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1. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
False

2. A two way joist floor is also called...
Weep holes
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
A Waffle Slab
Steel pipes

3. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
perpendicular
Metals that do not contain Metals
Surface tension
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.

4. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Width - W - of Unit
K-series - LH series - DHL series
PB pg 703

5. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Sloped toward the interior roof
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.

6. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
2
18'
Type S
True

7. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
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
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Composite
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

8. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Either tension or compression
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Compressive strength
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

9. The purpose of flashing is to...
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
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.
Cohesive

10. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Site cast concrete slabs
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.
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

11. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Joists
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

12. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
HHS
Head Joints
A continuous closure strip

13. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
stablize joists
Flexural and Shear.
Gravel
Elastic

14. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Head Joints
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

15. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Porland cement - lime - and sand
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
3/8 in

16. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
2in
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

17. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
4
tempered glass
Mild
Water Proofing

18. The Term Tendons includes Strands
True
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Pre-tensioned concrete
More easily constructable.

19. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Solid unit
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
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

20. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Fibrous
High-treated carbon steel
same
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

21. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
2 in
1kip=1000psi
Lighter weight
Isolated pad footing

22. Two-way deck is a ____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Footing
Copper and stainless steel

23. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Solid unit
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Heavier members and spans from column to column
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

24. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
One piece anchors
Drainage Walls

25. K series are more frequently used because they ____
4 to 6 ft
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Base Plate
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

26. Rasping is what?
5 in
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Flexural and Shear.

27. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Scratch coat
7 in
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

28. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
10-13 feet.
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
1in
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

29. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Is embedded in the walls
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
=change in length/original length
Composite

30. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Isolation Joints
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Elastic-plastic
Angle section (L)

31. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Immediately above
20 ft
Plortland cement-based mix
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

32. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
18'
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
By functioning as a water reservior
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

33. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Elastic
Pre-tensioned concrete
Residential
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

34. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Sloped - thinner
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
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
Providing an impervious barrier to water

35. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
40 ft
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Square - rectangular or round

36. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Stretcher Face
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
After World War 2
Beams

37. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Air tight
The concrete is cast at the site
Structural concrete fill
Square - rectangular or round

38. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Extruded Bricks
shear force=force/area
3in
Each course consists of Strechers

39. What is Core Holes?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Scratch coat
Support Pylons
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

40. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Capillary break
Vertical reinforcing bars
Each floor level
Control joints in concrete do what?

41. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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42. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
1in
Percast at the construction site
Bed Joints
Rain-screen wall

43. S-Shape is also called ____
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Square - rectangular or round
American Standard Shape
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

44. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Construction Joint
Better

45. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
4 to 6 ft
A 100% solid unit
Sloped - thinner

46. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Immediately above the flashing
Square - rectangular or round
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Basic Oxygen Furnace

47. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
W - S - HP - M
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Live ends
Structural concrete fill

48. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
2 1/2 in
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Snap Tie
Stretcher Face

49. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Grouted Space
Leveling Nut
Pipe Section
Extruded Bricks

50. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
EAF - OHF - BOF
Grouted Space
Strip Footing