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1. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Strands
18'
EAF - BOF - OHF
Isolation Joints
2. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
Width - W - of Unit
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Mock-up
3/8
3. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Column Footing
Elastic
2 1/2 in
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.
4. Two-way deck is a ____
General contractor
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
perpendicular
Stiff
5. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Air tight
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Live end
Structural concrete fill
6. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
Favorably
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
8
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
7. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Leveling Nut
Tube
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
After World War 2
8. Form liners are used to...
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Tougher pg 617
18'
9. What is the 2 arrow?
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
18 to 48 in
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Base Plate
10. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Asymmetry
stress=force/area
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Gas or arc
11. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
30ft
30 ft
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
12. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Bed Joints
40 ft
Percast at the construction site
Angle section (L)
13. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Steel
Zero (0)
Pink
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
14. What is the First arrow point at?
W - S - HP - M
Leveling Nut
5000 psi
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
15. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Immediately above
EAF - OHF - BOF
2 1/2 in
True
16. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Wide-Flange section
Shelf angles
Concrete masonry Units
17. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
A continuous closure strip
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
The Framework
18. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Either tension or compression
Stress / strain = E
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
19. Bricks that have core holes are ____
Extruded Bricks
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.
Residential
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
20. What is the formula for stress?
stress=force/area
Isolation Joints
Barrier walls
Sloped - thinner
21. The use of ______ concrete is customary
Failure stress / allowable stress
4000 psi
Henry Bessemer in 1855
K-series - LH series - DHL series
22. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Water Proofing
Gas or arc
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
23. What is the First arrow point at?
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Two flange plates
Leveling Nut
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
24. Formwork is refereed to as
Roof and Floor
Air tight
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Isolation Joints
25. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
4 to 6 ft
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Pink
Portland cement stucco
26. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Portland cement stucco
Joists
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
=change in length/original length
27. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Vertical
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Modular
Fibrous
28. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Snap Tie
Electric Arc Furnace
Pile
Lateral load support to the veneer
29. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Columns
Live ends
Gauge number
American Standard Shape
30. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
S50X30
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Spraying the mix over a mold
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
31. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Elevated Slabs
T section
Angle section (L)
32. Camber refers to...
7 in
Weep holes
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
33. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
34. The Top right hand Beam is called a
T section
Elevated Slabs
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Columns
35. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
1/2 to 3/4 thick
3/8 in
Angle section (L)
36. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Carbon steel
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Sloped toward the interior roof
Open-Hearth furnace
37. What is the formula for strain?
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
Elevated Slabs
Cross bearing Walls plane
=change in length/original length
38. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Leveling Nut
HHS
Each floor level
39. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Portland cement stucco
50
3000 PSI
Tube
40. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
41. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
False
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Walls with overhangs
7 in
42. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
2in
where soil is not strong.
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
43. What is the Fill Made up of?
Tube
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
The concrete is cast at the site
Gravel
44. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
I Section
Thermal Mass
Mildly
stress=force/area
45. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
True
Simple Connection
46. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
structural frame
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.
Elevated Slabs
47. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
stablize joists
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Noncohesive Soils
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
48. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Type N
Beams
2in
16 in
49. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Mildly
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
I Section
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
50. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?
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