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1. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Favorably
52-72
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
2

2. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
30ft
2in pg 645
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

3. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Pre-tensioned concrete
4
36 ksi
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

4. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Brick ledge
SJI

5. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
A conventional wood light frame building
EAF - BOF - OHF
where soil is not strong.
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

6. Factor for safety formula
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
24
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Failure stress / allowable stress

7. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
False
Failure stress / allowable stress
Brown coat

8. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
5000 psi
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Thermal Mass
Live end

9. The Top right hand Beam is called a
same
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
At each floor level and roof level
T section

10. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Immediately about a flashing
Square - rectangular or round
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

11. Form liners are used to...
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Walls with overhangs
7/8in

12. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Within the plane of the veneer
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Stiff
Noncohesive Soils

13. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Vertical reinforcing bars
Angle section (L)
Each floor level

14. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
0.0025
2
8 in
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.

15. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Surface tension
Strip Footing
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
8 and 30 in

16. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...
Porland cement - lime - and sand
T section
American Standard Shape
Favorably

17. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Width - W - of Unit
144^2 - 18ft.
K-series - LH series - DHL series

18. The Very middle one is called _____
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
I Section
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
1/2 to 3/4 thick

19. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Columns
16 in
The Framework

20. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
Favorably
Compressive strength
Air tight
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

21. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Concave
Dead End
Peter Zumther
One piece anchors

22. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Base Plate
Horizontal reinforcement
Each floor level
Construction Joint

23. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Column Footing
Percast at the construction site
Concave
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

24. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Beams and Columns
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Less than it's ultimate stress
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.

25. Slagwool is _____
Either tension or compression
Cross bearing Walls plane
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

26. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
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.
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Gravel
excavation

27. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Immediately about a flashing
2in pg 645
Joists
Footing

28. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
3/8 in
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
2in
Reinforced concrete member

29. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
2 to 4 ft
Construction Joint
8
Pink

30. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Two piece wire anchors
5 in
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
8

31. A wall footing is also called _____
Strip Footing
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Concave
Joists

32. BOF full name is _______
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Grade 50 steel
Basic Oxygen Furnace
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

33. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Beams
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Noncohesive Soils
3/8

34. Most common used Veneer wall is...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Concave

35. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Live end
Mock-up
Carbon steel

36. Stirrups are generally made of...
where soil is not strong.
Asymmetry
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

37. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
5 in
Cranes and rails
Gas or arc
2

38. Thermal Mass is _____
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Tube
field bolting of steel member

39. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
Reservoir
Pile
Type N
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

40. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Water Proofing
Force / Area
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Depth of the joist in inches

41. The width of an expansion joint is ___
shear force=force/area
1in
3/8
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

42. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Type N
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

43. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Columns
Electric Arc Furnace
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

44. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
M -S -N -O
Pink
Metals that contain Iron
Zero (0)

45. Stress Formula
Compressive strength
Pile
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Cranes and rails

46. A Tunnel form consists of...
Heavier members and spans from column to column
After World War 2
4
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.

47. Safety Margin formula
Two flange plates
Capillary break
Actual strength / required strength
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

48. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Snap Tie
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
3/8
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

49. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Isolation Joints
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Beams
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

50. A Tunnel form consists of...
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Basic Oxygen Furnace
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.
Zero (0)