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1. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
I Section
Lighter member that spans between the girders
AISC Type III Connection

2. 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
Hot Rolling
Isolation Joints
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
2in

3. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Sloped - thinner
4000 psi
Flying forms

4. S-Shape is also called ____
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
American Standard Shape
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Gas or arc

5. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Percast at the construction site
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
3/8
CMU backed brick veneer

6. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Elastic
T section
Columns
Dead End

7. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
144^2 - 18ft.
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

8. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
same
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
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
stablize joists

9. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
5 in
24
2.67 ft

10. Capillary break is a...
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
2 1/2 in
16'
8 and 30 in

11. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

12. Modulus of elasticity
By Splitting I sections in half
Stress / strain = E
2 1/2 in
Highly Crosive - Extreme

13. A material that is weak in tension is...
Stiff
Pile
Type N
Weak in shear

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
2 1/2 in
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
By Splitting I sections in half

15. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Mildly
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

16. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Columns
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

17. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
Brick ledge
Water Proofing
Beams
Spraying the mix over a mold

18. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Each course consists of Strechers
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Lug

19. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Grouted Space
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Ground-Supported slabs area____

20. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
2in
Column Footing
3 in
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

21. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Concave
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Some veneer walls

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23. Formwork is refereed to as
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Joists
5000 psi
Lug

24. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Grade 50 steel
3/8
More easily constructable.
FBX

25. Capillary break is a...
1/2 to 3/4 thick
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Some veneer walls

26. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
A continuous closure strip
Reinforced concrete member
Gravel

27. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Beams
Pile
2 in
Extruded Bricks

28. Built-up sections are made by _____
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
2in
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

29. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
A continuous closure strip
Sloped - thinner
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Modular

30. Retempering of motar means...
Brown coat
Adding water to the mortar
Portland cement stucco
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.

31. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
4 to 6 ft
Open-Hearth furnace
W16X25

32. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
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
General contractor
Gauge number
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

33. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Strip Footing
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals

34. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Gravel
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

35. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Hard coat EIFS
Compression
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

36. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Is embedded in the walls
Reservoir
Column Footing

37. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
2 to 4 ft
W16X25
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

38. The most water tight joint is ____
Angle section (L)
Head Joints
Type N
Concave

39. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
16 in
Angle section (L)
Water Proofing
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.

40. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Beams
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
PB pg 703
Hard coat EIFS

41. What is the 2 arrow?
Brown coat
AISC Type I Connection
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Base Plate

42. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
S50X30
Cohesive
Fibrous
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

43. Flashing material must be impervious to...
True
True
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Drainage Walls

44. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Fibrous
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Carbon steel
Noncohesive Soils

45. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Tube
Peter Zumther
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

46. What does HHS stand for?
3/8
Hollow structural section
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
Elevated Slabs

47. Shear stress formula
Force / Area
Angle section (L)
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.
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

48. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Some veneer walls
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

49. StiffBacks
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Water Proofing
Henry Bessemer in 1855
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

50. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Plortland cement-based mix
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.
G30 - G60 - G120
True