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1. A slip-critical connection is...
Hard coat EIFS
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
EAF - BOF - OHF
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

2. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Width - W - of Unit
Much lower
A 100% solid unit
field bolting of steel member

3. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
stablize joists
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Roof and Floor
Gauge number

4. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Rain-screen wall
Steel Grade
3 in

5. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
2
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
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

6. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
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
5000 psi
4 to 6 ft
8 in to 30 in

7. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

8. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
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
4 to 6 ft
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Cohesive

9. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Support Pylons
Gravity load support to the veneer
Walls with overhangs
Elevated Slabs

10. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Live end
3/8
Shores

11. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Steel
2in
Gravity load support to the veneer

12. K-series has a depth range of?
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Control joints in concrete do what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
8 in to 30 in

13. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Steel fabricator
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Flexural and Shear.
Footing

14. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
8 in to 30 in
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

15. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Pipe Section
Elevated Slabs
Width - W - of Unit
Live end

16. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Open-Hearth furnace
Angle section (L)

17. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Porland cement - lime - and sand
125psi
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

18. In what order are roof componants placed:
Actual strength / required strength
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

19. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Roof and Floor
3000 PSI
CMU backed brick veneer
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

20. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
T section
Pile
Width - W - of Unit
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

21. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
24
Cinder Block
24in
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

22. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
3 in
Brick ledge
Base Plate
HHS

23. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Columns
1/2 to 3/4 thick
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
Angle section (L)

24. The GFRC skin is typically
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
1/2 to 3/4 thick
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

25. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Mildly
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Is embedded in the walls
EAF - OHF - BOF

26. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
A horizontal butt join in cladding
20 ft
Beams
Tension

27. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Drainage Walls
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
same

28. StiffBacks
2 in
stress=force/area
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Square - rectangular or round

29. Galvanizing is...
16 in
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

30. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Modular
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
Force / Area
Stretcher Face

31. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Beams
Immediately above
Width - W - of Unit
Construction Joint

32. 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 ___
2
Walls with vertical reinforcement
144^2 - 18ft.
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

33. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
A ductile material
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Horizontal reinforcement
Copper and stainless steel

34. Formwork is refereed to as
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
3/8
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
A continuous closure strip

35. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Barrier walls
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
M -S -N -O
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

36. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
1in
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Mildly
5000 psi

37. Ferrous Metals are...
Strip Footing
American Standard Shape
Metals that contain Iron
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

38. W-Shape is also called _____
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Wide-Flange section
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

39. Factor for safety formula
2
Footing
Failure stress / allowable stress
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

40. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Gravity load support to the veneer

41. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Grouted Space
Joists
Elevated Slabs
Support Pylons

42. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Stress / strain = E
Columns

43. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Flying forms
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

44. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
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
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Steel

45. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Hot Rolling
Flexural and Shear.
Acrylic polymer-based mix

46. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Gas or arc
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

47. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Composite
Copper and stainless steel
Percast at the construction site

48. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
3/8
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
False

49. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Roof and Floor

50. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
EAF - BOF - OHF
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion