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1. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A325
4 to 6 ft
T section
Depth of the joist in inches

2. A tube is referred to as a ____
Strip Footing
HHS
Noncohesive Soils
Expanded metal lath

3. Semirigid Connection is also called...
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
AISC Type III Connection
True

4. CMU is _____
Columns
Composite
Cinder Block
Base Plate

5. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Drainage Walls
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Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

6. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
Mock-up
I Section
A ductile material
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

7. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Shelf angles
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

8. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
2in pg 645
Two piece wire anchors
Highly Crosive - Extreme

9. Effloresecence
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Elevated Slabs
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

10. Site-cast is when ____
Tilt-up Concrete Association
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
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.
The concrete is cast at the site

11. The term FLying form refers to...
2.67 ft
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
The Framework
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

12. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Pre-tensioned concrete
Gravity load support to the veneer
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

13. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Tube
2.67 ft
2
Ground-Supported slabs area____

14. Modulus of elasticity
52-72
Stress / strain = E
Water Proofing
Depth of the joist in inches

15. a backup wall is required in a...
Veneer wall
Flexural and Shear.
Noncohesive Soils
Steel Joist Institute

16. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Scaffolding
Increase the strength of beam in shear
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

17. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

18. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
Peter Zumther
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Gravel
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

19. Galvanizing is...
A ductile material
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
8
Steel pipes

20. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Barrier walls
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
M -S -N -O

21. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
shear force=force/area
Footing

22. What is the formula for stress?
Hollow structural section
stress=force/area
Joists
Floor decks

23. LH series has a depth range of...
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
18 to 48 in
Stress at the point of failure

24. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Surface tension
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
144^2 - 18ft.

25. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
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.
Composite
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Soft-coat EIFS

26. Weep Holes are...
Snap Tie
Steel Joist Institute
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

27. What is the 2 arrow?
Base Plate
W16X25
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Molded bricks

28. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Continuous Stip footing
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Scaffolding
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

29. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
True
Compressive strength
Joists
PB pg 703

30. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Sloped toward the interior roof

31. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Two piece wire anchors

32. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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33. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Grouted Space
Hollow structural section
tempered glass

34. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
every floor
AISC Type II Connection
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

35. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
10-13 feet.
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Hard coat EIFS
30ft

36. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Reinforced concrete member
Better

37. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Concave
Sloped - thinner
stablize joists
Vertical

38. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Site cast concrete slabs
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

39. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Two piece wire anchors
Mock-up
Two piece wire anchors

40. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
1/2 to 3/4 thick
2.67 ft
2in
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

41. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
The cladding resists all the wind load
After World War 2
Isolation Joints
Compressive strength

42. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
2
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
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

43. S-Shape is also called ____
Width - W - of Unit
At each floor level and roof level
Actual strength / required strength
American Standard Shape

44. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Open-Hearth furnace
A reinforced-masonry frame
Support Pylons
Grouted Space

45. Rain screen is...
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Steel Grade
FBX
Open-Hearth furnace

46. Compressive Strength Formula
Steel Joist Institute
Tube
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

47. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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48. A wall footing is also called _____
Strip Footing
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Column Footing

49. Arch welding is where
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Water Proofing
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals

50. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Steel
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.