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1. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
That it is welded
2in
Base Plate
Live end

2. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
4 to 6 ft
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Stiff
G30 - G60 - G120

3. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Copper and stainless steel
Noncohesive Soils
Steel
=change in length/original length

4. Conventional stucco is also called...
True
30ft
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Portland cement stucco

5. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
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.
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Lintel angle

6. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Either tension or compression
Veneer wall
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
Type N

7. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Pink
False
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
W16X25

8. Standard CMU size
Sloped on both sides
Immediately above
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Vertical

9. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Percast at the construction site
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

10. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Beams and Columns
Grouted Space
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Grade 50 steel

11. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Steel fabricator
Capillary break

12. In what order are roof componants placed:
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Pile
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
Open Headed joint

13. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Ground-Supported slabs area____
By Splitting I sections in half
excavation

14. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Metals that contain Iron
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Open Headed joint
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

15. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Pile
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
field bolting of steel member

16. Cold formings is when __
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Favorably
After World War 2
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

17. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Construction Joint
where soil is not strong.
10-13 feet.
16'

18. A snape Tie consits of...
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Increase the strength of beam in shear
The concrete is cast at the site

19. The purpose of flashing is to...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
A 100% solid unit
Reinforced concrete member

20. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Cohesive
90 to 180 degress
Beams and Columns
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

21. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
stablize joists
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Isolation Joints
Heavier members and spans from column to column

22. Camber refers to...
I Section
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

23. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Better
Type N
I Section
Joists

24. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
True
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Pipe Section
T section

25. Cast Iron is formed when _______
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.
7 in
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

26. Formwork is refereed to as
30 ft
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
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.
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.

27. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Gravity load support to the veneer
That it is welded
Expanded metal lath
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

28. 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 ___
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Weak in shear
A continuous closure strip
144^2 - 18ft.

29. Shear stress formula
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Force / Area
A ductile material
Dead End

30. The second coat of stucco is called...
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Footing
Brown coat
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

31. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Beams
windward face
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

32. BOF full name is _______
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Type S

33. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
A325
Expanded metal lath
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Immediately above the flashing

34. Mechanical couplers are used
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Is embedded in the walls
Grouted Space
Capillary break

35. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
same
Depth of the joist in inches
8 and 30 in
1kip=1000psi

36. Modulus of elasticity
Stress / strain = E
False
Elastic-plastic
Stiff

37. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Stiff
A 100% solid unit
3in
Immediately above the flashing

38. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
Drainage Walls
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Copper and stainless steel

39. Cold formings is when __
Hard coat EIFS
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Grade 50 steel
Water Proofing

40. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

41. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Surface tension
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
A992

42. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Head Joints
field bolting of steel member
24in
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

43. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Live ends
Pile
Mildly

44. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Spraying the mix over a mold
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Immediately above the flashing

45. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
Dead End
18'
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.
8

46. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Compressive strength
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
7/8in

47. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Horizontal reinforcement
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

48. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
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.
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Steel
More easily constructable.

49. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
=change in length/original length
A992
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

50. What is the bottom piece called?
Isolated pad footing
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Footing