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1. Modulus of elasticity
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
=change in length/original length
Elevated Slabs
Stress / strain = E

2. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Alkali resistant
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Tension

3. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
2 in
Grouted Space
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Reinforced concrete member

4. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Grade 50 steel
Mildly
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Pile

5. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

6. Camber refers to...
Columns
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

7. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
T section
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
16 in
Brown coat

8. The first coat of stucco is called...
CMU backed brick veneer
8 in to 30 in
Scratch coat
Surface tension

9. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Fibrous
Site cast concrete slabs
Is embedded in the walls

10. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Beams and Columns
Surface tension
FBX
Open Headed joint

11. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Weak in shear
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

12. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
The cladding resists all the wind load
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
36 ksi

13. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
Reservoir
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Zero (0)

14. The term FLying form refers to...
Width - W - of Unit
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

15. Slagwool is _____
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Open Headed joint
4000 psi
Adding water to the mortar

16. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Force / Area

17. A common type of Form Tie is ____
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
3/8
Pipe Section
Snap Tie

18. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Drainage Walls
24

19. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Isolation Joints
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

20. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Weak in shear
Construction Joint
SJI

21. What is the First arrow point at?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
I Section
Leveling Nut
Lighter weight

22. A slip-critical connection is...
Bearing connection
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Dead End

23. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Is embedded in the walls
CMU backed brick veneer
Compressive strength

24. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
2in pg 645
Acrylic polymer-based mix
windward face
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

25. S-Shape is also called ____
Grouted Space
American Standard Shape
52-72
same

26. Galvanizing is...
3000 psi
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
True

27. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Steel Grade
Beams

28. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Sloped on both sides
Snap Tie
Joists
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

29. Wicks consist of...
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Capillary break
False
Brick ledge

30. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Column Footing

31. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
4000 psi
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Scaffolding

32. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup
Gas or arc
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Within the plane of the veneer
Isolation Joints

33. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Isolated pad footing
Grouted Space
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

34. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
5000 psi
True
Molded bricks
False

35. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
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.
Water Proofing
Base Plate
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

36. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Asymmetry
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Providing an impervious barrier to water

37. A snape Tie consits of...
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Continuous Stip footing

38. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
True
7/8in
Head Joints
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

39. Ferrous Metals are...
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
False
Metals that contain Iron

40. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
50
8 in to 30 in
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
AISC Type II Connection

41. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Cross bearing Walls plane
Gravel
2
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

42. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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43. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
18 to 48 in
Beams and Columns
7/8in
20 ft

44. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Steel Grade
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Simple Connection
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

45. DLH series has a depth range of...
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.
Live ends
Scratch coat
52-72

46. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Elastic-plastic
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Composite
8 and 30 in

47. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
24
Gravel
2
Angle section (L)

48. Walers
By Splitting I sections in half
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Water Proofing
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

49. Bricks that have frogs are...
AISC Type I Connection
Molded bricks
General contractor
30 ft

50. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
More easily constructable.
stablize joists
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories