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1. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Residential
By Splitting I sections in half
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.
excavation

2. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Air tight
High-treated carbon steel

3. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Zinc
Each floor level
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
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

4. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Elastic-plastic
Extruded Bricks
2 1/2 in
Portland cement stucco

5. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Grouted Space
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Hard coat EIFS

6. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
50
Flexural and Shear.
3/8 in
T section

7. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Mild
3000 psi
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

8. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Either tension or compression
Walls with vertical reinforcement
One piece anchors
Live ends

9. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Metals that contain Iron
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

10. What is an Isolation Joint?

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11. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
True
excavation
18 to 48 in

12. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
annealed glass
Grouted Space
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Flying forms

13. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
125psi
A continuous closure strip
3/8

14. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Hard coat EIFS
8 and 30 in
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Bearing connection

15. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
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.
Asymmetry
Henry Bessemer in 1855

16. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
2in
Soft-coat EIFS
Providing an impervious barrier to water
4000 psi

17. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Parallel - wider
Live ends
S50X30
Molded bricks

18. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
connection beam flanges
7 in
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Henry Bessemer in 1855

19. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Lug
General contractor
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

20. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Spraying the mix over a mold
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
M -S -N -O

21. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Joists
Gravity - wind and surface tension

22. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
After World War 2
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

23. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
General contractor
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
where soil is not strong.

24. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Footing
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

25. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
EAF - OHF - BOF
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Snap Tie
Zinc

26. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Beams and Columns
Tunnel Form
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
3000 PSI

27. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
At each floor level and roof level
field bolting of steel member
1in
Percast at the construction site

28. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Vertical
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

29. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
EAF - BOF - OHF
10-13 feet.
W - S - HP - M
Lighter member that spans between the girders

30. The Slag is what?
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
EAF - BOF - OHF
Live ends
structural frame

31. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
PB pg 703
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

32. Twist-off Bolt method is...
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Increase the strength of beam in shear
AISC Type I Connection
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

33. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
field bolting of steel member
Leveling Nut
Barrier walls
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

34. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Column Footing
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Some veneer walls
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

35. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Beams
The Framework
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.

36. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
structural frame
Support Pylons
3/8
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

37. Retempering of motar means...
Hollow structural section
Tube
Type S
Adding water to the mortar

38. How is a T section made?
Snap Tie
Lateral load support to the veneer
By Splitting I sections in half
Joists

39. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Live end
Grouted Space
Carbon steel
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

40. Clay is _______
That it is welded
Tube
cohesive
Footing

41. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Isolation Joints
Brick ledge
FBX
Roof and Floor

42. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Joists
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Ground-Supported slabs area____

43. Bricks that have core holes are ____
Extruded Bricks
The Framework
Type N
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

44. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
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
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Metals that contain Iron
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.

45. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
3000 PSI
Favorably
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

46. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Compression
Water Proofing
Hot Rolling
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

47. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
every floor
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Leveling Nut
Concrete masonry Units

48. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Flexural and Shear.
tempered glass
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole

49. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
3/8
5 in
G30 - G60 - G120
True

50. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
Pile
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Elastic