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1. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
T section
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

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

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3. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column
125psi
S50X30
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
1in

4. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
7 in
Base Plate
Zero (0)
Copper and stainless steel

5. The use of ______ concrete is customary
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Cross bearing Walls plane
A conventional wood light frame building
4000 psi

6. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
That it is welded
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
windward face

7. Bond beams are _____
Better
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Cross bearing Walls plane
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

8. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Vertical reinforcing bars
CMU backed brick veneer
HHS

9. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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10. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Rain-screen wall
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
cohesive

11. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
excavation
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Elastic
8 in

12. Slagwool is _____
False
Pile
Percast at the construction site
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

13. Galvanizing is...
Solid unit
3 in
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
The Framework

14. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
8 in
High-treated carbon steel
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Type S

15. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
tempered glass
90 to 180 degress

16. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Brick ledge
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Width - W - of Unit
Elevated Slabs

17. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Beams
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
The concrete is cast at the site

18. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Footing
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
2 1/2 in
Barrier walls

19. OHF full name is?
Thermal Mass
Open-Hearth furnace
Pink
False

20. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
Pre-tensioned concrete
Isolation Joints
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
True

21. Where are deep foundations used?
Pink
Type N
where soil is not strong.
Vertical reinforcing bars

22. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Joists
Gravity load support to the veneer
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
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.

23. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Is embedded in the walls
Spraying the mix over a mold

24. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
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
Gravity load support to the veneer
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.
Is embedded in the walls

25. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
False
Compression
Beams
Gravity load support to the veneer

26. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
every floor
Mock-up
7/8in
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

27. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Chairs
Expanded metal lath
Shores

28. A material that is weak in tension is...
EAF - OHF - BOF
Weak in shear
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

29. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

30. A material that is weak in tension is...
Weak in shear
20 ft
By Splitting I sections in half
Gravity - wind and surface tension

31. Semirigid Connection is also called...
Is embedded in the walls
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
AISC Type III Connection
16'

32. In an English-bonded Wall
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
3000 psi

33. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Gravity - wind and surface tension
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Zero (0)

34. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
2
Construction Joint
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
A 100% solid unit

35. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
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.
40 ft
4000 psi

36. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Elevated Slabs
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
A conventional wood light frame building

37. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Some veneer walls
Type N
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

38. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
0.0025
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Grouted Space

39. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Hollow structural section
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Mildly

40. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Angle section (L)
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Continuous Stip footing
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

41. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
After World War 2
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Lug

42. In an English-bonded Wall
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
True
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
5000 psi

43. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Grade 50 steel
Compression
Tilt-up Concrete Association
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

44. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Columns
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Gravel

45. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Barrier walls
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

46. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Gravity load support to the veneer
2 in
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

47. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
A992
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

48. Ferrous Metals are...
52-72
Mild
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Metals that contain Iron

49. The term FLying form refers to...
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Pre-tensioned concrete

50. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Lug
Steel Joist Institute
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

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