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1. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Angle section (L)
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Leveling Nut
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

2. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Leveling Nut
Weep holes
Angle section (L)
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

3. a backup wall is required in a...
Veneer wall
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
General contractor

4. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Thermal Mass
Beams
Rain-screen wall
Noncohesive Soils

5. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Scaffolding
Cinder Block
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Heavier members and spans from column to column

6. The most water tight joint is ____
Concave
Column Footing
A 100% solid unit
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

7. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
3/8
Drainage Walls
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

8. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
Columns
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Leveling Nut
False

9. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Simple Connection
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Concave

10. A joint screen is an
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
A Waffle Slab
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

11. Bond beams are _____
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Walls with vertical reinforcement

12. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Hollow structural section
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
field bolting of steel member

13. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
G30 - G60 - G120
True
Support Pylons
Hard coat EIFS

14. A rigid Connection is also called...
CMU backed brick veneer
AISC Type I Connection
Weep holes
Compressive strength

15. What is the bottom piece called?
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Footing
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Site cast concrete slabs

16. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
High-treated carbon steel
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
3/8 in
Angle section (L)

17. Mechanical couplers are used
4 to 6 ft
1in
Live end
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

18. Two-way deck is a ____
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
A continuous closure strip
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

19. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
8 and 30 in
Portland cement stucco
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
144^2 - 18ft.

20. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
CMU backed brick veneer
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

21. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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22. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
7/8in
Structural concrete fill
Porland cement - lime - and sand
PB pg 703

23. Two-way deck is a ____
Scratch coat
Beams
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
5000 psi

24. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Much lower
2 in
Columns
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.

25. One-way deck is a ______
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
same
False
Force / Area

26. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
Bearing connection
2 to 4 ft
1in
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

27. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Pile
Construction Joint
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

28. Where are deep foundations used?
where soil is not strong.
16'
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Bed Joints

29. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Bed Joints
16 in
Lighter weight
Lug

30. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Tube
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Steel pipes
Grouted Space

31. A tube is referred to as a ____
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
HHS
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

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

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33. Thermal Mass is _____
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Footing

34. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A36
Zero (0)
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
A992

35. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Each course consists of Strechers
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

36. The required color of a stucco surface is...
A 100% solid unit
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

37. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Sloped on both sides
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

38. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Mild
5000 psi
Columns

39. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Support Pylons
Live end
Favorably

40. Walers
Beams
Tube
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

41. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Heavier members and spans from column to column
connection beam flanges
The cladding resists all the wind load

42. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
3/8 in
Pile
Live ends
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

43. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Flexural and Shear.
Scratch coat
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Pre-tensioned concrete

44. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Immediately above the flashing
Noncohesive Soils
2 in
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

45. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Veneer wall
Depth of the joist in inches
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
8

46. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
A reinforced-masonry frame
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Isolation Joints
Cross bearing Walls plane

47. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
5 in
Veneer wall
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

48. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
SJI
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

49. A two way joist floor is also called...
Compression
A Waffle Slab
8 and 30 in
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.

50. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
False
2 1/2 in
Plortland cement-based mix
Highly Crosive - Extreme