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1. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Beams
A reinforced-masonry frame

2. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
Immediately above
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Tunnel Form
Henry Bessemer in 1855

3. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
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Heavier members and spans from column to column

4. 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
Water Proofing
2in
T section
Mock-up

5. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
T section
Gauge number
8 in to 30 in
1in

6. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Mild
Modular
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
American Standard Shape

7. Modulus of elasticity
Highly Crosive - Extreme
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Stress / strain = E
Two flange plates

8. How is a T section made?
Surface tension
True
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
By Splitting I sections in half

9. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column
Site cast concrete slabs
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Length - L - of unit
125psi

10. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Length - L - of unit
A reinforced-masonry frame
Live end
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

11. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Veneer wall
Angle section (L)
Weep holes
Control joints in concrete do what?

12. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
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
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

13. Rain screen is...
2in
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
20 ft

14. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
annealed glass
Portland cement stucco
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

15. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Zinc
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

16. Which type of EIF is most used?
PB pg 703
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Steel fabricator
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

17. The Slag is what?
Electric Arc Furnace
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Portland cement stucco

18. What is the formula for stress?
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Increase the strength of beam in shear
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
stress=force/area

19. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
True
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Pink

20. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Peter Zumther
HHS
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Tunnel Form

21. a backup wall is required in a...
True
4000 psi
Veneer wall
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

22. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Copper and stainless steel
Cranes and rails
Live ends

23. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Snap Tie
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Weak in shear
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

24. Benefits of reinforced masonry
tempered glass
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.
Shores
General contractor

25. 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
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
where soil is not strong.
2in
Joists

26. 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 _____
2.67 ft
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Strip Footing
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

27. Shores are used for...
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
stress=force/area
Is embedded in the walls
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

28. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Pipe Section
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
The cladding resists all the wind load

29. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Construction Joint
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

30. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Lateral load support to the veneer
Water Proofing
240 in =20ft

31. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Adding water to the mortar
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Horizontal reinforcement

32. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
A992
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Scaffolding
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

33. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______
A ductile material
Lighter weight
Pile
W16X25

34. Standard CMU size
structural frame
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Favorably
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.

35. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
After World War 2
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
8 in

36. Materials used for Formwork are___
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
The concrete is cast at the site
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Simple Connection

37. Standard CMU size
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
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Footing

38. Cast Iron is formed when _______
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.
Water Proofing
Site cast concrete slabs
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

39. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
False
Column Footing
Horizontal reinforcement
Pile

40. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Column Footing
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
connection beam flanges
3/8

41. Unfinished bolts are made from
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Carbon steel
Columns

42. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Metals that contain Iron
excavation
Column Footing
Heavier members and spans from column to column

43. Pile
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Brown coat
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

44. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
2in
Solid unit
True
Lighter weight

45. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Type S
Air tight
2 in

46. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
CMU backed brick veneer
Force / Area
Scaffolding
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

47. Rain screen is...
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
1in
Reinforced concrete member

48. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
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AISC Type I Connection
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
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

49. The first coat of stucco is called...
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Drilled pier footing
Scratch coat

50. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Composite
Angle section (L)
Cross bearing Walls plane
Surface tension

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