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1. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
That it is welded
Much lower
Carbon steel
Lug

2. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
A 100% solid unit
By Splitting I sections in half
Angle section (L)
cohesive

3. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
3/8
One piece anchors
1in
Better

4. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
3/8
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Structural concrete fill
True

5. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
Construction Joint
36 ksi
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
A conventional wood light frame building

6. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Molded bricks
2in
Beams

7. Stripping time is ___
Square - rectangular or round
I Section
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

8. A wall footing is also called _____
Alkali resistant
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
20 ft
Strip Footing

9. What is the 2 arrow?
S50X30
Base Plate
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
More easily constructable.

10. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Tunnel Form
Beams
Construction Joint

11. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
=change in length/original length
Isolated pad footing
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

12. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Brown coat
Base Plate
Hollow structural section
After World War 2

13. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
1in
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
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Tube

14. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Thermal Mass
Base Plate
Tougher pg 617
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

15. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
PB pg 703
Electric Arc Furnace
2 1/2 in

16. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Percast at the construction site
False
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

17. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Electric Arc Furnace
American Standard Shape
Support Pylons
8 and 30 in

18. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Elevated Slabs
Pink
Sloped toward the interior roof
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

19. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Live end
Better
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
1/2 to 3/4 thick

20. A Blast Furnace is a ______
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.
That it is welded
Stiff
Isolation Joints

21. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Steel fabricator
shear force=force/area
125psi
Shelf angles

22. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Dead End
Elastic
Stress at the point of failure

23. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Zero (0)
True
Width - W - of Unit
Barrier walls

24. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
General contractor
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
The cladding resists all the wind load

25. Flashing needs to have these qualities
3/8
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Weak in shear
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

26. Stack casting is used when
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
90 to 180 degress
Compressive strength

27. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Mild
Walls with overhangs

28. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
By functioning as a water reservior
I Section
24

29. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Grade 50 steel
Mild
True

30. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
A ductile material
Vertical
1in

31. Cast Iron is formed when _______
Concave
Tougher pg 617
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.
24in

32. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
A36
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Walls with vertical reinforcement

33. What does SJI stand for?
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Steel Joist Institute
Residential
Percast at the construction site

34. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
True
40 ft
A ductile material
The Framework

35. The Very middle one is called _____
I Section
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Portland cement stucco

36. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Construction Joint
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Wide-Flange section

37. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Concrete masonry Units
Joists
Lug

38. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Water Proofing
Metals that do not contain Metals
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

39. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Bearing connection
Chairs
4000 psi
Shelf angles

40. Precast is where____
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

41. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
24in
Columns
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

42. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
True
Better
I Section
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

43. The second coat of stucco is called...
Less than it's ultimate stress
Steel Grade
Each course consists of Strechers
Brown coat

44. The term FLying form refers to...
24
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Walls with overhangs

45. 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
24in
A325
S50X30
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

46. Pile
Construction Joint
3/8
Carbon steel
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

47. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
annealed glass
3/8
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

48. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

49. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
HHS
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
EAF - BOF - OHF

50. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Hard coat EIFS
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Beams