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1. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
same
Joists
Shores

2. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Actual strength / required strength
same
every floor
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

3. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
Live end
4000 psi
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

4. Form liners are used to...
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Elevated Slabs
3 in
True

5. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
8 and 30 in
Parallel - wider
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

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

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7. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
By Splitting I sections in half
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
2in
Horizontal reinforcement

8. Bricks that have frogs are...
Metals that do not contain Metals
Molded bricks
Flexural and Shear.
Zinc

9. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Parallel - wider
Lug
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

10. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Veneer wall
Column Footing
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

11. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Capillary break
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
One piece anchors
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

12. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...
Pre-tensioned concrete
Beams
Zero (0)
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

13. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

14. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Elastic-plastic
2
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
52-72

15. Shores are used for...
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Mock-up
Isolated pad footing
Mild

16. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Reservoir
Two flange plates
Hot Rolling
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

17. Bricks that have core holes are ____
I Section
Continuous Stip footing
Extruded Bricks
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

18. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
Steel Grade
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
4000 psi
True

19. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
8
G30 - G60 - G120
Hollow structural section
I Section

20. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
3000 psi
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Tube

21. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Portland cement stucco
Pipe Section
SJI
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

22. StiffBacks
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
W - S - HP - M
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

23. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Is embedded in the walls
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
18 to 48 in
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

24. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Acrylic polymer-based mix
That it is welded
Spraying the mix over a mold
tempered glass

25. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
1in
shear force=force/area
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

26. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Immediately above the flashing
Footing

27. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Some veneer walls
Veneer wall
4000 psi

28. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Lug
Column Footing
Sloped toward the interior roof
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

29. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Asymmetry
A36

30. Cellular-type plan is ______
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
where soil is not strong.
4000 psi
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

31. High-strength bolts are made from
8 in to 30 in
Snap Tie
High-treated carbon steel
4 to 6 ft

32. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Columns
Alkali resistant
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

33. 1 kip = ____psi
Simple Connection
Two flange plates
1kip=1000psi
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

34. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
Tension
Elastic
Mock-up
Concrete masonry Units

35. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Parallel - wider
perpendicular
240 in =20ft
Lug

36. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
FBX
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
90 to 180 degress
True

37. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Leveling Nut
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Floor decks
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

38. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Cinder Block
1kip=1000psi
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
Thermal Mass

39. The Very middle one is called _____
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
False
Roof and Floor
I Section

40. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Horizontal reinforcement
Concrete masonry Units
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Vertical reinforcing bars

41. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Drilled pier footing
Walls with overhangs
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

42. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Spraying the mix over a mold
Beams
Live end
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

43. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Type S
3in
2in

44. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
3/8 in
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Strands

45. LH series has a depth range of...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
18 to 48 in
90 to 180 degress
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

46. Girder is...
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
High-treated carbon steel
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
24in

47. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Width - W - of Unit
Flexural and Shear.
Veneer wall

48. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A325
A continuous closure strip
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

49. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Angle section (L)
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

50. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
annealed glass
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Chairs

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