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1. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
125psi
I Section
Two piece wire anchors
Henry Bessemer in 1855

2. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Lintel angle
Asymmetry
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
3/8

3. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
W - S - HP - M
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Roof and Floor

4. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
144^2 - 18ft.
Flexural and Shear.
Compressive strength
Solid unit

5. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Extruded Bricks

6. Simple Connection is also called...
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
AISC Type II Connection
Extruded Bricks
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

7. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
3/8
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Is embedded in the walls

8. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Immediately above the flashing
2in
AISC Type II Connection
Veneer wall

9. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
30 ft
Zero (0)
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Barrier walls

10. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Type S
tempered glass
Snap Tie

11. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Column Footing
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Alkali resistant

12. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

13. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
2 1/2 in
18 to 48 in
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

14. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Construction Joint
T section
More easily constructable.
Increase the strength of beam in shear

15. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
2
Leveling Nut
Grouted Space
Angle section (L)

16. A pour stop is generally used with
Concave
Alkali resistant
Floor decks
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

17. What is Core Holes?
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
16 in

18. What is the First arrow point at?
Force / Area
Leveling Nut
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Wide-Flange section

19. NonFerrous Metals are...
Flying forms
Grade 50 steel
Metals that do not contain Metals
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

20. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
The concrete is cast at the site
Bearing connection
Column Footing
T section

21. Standard CMU size
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
1in
Steel

22. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
Each floor level
same
2in pg 645
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

23. What is the 2 arrow?
Base Plate
Hot Rolling
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
American Standard Shape

24. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
2
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Veneer wall

25. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Chairs
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Gauge number

26. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Percast at the construction site
Vertical reinforcing bars
where soil is not strong.
Expanded metal lath

27. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Base Plate
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

28. A Simple Connection is...
That it is welded
Henry Bessemer in 1855
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
3000 psi

29. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Angle section (L)
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Walls with overhangs
True

30. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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31. Stripping time is ___
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Elevated Slabs
Lateral load support to the veneer

32. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
2in
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

33. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Force / Area
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Scaffolding
Sloped on both sides

34. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Leveling Nut
High-treated carbon steel

35. S-Shape is also called ____
Force / Area
Modular
American Standard Shape
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

36. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Vertical
Rain-screen wall
perpendicular
Some veneer walls

37. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
True
Shores
Expanded metal lath
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

38. CMU is _____
Cinder Block
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Flying forms
Open Headed joint

39. Stack casting is used when
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Water Proofing
Tension
Expanded metal lath

40. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
30ft
Hot Rolling
annealed glass

41. The most common used size of brick is...
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

42. The Top right hand Beam is called a
T section
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

43. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Some veneer walls
Tube
1kip=1000psi

44. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Modular
Two flange plates
Drainage Walls
Flying forms

45. Conventional stucco is also called...
Portland cement stucco
3000 PSI
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
2

46. Most common used Veneer wall is...
Within the plane of the veneer
Brick ledge
field bolting of steel member
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

47. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
excavation
Sloped toward the interior roof
8 in

48. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
G30 - G60 - G120
Columns
At each floor level and roof level

49. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Bearing connection
Floor decks
Base Plate

50. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Sloped on both sides
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Shelf angles
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

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