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1. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Plortland cement-based mix
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
A325

2. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Strands
4 to 6 ft
Columns
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.

3. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Porland cement - lime - and sand
A ductile material

4. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
Immediately about a flashing
Reservoir
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

5. Shear stress formula
Type N
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Water Proofing
Force / Area

6. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
3/8 in
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Vertical

7. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Live end
144^2 - 18ft.
Less than it's ultimate stress
Open Headed joint

8. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
excavation
Lighter weight
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

9. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
10-13 feet.
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
False
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.

10. In what order are roof componants placed:
The cladding resists all the wind load
8 in to 30 in
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
G30 - G60 - G120

11. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
structural frame
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

12. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
The cladding resists all the wind load
Hard coat EIFS
5 in

13. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
That it is welded
After World War 2
2in
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

14. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
30ft
Joists
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

15. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Stretcher Face
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
stress=force/area
Solid unit

16. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Steel fabricator

17. Bricks that have frogs are...
Molded bricks
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
American Standard Shape
Carbon steel

18. Bricks that have core holes are ____
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Extruded Bricks
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
AISC Type II Connection

19. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
90 to 180 degress
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Shores
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

20. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
2
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Gauge number
Joists

21. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Immediately above
Open-Hearth furnace

22. Flashing needs to have these qualities
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Joists
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

23. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Lug
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
connection beam flanges
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

24. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Beams
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
=change in length/original length
Immediately above

25. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
stablize joists
2in
Reinforced concrete member
Rain-screen wall

26. 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 ____
Open-Hearth furnace
2in
Pre-tensioned concrete
Flying forms

27. Most common used Veneer wall is...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Compressive strength

28. What does TCA stand for?
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Tilt-up Concrete Association
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Solid unit

29. Modulus of elasticity
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Stress / strain = E
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

30. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Asymmetry
Type N
Structural concrete fill

31. Site-cast is when ____
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
The concrete is cast at the site

32. Two-way deck is a ____
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Beams and Columns
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

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

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34. 1 kip = ____psi
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Elastic
10-13 feet.
1kip=1000psi

35. What is one of the Empirical rules?
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Depth of the joist in inches

36. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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37. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
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
Fibrous
True
3in

38. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Reinforced concrete member
Cranes and rails

39. Where are deep foundations used?
True
where soil is not strong.
Strip Footing
Weak in shear

40. A two way joist floor is also called...
Surface tension
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
A Waffle Slab
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

41. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Hot Rolling
Each course consists of Strechers
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

42. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Elevated Slabs
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Highly Crosive - Extreme

43. A pour stop is generally used with
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Floor decks
A325
3/8

44. The purpose of flashing is to...
Pipe Section
Metals that do not contain Metals
Expanded metal lath
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

45. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Depth of the joist in inches
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
The cladding resists all the wind load

46. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
Pile
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
At each floor level and roof level
Beams

47. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
True
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Elevated Slabs

48. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Pile
Angle section (L)
tempered glass
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

49. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Barrier walls
That it is welded

50. A snape Tie consits of...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Barrier walls
18 to 48 in