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1. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
S50X30
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Within the plane of the veneer
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

2. Stirrups are generally made of...
Water Proofing
Increase the strength of beam in shear
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Steel fabricator

3. 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.
Isolation Joints
Tougher pg 617
Concrete masonry Units
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

4. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Each course consists of Strechers
Immediately above
Beams and Columns
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

5. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Gravel
Stress / strain = E
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Walls with vertical reinforcement

6. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
1in
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Tilt-up Concrete Association

7. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Soft-coat EIFS
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Brown coat
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

8. The GFRC skin is typically
American Standard Shape
1/2 to 3/4 thick
2 1/2 in
structural frame

9. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
Type N
Leveling Nut
4
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

10. Formwork is refereed to as
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Sloped toward the interior roof
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

11. What is the First arrow point at?
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
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
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Leveling Nut

12. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
FBX
Gravel
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Is embedded in the walls

13. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
3 in
8
shear force=force/area

14. Slagwool is _____
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

15. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Modular
Tougher pg 617
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.
Walls that are distributed almost uniformly in both principle and directions - walls at the uper floor that align with the walls at the lower floor - walls that are continuous up to the foundations

16. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Immediately above
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
After World War 2
Much lower

17. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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18. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Gravel
Concave
A continuous closure strip

19. In an English-bonded Wall
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
2in pg 645
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Mild

20. A Blast Furnace is a ______
After World War 2
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.
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Hollow structural section

21. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
Residential
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Head Joints
3/8 in

22. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
tempered glass
Thermal Mass
16 in

23. Shelf angles are...
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Brick ledge
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Joists

24. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Barrier walls
2 in
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

25. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Cinder Block
Water Proofing
Capillary break

26. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Cohesive
Open Headed joint
Thermal Mass
Zero (0)

27. Stress Formula
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Width - W - of Unit
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Soft-coat EIFS

28. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Gas or arc
cohesive
2

29. Stack casting is used when
Elevated Slabs
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
4 to 6 ft

30. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
G30 - G60 - G120
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Lateral load support to the veneer

31. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Pipe Section
Hot Rolling
5 in

32. Bricks that have frogs are...
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Molded bricks
Lug
Construction Joint

33. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Lateral load support to the veneer
Tougher pg 617
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

34. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A 100% solid unit
Hollow structural section
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Type S

35. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Tougher pg 617
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
3/8
Favorably

36. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
4000 psi
Carbon steel
Asymmetry
connection beam flanges

37. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Strands
Residential
EAF - BOF - OHF
By Splitting I sections in half

38. Shear stress formula
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Force / Area
Steel
Column Footing

39. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Each floor level
stablize joists
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
True

40. Girder is...
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Reservoir
Steel

41. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
8 in to 30 in
Roof and Floor
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

42. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Two flange plates
Alkali resistant
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

43. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

44. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
perpendicular
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Modular

45. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Elastic-plastic
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Some veneer walls
Vertical reinforcing bars

46. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Zinc
Adding water to the mortar
W16X25
excavation

47. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Stress / strain = E
Base Plate
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

48. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
7/8in
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Angle section (L)

49. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Noncohesive Soils
16 in
Type S
Air tight

50. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Fibrous
Steel
Steel