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1. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
2in pg 645
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

2. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Angle section (L)
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Water Proofing

3. HSS can be what Shape?
Square - rectangular or round
Live end
Steel
Residential

4. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Lighter weight
Zero (0)

5. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
American Standard Shape
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

6. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
8 in
Grouted Space
5000 psi
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

7. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Control joints in concrete do what?
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
The concrete is cast at the site
Providing an impervious barrier to water

8. What is the bottom piece called?
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Footing
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

9. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Live end
True

10. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Beams
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

11. Twist-off Bolt method is...
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Joists
Concave

12. Mechanical couplers are used
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
A Waffle Slab
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

13. Two-way deck is a ____
Lighter member that spans between the girders
By Splitting I sections in half
240 in =20ft
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

14. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
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.
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Cranes and rails

15. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
3/8 in
Brown coat
Base Plate

16. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Open-Hearth furnace
Angle section (L)
Modular
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

17. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Immediately above the flashing
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
8
3/8

18. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Continuous Stip footing
Rain-screen wall
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Type N

19. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Pre-tensioned concrete
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
A Waffle Slab

20. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
2in
stablize joists
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
3/8

21. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Strip Footing
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
Compression
Pipe Section

22. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
At each floor level and roof level
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

23. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Angle section (L)
where soil is not strong.
Gas or arc
Isolated pad footing

24. CMU is _____
Cinder Block
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Type S
240 in =20ft

25. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Modular
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

26. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
4000 psi
Pink
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

27. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Elevated Slabs
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.
Drainage Walls

28. What is an Isolation Joint?

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29. Cellular-type plan is ______
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Live ends
A992
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

30. What is the formula for stress?
Strands
AISC Type I Connection
Tunnel Form
stress=force/area

31. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Barrier walls
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

32. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Steel fabricator
Compressive strength
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

33. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Steel pipes
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

34. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
2 1/2 in
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
=change in length/original length
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

35. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
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
Support Pylons
Vertical
Cranes and rails

36. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
7/8in
Dead End

37. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Isolation Joints
Modular
24

38. Retempering of motar means...
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Adding water to the mortar
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
One piece anchors

39. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
perpendicular
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
144^2 - 18ft.

40. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Steel
Zero (0)
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

41. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Shores
A ductile material
Pre-tensioned concrete
Brick ledge

42. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
tempered glass
Flexural and Shear.
connection beam flanges

43. Standard CMU size
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Composite
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

44. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Pipe Section
Adding water to the mortar
Snap Tie
Tube

45. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
True
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
Barrier walls
Cohesive

46. What is the 2 arrow?
Pipe Section
Metals that do not contain Metals
Base Plate
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

47. Compressive Strength Formula
Grouted Space
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
By Splitting I sections in half
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.

48. Thermal Mass is _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Construction Joint
Continuous Stip footing

49. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
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
Immediately above
EAF - BOF - OHF
Length - L - of unit

50. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
A continuous closure strip
Concrete masonry Units
7/8in