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1. Slagwool is _____
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Zinc
Actual strength / required strength
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals

2. Modulus of elasticity
Mildly
Stress / strain = E
Gas or arc
Spraying the mix over a mold

3. Capillary break is a...
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
16 in

4. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Snap Tie
T section
A continuous closure strip

5. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Portland cement stucco
8 in
Pink
CMU backed brick veneer

6. One-way deck is a ______
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

7. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
The Framework
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Lighter weight

8. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
SJI
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

9. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Immediately about a flashing
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Soft-coat EIFS
Elevated Slabs

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

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11. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Gravel
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Flying forms
Structural concrete fill

12. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Elevated Slabs
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

13. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
125psi
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.

14. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Copper and stainless steel
Isolated pad footing

15. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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16. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
20 ft
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Compression

17. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Tube
By Splitting I sections in half
Water Proofing
Beams

18. What is the formula for stress?
Drilled pier footing
stress=force/area
8 in
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

19. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Floor decks
16'

20. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Steel
A continuous closure strip
50
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

21. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

22. OHF full name is?
Open-Hearth furnace
Lateral load support to the veneer
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Wide-Flange section

23. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Angle section (L)
Expanded metal lath
Percast at the construction site

24. Compressive Strength Formula
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Percast at the construction site
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

25. Z-flashing is effective in...
True
Asymmetry
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
A horizontal butt join in cladding

26. Camber refers to...
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
Actual strength / required strength
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Each course consists of Strechers

27. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
36 ksi
Is embedded in the walls
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Increase the strength of beam in shear

28. Capillary break is a...
Either tension or compression
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

29. Two-way deck is a ____
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Fibrous
Surface tension

30. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Some veneer walls
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

31. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
24in
5000 psi
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Noncohesive Soils

32. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
Within the plane of the veneer
2in
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Live end

33. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Pile
Barrier walls
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

34. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
Base Plate
A ductile material
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

35. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Reservoir
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

36. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
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.
A ductile material
S50X30
Capillary break

37. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Either tension or compression
5 in
A325
every floor

38. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Walls with overhangs
Weak in shear

39. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
30 ft
Modular
3/8
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

40. A tube is referred to as a ____
HHS
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

41. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
Tunnel Form
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Gravity - wind and surface tension
True

42. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
every floor
EAF - OHF - BOF
Beams

43. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
Capillary break
Shores
8 in
Fibrous

44. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Lighter member that spans between the girders
8 in
Joists
Bearing connection

45. K series are more frequently used because they ____
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
52-72
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

46. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Compression
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Square - rectangular or round

47. Built-up sections are made by _____
Isolation Joints
240 in =20ft
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

48. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
Pile
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
24in

49. What is one of the Empirical rules?
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Type S
K-series - LH series - DHL series
High-treated carbon steel

50. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Columns
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
90 to 180 degress