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1. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Plortland cement-based mix
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals

2. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
W - S - HP - M
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Cranes and rails
18'

3. A slip-critical connection is...
HHS
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Immediately above the flashing

4. W-Shape is also called _____
2
Wide-Flange section
30ft
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

5. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Rain-screen wall
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Capillary break

6. The term FLying form refers to...
Providing an impervious barrier to water
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
One piece anchors

7. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Composite
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Chairs

8. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
2 1/2 in
Plortland cement-based mix
Support Pylons
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

9. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Adding water to the mortar

10. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Construction Joint
True
windward face
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

11. Cold formings is when __
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
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
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Prefabricated and collapsible inverted- L forms that allow the walls and slabs for a floor to be cast simultaneously - usually in a 7 day cycle.

12. The purpose of flashing is to...
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
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.
Adding water to the mortar

13. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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14. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Tunnel Form
Wide-Flange section
Extruded Bricks
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

15. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
excavation
Construction Joint
3in
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

16. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
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.
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Parallel - wider
Lintel angle

17. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Footing
Steel
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Isolated pad footing

18. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
One piece anchors
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

19. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___
Stress / strain = E
144^2 - 18ft.
CMU backed brick veneer
A horizontal butt join in cladding

20. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
tempered glass
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
SJI

21. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
2in
Weep holes
2
Some veneer walls

22. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
False
Steel pipes
Fibrous
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

23. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Thermal Mass
AISC Type III Connection
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

24. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
T section
stablize joists
Air tight
Walls with overhangs

25. Galvanizing is...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Soft-coat EIFS

26. What is the Fill Made up of?
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Gravel
W - S - HP - M
Stretcher Face

27. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Fibrous
False
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

28. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Two piece wire anchors
Tunnel Form
Live end
Width - W - of Unit

29. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
3/8 in
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Pile

30. The Term Tendons includes Strands
True
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

31. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
=change in length/original length
A Waffle Slab
Scratch coat
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

32. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
90 to 180 degress
3/8
Force / Area

33. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Cohesive
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.
Lintel angle
18'

34. In a running-bond wall
Each course consists of Strechers
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Angle section (L)
Lighter weight

35. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Column Footing
That it is welded
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

36. Capillary break is a...
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Tunnel Form
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Stress / strain = E

37. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Grade 50 steel
2 to 4 ft
Asymmetry
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

38. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Reinforced concrete member
Tougher pg 617
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

39. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
By functioning as a water reservior
Lug
2.67 ft
Strands

40. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
True
Rain-screen wall
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Reinforced concrete member

41. A snape Tie consits of...
3/8
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
W - S - HP - M
Square - rectangular or round

42. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Parallel - wider
Force / Area
240 in =20ft
Sloped on both sides

43. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
A ductile material
Pile
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Gas or arc

44. Compressive Strength Formula
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

45. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
Vertical reinforcing bars
Pipe Section
5 in

46. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
A reinforced-masonry frame
Copper and stainless steel
4 to 6 ft
False

47. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
2 in
Concrete masonry Units

48. Strain Formula
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Isolation Joints
Isolation Joints
Either tension or compression

49. 1 kip = ____psi
18'
1kip=1000psi
T section
Footing

50. How is a T section made?
Two piece wire anchors
Isolation Joints
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
By Splitting I sections in half