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1. Walers
Scratch coat
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Reservoir
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

2. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Two piece wire anchors
Snap Tie
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Bearing connection

3. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
3/8 in
Construction Joint
Leveling Nut
Solid unit

4. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
same
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
A reinforced-masonry frame

5. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
4000 psi
Weak in shear
Gravel
Flying forms

6. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Spraying the mix over a mold
Vertical reinforcing bars
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

7. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
Open-Hearth furnace
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Basic Oxygen Furnace

8. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
I Section
One piece anchors
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

9. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Failure stress / allowable stress
Each floor level
Support Pylons
Immediately above

10. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
That it is welded
M -S -N -O
Compressive strength
By Splitting I sections in half

11. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
field bolting of steel member
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Gauge number

12. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Cross bearing Walls plane
Hard coat EIFS
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

13. NonFerrous Metals are...
Pre-tensioned concrete
Metals that do not contain Metals
Parallel - wider
30ft

14. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Simple Connection
Hard coat EIFS

15. the GFRC skin is obtained by
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
1in
24
Spraying the mix over a mold

16. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
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
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

17. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
2in

18. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
CMU backed brick veneer
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
PB pg 703
structural frame

19. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
Beams and Columns
Heavier members and spans from column to column
American Standard Shape
FBX

20. What is the 2 arrow?
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Base Plate
Width - W - of Unit
Pipe Section

21. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Walls with overhangs
Plortland cement-based mix
2in
10-13 feet.

22. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Joists
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Strip Footing
Walls with overhangs

23. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
every floor
Favorably
Peter Zumther
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

24. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Columns
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

25. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Cranes and rails
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

26. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
2
Elastic-plastic
Footing
240 in =20ft

27. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Angle section (L)
Elevated Slabs
5 in

28. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Water Proofing
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

29. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
50
Base Plate
The cladding resists all the wind load
Beams

30. Simple Connection is also called...
3in
AISC Type II Connection
That it is welded
True

31. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Walls with vertical reinforcement
8 in to 30 in
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Actual strength / required strength

32. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
2 1/2 in
7/8in

33. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
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.
Steel Joist Institute
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

34. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Lug
Compression
Zero (0)
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

35. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Walls with vertical reinforcement
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.
Joists

36. Materials used for Formwork are___
Noncohesive Soils
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
4000 psi

37. In a running-bond wall
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
Each course consists of Strechers
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Bed Joints

38. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Width - W - of Unit
4
Reservoir
Angle section (L)

39. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Reinforced concrete member
One piece anchors
7 in
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

40. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Structural concrete fill
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Type S

41. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
5 in
2
Column Footing
Providing an impervious barrier to water

42. Thermal Mass is _____
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Isolated pad footing

43. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Simple Connection
1in
Brown coat
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

44. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Rain-screen wall
True
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Gravity load support to the veneer

45. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Steel Joist Institute
Strands
Pipe Section
By functioning as a water reservior

46. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Immediately above the flashing
Soft-coat EIFS
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

47. Shores are used for...
Column Footing
Weak in shear
Bearing connection
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

48. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
Simple Connection
Lighter weight
Favorably
shear force=force/area

49. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
False
shear force=force/area
Pink
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

50. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
SJI
Thermal Mass
Weep holes
W16X25