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1. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
A325
True

2. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Extruded Bricks
Columns
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

3. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
2in
Each floor level
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

4. Galvanizing is...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
True
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Steel pipes

5. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
8 in to 30 in
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
True
Flexural and Shear.

6. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Lug

7. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Is embedded in the walls
Lug
2 1/2 in
Fibrous

8. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Isolation Joints
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
By functioning as a water reservior

9. The Top right hand Beam is called a
W - S - HP - M
T section
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

10. A typical bond beam is provided with
Elevated Slabs
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Lintel angle
Horizontal reinforcement

11. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
8 and 30 in
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
every floor
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

12. The most common thickness for mortar is____
4000 psi
3/8
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

13. Simple Connection is also called...
AISC Type II Connection
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
shear force=force/area
2 in

14. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
24in
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Joists

15. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
18'
American Standard Shape
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Angle section (L)

16. A typical bond beam is provided with
K-series - LH series - DHL series
18 to 48 in
Horizontal reinforcement
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

17. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Columns
Mildly
Pipe Section

18. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Stress at the point of failure
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
7 in

19. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
True
Isolated pad footing
Stiff
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

20. What is the formula for stress?
stress=force/area
Shelf angles
Weep holes
Scratch coat

21. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
stress=force/area
2 1/2 in

22. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Angle section (L)
True
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

23. Cold formings is when __
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
I Section
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

24. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Construction Joint
Portland cement stucco
K-series - LH series - DHL series
General contractor

25. Bricks that have frogs are...
2in
Elastic
Less than it's ultimate stress
Molded bricks

26. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Is embedded in the walls
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
16 in
Live ends

27. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
True
Dead End

28. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
2in
S50X30
structural frame
Vertical

29. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
Pink
Highly Crosive - Extreme
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

30. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Lintel angle
Elevated Slabs
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

31. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Footing
Joists
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Grouted Space

32. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
30 ft
True
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Drilled pier footing

33. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Concave
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

34. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Construction Joint
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

35. A Tunnel form consists of...
Prefabricated and collapsible inverted- L forms that allow the walls and slabs for a floor to be cast simultaneously - usually in a 7 day cycle.
Sloped on both sides
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
Scratch coat

36. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Footing
False
stress=force/area
Acrylic polymer-based mix

37. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Cross bearing Walls plane
Pipe Section
Thermal Mass
Lighter member that spans between the girders

38. Weep Holes are...
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Angle section (L)
Compression
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

39. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Stress / strain = E
False
excavation
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

40. A Simple Connection is...
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Dead End
HHS

41. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
1in
18'
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

42. What does HHS stand for?
same
American Standard Shape
Two piece wire anchors
Hollow structural section

43. A joint screen is an
52-72
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Sloped - thinner

44. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Joists
Structural concrete fill
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
cohesive

45. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
3 in
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
2in pg 645
Drainage Walls

46. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
By Splitting I sections in half
I Section
cohesive
Construction Joint

47. What is the 2 arrow?
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Grouted Space
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Base Plate

48. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
10-13 feet.
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
16 in
EAF - BOF - OHF

49. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Lighter weight
Drainage Walls
Flexural and Shear.
Henry Bessemer in 1855

50. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Immediately about a flashing