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1. What is the formula for shear force?
Wide-Flange section
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Porland cement - lime - and sand
shear force=force/area

2. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Copper and stainless steel
Site cast concrete slabs
Pile

3. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
Strip Footing
Concave
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
4

4. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Rain-screen wall
stress=force/area

5. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
EAF - BOF - OHF
EAF - OHF - BOF
SJI

6. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Control joints in concrete do what?
Noncohesive Soils
Pipe Section
2

7. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Steel fabricator
Soft-coat EIFS
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Stress / strain = E

8. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Shelf angles
Two flange plates
K-series - LH series - DHL series
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

9. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
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.
Better
Steel Grade
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole

10. One-way deck is a ______
24in
AISC Type III Connection
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

11. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
30ft
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Stiff

12. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
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
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Gravel

13. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Weak in shear
same
Soft-coat EIFS
Each floor level

14. Modulus of elasticity
Expanded metal lath
Stress / strain = E
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Henry Bessemer in 1855

15. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
HHS
Cohesive
Alkali resistant
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

16. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
tempered glass
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

17. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
FBX
Residential

18. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Stress at the point of failure
2 to 4 ft
8 in

19. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
False
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
3 in
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

20. High-strength bolts are made from
High-treated carbon steel
5 in
AISC Type I Connection
Zero (0)

21. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
2
24
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Water Proofing

22. Shelf angles are...
Beams and Columns
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
By functioning as a water reservior

23. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
False
SJI
Sloped - thinner

24. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Much lower
Live end
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Support Pylons

25. What is a control joint used for?
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
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.
Weak in shear
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

26. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
perpendicular
Lug
Floor decks
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

27. 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
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Snap Tie
24in

28. 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
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
A ductile material
More easily constructable.

29. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Portland cement stucco
Steel Joist Institute
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

30. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
52-72
False
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

31. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
3000 psi
stablize joists
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Walls with vertical reinforcement

32. Cold formings is when __
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
W - S - HP - M
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

33. NonFerrous Metals are...
Within the plane of the veneer
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Metals that do not contain Metals
16 in

34. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Construction Joint

35. Stress Formula
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Hard coat EIFS
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

36. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
Mock-up
Cranes and rails
Roof and Floor
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

37. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Lug
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Weak in shear

38. CMU is _____
Cinder Block
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Lintel angle

39. 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.
Parallel - wider
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Veneer wall
Tougher pg 617

40. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
annealed glass
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Columns
Width - W - of Unit

41. What is ultimate stress?
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Stress at the point of failure
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Tunnel Form

42. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Peter Zumther
Steel pipes
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Plortland cement-based mix

43. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete
W16X25
Scratch coat
EAF - OHF - BOF

44. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Walls with overhangs
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
240 in =20ft
Floor decks

45. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Lintel angle
2
I Section

46. Factor for safety formula
Lug
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Stretcher Face
Failure stress / allowable stress

47. What does HHS stand for?
Failure stress / allowable stress
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Water Proofing
Hollow structural section

48. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

49. What is an Isolation Joint?

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50. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
A continuous closure strip
Some veneer walls
Tube
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force