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1. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Joists
perpendicular
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
4 to 6 ft

2. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Beams
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Steel fabricator
3/8 in

3. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
W16X25
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Compression
4000 psi

4. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
Acrylic polymer-based mix
A horizontal butt join in cladding
At each floor level and roof level
4

5. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
4 to 6 ft
Carbon steel
True
Mildly

6. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Compression
3/8

7. Materials used for Formwork are___
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
W - S - HP - M
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

8. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Column Footing
False
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Highly Crosive - Extreme

9. A joint screen is an
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
2 1/2 in
General contractor

10. Site-cast is when ____
Porland cement - lime - and sand
The concrete is cast at the site
Sloped - thinner
Live end

11. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Copper and stainless steel
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

12. What is one of the Empirical rules?
M -S -N -O
PB pg 703
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Modular

13. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
10-13 feet.
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Simple Connection

14. W-Shape is also called _____
Brick ledge
EAF - OHF - BOF
Zero (0)
Wide-Flange section

15. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Lug
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
shear force=force/area
5 in

16. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Column Footing
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Failure stress / allowable stress
52-72

17. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Width - W - of Unit
Air tight
Tilt-up Concrete Association

18. What does SJI stand for?
Steel Joist Institute
Mock-up
Simple Connection
SJI

19. Most of the cost comes from _____
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
That it is welded
The Framework
3000 psi

20. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
HHS
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

21. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Beams
Compressive strength
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
True

22. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
8 in to 30 in
Live ends
More easily constructable.
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

23. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
4 to 6 ft
SJI
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Columns

24. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
structural frame
Asymmetry
Percast at the construction site
Lug

25. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
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
That it is welded

26. Safety Margin formula
Actual strength / required strength
Tube
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
A horizontal butt join in cladding

27. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
A reinforced-masonry frame
2 in
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Site cast concrete slabs

28. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
20 ft
Two piece wire anchors
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

29. Most common used Veneer wall is...
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Gas or arc

30. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Construction Joint
Flexural and Shear.
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
True

31. What does TCA stand for?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Gauge number
2in pg 645
Some veneer walls

32. A Simple Connection is...
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Hard coat EIFS
FBX

33. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Live ends
Isolated pad footing
Capillary break
That it is welded

34. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
7 in

35. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
One piece anchors
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
Joists

36. The most common thickness for mortar is____
3/8
I Section
Isolated pad footing
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620

37. OHF full name is?
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Open-Hearth furnace
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Thermal Mass

38. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
Rain-screen wall
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
The Framework
4000 psi

39. Mechanical couplers are used
Composite
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
FBX

40. A common type of Form Tie is ____
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Pipe Section
Snap Tie
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

41. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
The cladding resists all the wind load
=change in length/original length
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole

42. A bond Beam is provided at ______
AISC Type II Connection
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Lintel angle
Scratch coat

43. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Reservoir
Porland cement - lime - and sand

44. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Elastic
Immediately above the flashing
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Barrier walls

45. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Sloped - thinner
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

46. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
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
Footing
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

47. Shores are used for...
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Asymmetry
Stretcher Face

48. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Continuous Stip footing
Weep holes
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Each floor level

49. K-series has a depth range of?
Construction Joint
8 in to 30 in
Live end
A325

50. Bricks that have core holes are ____
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Construction Joint
Extruded Bricks
Snap Tie

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