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1. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column
Vertical
125psi
Actual strength / required strength
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

2. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
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
Two piece wire anchors
Copper and stainless steel
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

3. Factor for safety formula
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Failure stress / allowable stress
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

4. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Parallel - wider
Construction Joint
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
W16X25

5. A material that is weak in tension is...
3 in
HHS
Weak in shear
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

6. What is the Fill Made up of?
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Gravel
Capillary break
Control joints in concrete do what?

7. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
2 to 4 ft
Composite
Weep holes
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

8. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
Base Plate
Modular
Shelf angles
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

9. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
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
Cinder Block
Pipe Section
HHS

10. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Lug
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Is embedded in the walls

11. Precast is where____
Carbon steel
Cinder Block
5 in
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

12. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Beams
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

13. What does HHS stand for?
Water Proofing
K-series - LH series - DHL series
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Hollow structural section

14. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Modular
5000 psi
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
3000 PSI

15. Frame Structure is defined by ________
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Scratch coat
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Porland cement - lime - and sand

16. High-strength bolts are made from
General contractor
Steel
tempered glass
High-treated carbon steel

17. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
2in
Type N
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

18. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
3000 PSI
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Lug
Henry Bessemer in 1855

19. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
2in pg 645

20. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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21. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Gas or arc
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Walls with overhangs

22. 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 ____
True
Flying forms
shear force=force/area
The Framework

23. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Metals that contain Iron
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Portland cement stucco

24. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Some veneer walls
True
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Angle section (L)

25. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
3/8 in
Cohesive
A continuous closure strip
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

26. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Zero (0)
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
False
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

27. Two-way deck is a ____
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Cohesive
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

28. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Strip Footing
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Alkali resistant
Thermal Mass

29. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
36 ksi
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
A continuous closure strip

30. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
True
General contractor
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

31. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
stress=force/area
16 in
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

32. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
Favorably
3000 PSI
Pile
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

33. a backup wall is required in a...
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Veneer wall
1/2 to 3/4 thick

34. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
3000 PSI
Beams and Columns
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

35. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
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
Barrier walls
Width - W - of Unit
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

36. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
Two piece wire anchors
Compressive strength
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

37. What is a construction joint?
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Stretcher Face
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

38. Stress Formula
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
240 in =20ft
0.0025
Asymmetry

39. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
same
Roof and Floor
HHS

40. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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41. The first coat of stucco is called...
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Scratch coat

42. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Two flange plates
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Pre-tensioned concrete
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

43. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Reservoir
3/8
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

44. In an English-bonded Wall
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Leveling Nut
The Framework

45. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
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.
Isolation Joints
Elastic-plastic
SJI

46. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Either tension or compression
A continuous closure strip
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

47. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
stress=force/area
A reinforced-masonry frame
52-72
stablize joists

48. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Expanded metal lath
Mild

49. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Asymmetry
Soft-coat EIFS
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

50. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
2
Vertical reinforcing bars
That it is welded