it is welded
Construction Joint

43. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Highly Crosive - Extreme
annealed glass
True

44. What does SJI stand for?
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Steel Joist Institute
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Brown coat

45. LH series has a depth range of...
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
18 to 48 in
Tube

46. Which type of EIF is most used?
3/8
Pink
PB pg 703
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

47. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Modular
Footing
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Peter Zumther

48. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Beams
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

49. 1 kip = ____psi
EAF - BOF - OHF
1kip=1000psi
10-13 feet.
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

50. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
3 in
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
connection beam flanges
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall