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1. Bond beams are _____
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
Columns
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Heavier members and spans from column to column

2. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
tempered glass
Angle section (L)
Grouted Space

3. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Flexural and Shear.
Composite
Two flange plates

4. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Length - L - of unit
18'

5. DLH series has a depth range of...
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
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.
AISC Type II Connection
52-72

6. A vapor retarder is required under
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Gravel

7. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Surface tension
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Length - L - of unit
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

8. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Floor decks
I Section
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

9. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
After World War 2
Beams
Zinc
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

10. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Parallel - wider
Extruded Bricks
A36
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

11. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Hot Rolling
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Acrylic polymer-based mix
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

12. A Soft story is a _______
Snap Tie
Electric Arc Furnace
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Column Footing

13. Weep Holes are...
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
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
structural frame
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

14. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Tilt-up Concrete Association

15. Mechanical couplers are used
W - S - HP - M
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
2in
Compression

16. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
Lug
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Control joints in concrete do what?
Highly Crosive - Extreme

17. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
windward face
Length - L - of unit
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.

18. A wall footing is also called _____
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Pile
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Strip Footing

19. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Adding water to the mortar
Support Pylons
24in

20. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
8 in to 30 in
Isolated pad footing
cohesive
Zero (0)

21. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Soft-coat EIFS
2 in
False
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

22. The first coat of stucco is called...
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Scratch coat
EAF - BOF - OHF
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

23. K-series has a depth range of?
8 in to 30 in
Scratch coat
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

24. Compressive Strength Formula
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Scratch coat
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

25. Benefits of reinforced masonry
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.
T section
General contractor
Acrylic polymer-based mix

26. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
1in
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
A Waffle Slab

27. Stack casting is used when
4000 psi
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Surface tension
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

28. Twist-off Bolt method is...
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Horizontal reinforcement
Column Footing
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

29. K series are more frequently used because they ____
That it is welded
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Mildly
Cinder Block

30. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Elastic-plastic
8 in
Much lower
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

31. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
Width - W - of Unit
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
Noncohesive Soils

32. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Grouted Space
2
Live end
I Section

33. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Plortland cement-based mix
5 in
excavation
Lighter weight

34. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
36 ksi
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

35. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
Acrylic polymer-based mix
W - S - HP - M
Lateral load support to the veneer
20 ft

36. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
Brick ledge
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
24in
Continuous Stip footing

37. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Depth of the joist in inches
Cohesive
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

38. LH series has a depth range of...
Beams
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Expanded metal lath
18 to 48 in

39. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Pile
K-series - LH series - DHL series

40. Pile
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
True
=change in length/original length

41. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
2in pg 645
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Immediately above the flashing

42. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
Cranes and rails
Lighter weight
Hollow structural section
Walls that are distributed almost uniformly in both principle and directions - walls at the uper floor that align with the walls at the lower floor - walls that are continuous up to the foundations

43. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Square - rectangular or round
Pile
Weep holes
5000 psi

44. Modulus of elasticity
3/8
Continuous Stip footing
Stress / strain = E
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

45. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Much lower
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
EAF - OHF - BOF
3in

46. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Snap Tie
A 100% solid unit
144^2 - 18ft.
Gravity load support to the veneer

47. What is ultimate stress?
90 to 180 degress
1in
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Stress at the point of failure

48. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
EAF - BOF - OHF
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Sloped on both sides
Barrier walls

49. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Is embedded in the walls
Lateral load support to the veneer
Mild
18'

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

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