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1. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
M -S -N -O
annealed glass
Cross bearing Walls plane
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

2. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
1in
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
4

3. What is a construction joint?
True
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
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.
M -S -N -O

4. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...
40 ft
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
3/8
3/8

5. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
That it is welded
0.0025
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

6. A tube is referred to as a ____
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
3/8
0.0025
HHS

7. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
every floor
Two piece wire anchors
52-72
Soft-coat EIFS

8. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Reinforced concrete member
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
annealed glass

9. How is a T section made?
By Splitting I sections in half
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Isolated pad footing

10. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Continuous Stip footing
240 in =20ft
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Soft-coat EIFS

11. A vapor retarder is required under
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Carbon steel
2in pg 645

12. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
tempered glass
5 in
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

13. What does TCA stand for?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Increase the strength of beam in shear

14. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Hard coat EIFS
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
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.

15. Z-flashing is effective in...
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Adding water to the mortar
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

16. A Soft story is a _______
Leveling Nut
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Vertical reinforcing bars
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

17. The Very middle one is called _____
False
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
I Section

18. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Noncohesive Soils
Construction Joint
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

19. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Square - rectangular or round
Residential
A36

20. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
Leveling Nut
Is embedded in the walls
Dead End
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

21. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
4000 psi
Vertical
Beams and Columns
Tube

22. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
30ft
Construction Joint
4000 psi
Concave

23. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
18'
windward face
Stiff
Hard coat EIFS

24. A Simple Connection is...
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Hot Rolling
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

25. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
True
Compression
Steel Grade
3/8

26. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Cinder Block
EAF - OHF - BOF
Each floor level
Alkali resistant

27. a backup wall is required in a...
Veneer wall
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

28. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Steel
4000 psi

29. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Leveling Nut
2in
Steel
Elastic-plastic

30. What is the 2 arrow?
Base Plate
90 to 180 degress
That it is welded
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.

31. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
Pipe Section
Walls with vertical reinforcement
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

32. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
Immediately above
A ductile material
3/8
Henry Bessemer in 1855

33. What is the First arrow point at?
Residential
Leveling Nut
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
A 100% solid unit

34. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
30 ft
I Section
Copper and stainless steel
Capillary break

35. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
Veneer wall
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Pipe Section
K-series - LH series - DHL series

36. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Cranes and rails
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Tube
Steel fabricator

37. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Alkali resistant
Brown coat
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
Column Footing

38. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Tension
Column Footing
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
True

39. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Strip Footing
Roof and Floor
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

40. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
2in pg 645
Construction Joint
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

41. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
HHS
Mildly
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

42. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
A Waffle Slab
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
The cladding resists all the wind load

43. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
A ductile material
M -S -N -O
Increase the strength of beam in shear

44. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
16 in
That it is welded
Flexural and Shear.
Elevated Slabs

45. 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...
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Electric Arc Furnace
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
50

46. 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...
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
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.
30 ft

47. 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
Hard coat EIFS
Chairs
0.0025
Isolation Joints

48. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
2
Elastic-plastic
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Joists

49. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
M -S -N -O
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

50. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
stablize joists
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Fibrous

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