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1. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Soft-coat EIFS
Open-Hearth furnace
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Head Joints

2. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Concrete masonry Units
A continuous closure strip
Strip Footing
Increase the strength of beam in shear

3. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
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.
Flexural and Shear.
The Framework
7/8in

4. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Pre-tensioned concrete
16 in
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

5. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Water Proofing
Continuous Stip footing
Zero (0)
Type N

6. 1 kip = ____psi
M -S -N -O
1kip=1000psi
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Depth of the joist in inches

7. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Shores
Elastic-plastic
Joists

8. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
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.
Thermal Mass

9. Clay is _______
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
cohesive

10. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
2in
Gas or arc
240 in =20ft
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

11. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
Structural concrete fill
Lug
Immediately above the flashing

12. Walers
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
8 and 30 in
Grouted Space
every floor

13. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
1in
24
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
A continuous closure strip

14. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Joists
Vertical

15. Semirigid Connection is also called...
AISC Type III Connection
Elastic
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

16. The second coat of stucco is called...
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Type N
Brown coat

17. Stripping time is ___
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
Footing
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Horizontal reinforcement

18. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
M -S -N -O
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Rain-screen wall

19. 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 _____
50
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
One piece anchors
2.67 ft

20. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
1in
Gravity load support to the veneer
Drainage Walls
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

21. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
SJI
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Construction Joint
Flying forms

22. A joint screen is an
Pink
Portland cement stucco
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

23. S-Shape is also called ____
Reinforced concrete member
tempered glass
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
American Standard Shape

24. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
1in
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
AISC Type II Connection
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

25. A material that is weak in tension is...
Weak in shear
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
4 to 6 ft

26. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Tunnel Form
Mildly
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Lintel angle

27. Thermal Mass is _____
Lug
Footing
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
4 to 6 ft

28. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
More easily constructable.
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
7 in
field bolting of steel member

29. In what order are roof componants placed:
False
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Spraying the mix over a mold
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

30. Which type of EIF is most used?
Lintel angle
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
PB pg 703
4000 psi

31. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Weep holes
Water Proofing
Fibrous

32. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Favorably
Bed Joints
Structural concrete fill

33. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Continuous Stip footing
24in
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
3/8

34. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Force / Area
16'
30ft
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

35. Thermal Mass is _____
Surface tension
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Cranes and rails

36. NonFerrous Metals are...
True
Walls with overhangs
Metals that do not contain Metals
same

37. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

38. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Residential
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Cohesive

39. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
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
Solid unit
After World War 2
Metals that do not contain Metals

40. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Base Plate
Structural concrete fill
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Live end

41. What is the 2 arrow?
Lighter weight
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Base Plate
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

42. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Brown coat
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Either tension or compression

43. OHF full name is?
Open-Hearth furnace
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.
Weak in shear
Failure stress / allowable stress

44. Cold formings is when __
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
A ductile material
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
2in

45. 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.
structural frame
Column Footing
Tougher pg 617
Pipe Section

46. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Failure stress / allowable stress
Length - L - of unit
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Gravity - wind and surface tension

47. Form liners are used to...
Roof and Floor
Portland cement stucco
Pile
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

48. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Depth of the joist in inches
Concave
3in
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

49. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Zinc
Pile
W - S - HP - M
52-72

50. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...
18 to 48 in
True
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
30 ft