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1. A tube is referred to as a ____
Leveling Nut
HHS
Percast at the construction site
where soil is not strong.

2. Girder is...
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Construction Joint
Compression

3. Materials used for Formwork are___
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Much lower
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

4. Girder is...
Steel
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Column Footing
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

5. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Steel
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Walls with overhangs
Pile

6. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Barrier walls
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
T section

7. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
That it is welded
Steel Grade
Hot Rolling
Some veneer walls

8. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Force / Area
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
Pile
G30 - G60 - G120

9. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Width - W - of Unit
240 in =20ft
Tilt-up Concrete Association

10. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Some veneer walls
At each floor level and roof level
Strands
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

11. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
tempered glass
M -S -N -O
2
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

12. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Joists
Hard coat EIFS

13. The Very middle one is called _____
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
I Section
Gas or arc
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

14. S-Shape is also called ____
American Standard Shape
Concave
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Weak in shear

15. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
18'
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
2 in
Stretcher Face

16. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
structural frame
Composite
FBX
A ductile material

17. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Stiff
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Shores
Immediately above

18. Form liners are used to...
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
After World War 2
A325
Actual strength / required strength

19. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
Structural concrete fill
3/8 in
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Gravity - wind and surface tension

20. 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 _____
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
2.67 ft
W16X25

21. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Head Joints
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

22. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
5 in
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Modular
2 in

23. What is the formula for stress?
Basic Oxygen Furnace
A Waffle Slab
stress=force/area
Pipe Section

24. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Angle section (L)
After World War 2
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

25. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
3000 PSI
Tilt-up Concrete Association
tempered glass

26. Bricks that have frogs are...
Expanded metal lath
Scratch coat
Beams
Molded bricks

27. Modulus of elasticity
Actual strength / required strength
Stress / strain = E
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Depth of the joist in inches

28. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
Tougher pg 617
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Column Footing
Much lower

29. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
30ft
8 in
Open Headed joint

30. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Alkali resistant
Leveling Nut
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

31. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Cohesive

32. Shear stress formula
Force / Area
Live end
K-series - LH series - DHL series
3000 PSI

33. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Each floor level
Extruded Bricks
Modular
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

34. A slip-critical connection is...
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Angle section (L)
Wide-Flange section

35. K-series has a depth range of?
8 in to 30 in
Leveling Nut
Mild
G30 - G60 - G120

36. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
After World War 2
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Columns
3000 psi

37. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Thermal Mass
2in
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

38. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
CMU backed brick veneer
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Lug

39. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
K-series - LH series - DHL series
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
3/8

40. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
Live ends
Tougher pg 617
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
windward face

41. Effloresecence
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
3/8
Isolated pad footing
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

42. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Open Headed joint
Column Footing
Base Plate

43. The Very middle one is called _____
I Section
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
AISC Type I Connection
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

44. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
True
Leveling Nut
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Soft-coat EIFS

45. Most of the cost comes from _____
The Framework
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.
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

46. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Pile
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Immediately above the flashing
Basic Oxygen Furnace

47. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Lug
Gas or arc
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Isolated pad footing

48. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
24
Lateral load support to the veneer
Steel pipes
field bolting of steel member

49. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Stress / strain = E
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

50. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Rain-screen wall
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
connection beam flanges