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1. A slip-critical connection is...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
40 ft
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
True

2. the GFRC skin is obtained by
every floor
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Spraying the mix over a mold

3. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Reservoir
stress=force/area
Elevated Slabs

4. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
=change in length/original length
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

5. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
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.
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Live end

6. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Better
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

7. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
structural frame
Cranes and rails

8. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
tempered glass
Plortland cement-based mix
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
2 1/2 in

9. The Term Tendons includes Strands
True
Square - rectangular or round
The concrete is cast at the site
Drainage Walls

10. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Beams
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

11. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
connection beam flanges
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Actual strength / required strength
Residential

12. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Shelf angles
Head Joints
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Copper and stainless steel

13. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Lateral load support to the veneer
Roof and Floor
Gas or arc
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

14. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
True
Pre-tensioned concrete
W16X25

15. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
5 in
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Reservoir

16. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Cranes and rails
EAF - OHF - BOF
Plortland cement-based mix
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

17. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Zinc
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Tilt-up Concrete Association

18. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
3000 PSI
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

19. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
General contractor
Site cast concrete slabs
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Columns

20. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Lug
False
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

21. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Live ends
High-treated carbon steel
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
W16X25

22. PT concrete is Also known as _______
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.
At each floor level and roof level
Two piece wire anchors
Pre-tensioned concrete

23. A common type of Form Tie is ____
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
True
Snap Tie
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

24. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
AISC Type II Connection
3/8

25. Factor for safety formula
3/8
Failure stress / allowable stress
=change in length/original length
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

26. Pile
Beams and Columns
Concave
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Continuous Stip footing

27. 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...
30 ft
Column Footing
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

28. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Air tight
2in pg 645
Heavier members and spans from column to column

29. Rain screen is...
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Cross bearing Walls plane
Providing an impervious barrier to water

30. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
G30 - G60 - G120
I Section
By Splitting I sections in half
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

31. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Steel Grade
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
8 and 30 in
A reinforced-masonry frame

32. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Scaffolding
shear force=force/area
Fibrous
Soft-coat EIFS

33. Weep Holes are...
Base Plate
Construction Joint
Pink
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

34. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
7 in
General contractor
tempered glass

35. Most common used Veneer wall is...
Pipe Section
Strip Footing
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

36. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
Joists
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
4
Mock-up

37. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
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.
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Column Footing
A325

38. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
cohesive
Water Proofing
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
SJI

39. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Molded bricks
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

40. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Better
Lateral load support to the veneer
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
=change in length/original length

41. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
Grouted Space
4000 psi
Residential
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

42. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Parallel - wider

43. Shear stress formula
Sloped toward the interior roof
Force / Area
Tunnel Form
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

44. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Fibrous
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Within the plane of the veneer

45. Ferrous Metals are...
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Metals that contain Iron
Roof and Floor
Percast at the construction site

46. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Much lower
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Steel fabricator

47. Working is the process by which____
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Footing
Acrylic polymer-based mix

48. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
A 100% solid unit
16 in
Percast at the construction site
Better

49. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
stablize joists
Extruded Bricks
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Steel Grade

50. Which type of EIF is most used?
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
PB pg 703
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Column Footing