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1. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Residential
Stress at the point of failure
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
PB pg 703

2. A typical bond beam is provided with
Horizontal reinforcement
Flexural and Shear.
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
A reinforced-masonry frame

3. Stress Formula
Water Proofing
240 in =20ft
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

4. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Solid unit
stress=force/area
4

5. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
7 in
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Joists

6. BOF full name is _______
Pile
Basic Oxygen Furnace
3000 psi
stress=force/area

7. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Live end
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
False

8. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
True
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

9. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
stablize joists
Construction Joint
Lighter member that spans between the girders
High-treated carbon steel

10. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Better
50
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
144^2 - 18ft.

11. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
A325
Grouted Space
A992
Head Joints

12. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Force / Area
Pipe Section

13. Site-cast is when ____
The concrete is cast at the site
A conventional wood light frame building
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

14. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Some veneer walls
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Scaffolding

15. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Sloped on both sides
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
18 to 48 in

16. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Rain-screen wall
Barrier walls
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
3in

17. A rigid Connection is also called...
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Electric Arc Furnace
Tube
AISC Type I Connection

18. Mechanical couplers are used
False
The concrete is cast at the site
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Parallel - wider

19. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
4 to 6 ft
Bearing connection
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Alkali resistant

20. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

21. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
7 in
Column Footing
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Compression

22. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
3 in
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Mock-up
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

23. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
After World War 2
A continuous closure strip
Parallel - wider
8 and 30 in

24. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
True
Hot Rolling
Air tight

25. Semirigid Connection is also called...
AISC Type III Connection
True
4000 psi
Footing

26. A wall footing is also called _____
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Strip Footing
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
1kip=1000psi

27. Compressive Strength Formula
3 in
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
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
Roof and Floor

28. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
A continuous closure strip
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
3 in

29. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Water Proofing
3000 PSI
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
36 ksi

30. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Pipe Section
Live end
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
Sloped on both sides

31. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
=change in length/original length
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Parallel - wider

32. OHF full name is?
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Open-Hearth furnace
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

33. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
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.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

34. What is a construction joint?
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Dead End
Plortland cement-based mix
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

35. Effloresecence
Air tight
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Pipe Section
Depth of the joist in inches

36. Which type of EIF is most used?
Gravel
Strip Footing
PB pg 703
2in

37. Walers
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Parallel - wider

38. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Elevated Slabs

39. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
Tougher pg 617
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Grade 50 steel
3/8

40. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
8 and 30 in
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Hard coat EIFS
Increase the strength of beam in shear

41. 1 kip = ____psi
2
True
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
1kip=1000psi

42. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Bed Joints
EAF - OHF - BOF
W16X25
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

43. Slagwool is _____
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
2in
Stiff
Each floor level

44. A tube is referred to as a ____
HHS
2in pg 645
where soil is not strong.
Cinder Block

45. S-Shape is also called ____
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Gravel
Immediately above the flashing
American Standard Shape

46. Pile
Two flange plates
Column Footing
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
A36

47. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Zero (0)
EAF - OHF - BOF
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Tension

48. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
General contractor

49. Flashing needs to have these qualities
By Splitting I sections in half
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
4000 psi
By functioning as a water reservior

50. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
8
Metals that do not contain Metals
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Composite