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1. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Pile
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Steel
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

2. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
Steel Grade
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
4000 psi

3. DLH series has a depth range of...
52-72
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Immediately about a flashing
Increase the strength of beam in shear

4. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
T section
8 and 30 in
Roof and Floor

5. Girder is...
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
A conventional wood light frame building

6. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
T section
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

7. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Grouted Space
After World War 2
Sloped on both sides
Column Footing

8. What is an Isolation Joint?

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9. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
EAF - OHF - BOF
Gravel
Weep holes
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

10. Modulus of elasticity
Stress / strain = E
Pile
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
30ft

11. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
2 1/2 in
Spraying the mix over a mold
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Portland cement stucco

12. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Column Footing
W16X25
Noncohesive Soils
240 in =20ft

13. Z-flashing is effective in...
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

14. What is the bottom piece called?
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Footing
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Concrete masonry Units

15. The Slag is what?
Flexural and Shear.
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
True
Stiff

16. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Hard coat EIFS

17. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Water Proofing
3/8
American Standard Shape
Barrier walls

18. Frame Structure is defined by ________
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Metals that contain Iron
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

19. The purpose of flashing is to...
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.
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Reservoir
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

20. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Footing
3000 PSI
Open-Hearth furnace
Head Joints

21. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
High-treated carbon steel
Metals that contain Iron
Type S
2 to 4 ft

22. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Elastic
Within the plane of the veneer
A continuous closure strip
Lighter member that spans between the girders

23. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
W16X25
1in
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Zero (0)

24. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Flexural and Shear.
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

25. The Slag is what?
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
7/8in
excavation
where soil is not strong.

26. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Concave
same
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
windward face

27. Built-up sections are made by _____
2
Gauge number
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
AISC Type III Connection

28. Arch welding is where
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
3/8
False
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

29. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Each floor level
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
True

30. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
2in pg 645
Base Plate
Barrier walls

31. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
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
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.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
2 1/2 in

32. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Drilled pier footing
7/8in
Modular
Composite

33. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Elastic
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.
3/8 in

34. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
By Splitting I sections in half
Two flange plates
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
That it is welded

35. What does TCA stand for?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Tougher pg 617
Beams and Columns
A 100% solid unit

36. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Structural concrete fill
Rain-screen wall
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
3/8

37. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
T section
Isolation Joints
Vertical reinforcing bars

38. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
3/8
every floor
Continuous Stip footing
A992

39. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
3/8
Residential
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Live end

40. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Snap Tie
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Cross bearing Walls plane

41. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Drainage Walls
Two flange plates
Surface tension
Pipe Section

42. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
A992

43. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Fibrous
Cross bearing Walls plane
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

44. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Barrier walls
Better
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

45. Bricks that have core holes are ____
Extruded Bricks
EAF - OHF - BOF
Isolation Joints
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

46. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Sloped - thinner
Elastic
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

47. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
W - S - HP - M
A conventional wood light frame building
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Lighter member that spans between the girders

48. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
AISC Type II Connection
Type N
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

49. 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...
Pile
2
30 ft
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

50. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Depth of the joist in inches
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints