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1. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

2. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
A992
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

3. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Grouted Space
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
A continuous closure strip
excavation

4. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Steel fabricator
Bed Joints
Leveling Nut

5. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
A 100% solid unit
Snap Tie
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
30ft

6. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
4 to 6 ft
A992

7. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Stress at the point of failure
Length - L - of unit
Construction Joint

8. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
stress=force/area
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
HHS

9. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
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
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
Live end
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

10. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Steel pipes
EAF - BOF - OHF
Column Footing
8 in

11. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
By Splitting I sections in half
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

12. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
2in
Vertical
That it is welded

13. Thermal Mass is _____
Columns
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
same
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

14. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Weep holes
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
18 to 48 in

15. Stress Formula
Cranes and rails
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
A ductile material
True

16. 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...
4
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.
Steel Joist Institute
30 ft

17. What does HHS stand for?
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Hollow structural section
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

18. Twist-off Bolt method is...
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
A325
Gravel

19. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Gravity load support to the veneer
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.
Gravity - wind and surface tension
144^2 - 18ft.

20. A typical bond beam is provided with
Horizontal reinforcement
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

21. What is Core Holes?
Grade 50 steel
Stress / strain = E
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

22. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
Barrier walls
By functioning as a water reservior
Force / Area

23. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
windward face
Live end
Less than it's ultimate stress
Mock-up

24. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Gauge number
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
True
Each floor level

25. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
excavation
A reinforced-masonry frame
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

26. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Bed Joints
A horizontal butt join in cladding
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

27. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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28. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Width - W - of Unit
W - S - HP - M
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.
4 to 6 ft

29. What is the First arrow point at?
3/8
5000 psi
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Leveling Nut

30. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Tube
Residential
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
same

31. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
240 in =20ft
Spraying the mix over a mold
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
24

32. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
Reservoir
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
2in

33. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
Sloped on both sides
30ft
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

34. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
2 1/2 in
Ground-Supported slabs area____
3/8 in
Base Plate

35. Ferrous Metals are...
Metals that contain Iron
5000 psi
1/2 to 3/4 thick
FBX

36. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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37. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Modular
K-series - LH series - DHL series
5 in
30ft

38. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Portland cement stucco
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
3in

39. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
K-series - LH series - DHL series
144^2 - 18ft.
16'

40. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Weep holes
1kip=1000psi
Steel
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

41. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Tube
Heavier members and spans from column to column
General contractor
Gravel

42. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
By functioning as a water reservior
Type S
1kip=1000psi
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

43. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
windward face
Veneer wall
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

44. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Either tension or compression
4000 psi
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Isolation Joints

45. Strain Formula
Head Joints
4
Footing
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

46. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
8 in to 30 in

47. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
3in
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
After World War 2
Steel

48. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Sloped toward the interior roof
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

49. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
After World War 2
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Dead End

50. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Tube
At each floor level and roof level
Joists