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1. A Tunnel form consists of...
General contractor
Floor decks
20 ft
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.

2. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
stress=force/area
Head Joints
Column Footing
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

3. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Asymmetry
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Lintel angle
T section

4. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Rain-screen wall
Within the plane of the veneer
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

5. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Footing
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Column Footing

6. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
18'
Column Footing

7. Arch welding is where
Scaffolding
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Lighter member that spans between the girders

8. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
2 in
2in
Dead End

9. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Columns
Percast at the construction site
Construction Joint

10. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Columns
CMU backed brick veneer

11. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
By functioning as a water reservior
3000 PSI
Continuous Stip footing

12. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Elevated Slabs
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

13. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Favorably
2in
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

14. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Surface tension
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Tunnel Form

15. What is Core Holes?
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
The cladding resists all the wind load
False

16. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Each floor level
True
Pink
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

17. What is the formula for strain?
M -S -N -O
A 100% solid unit
=change in length/original length
Compression

18. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Barrier walls
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Drilled pier footing
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

19. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
3/8
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Barrier walls

20. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
Grade 50 steel
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Barrier walls
Reinforced concrete member

21. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Scratch coat
Elevated Slabs
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

22. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
shear force=force/area
Lug
2in pg 645
Cranes and rails

23. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
American Standard Shape
stablize joists
Grade 50 steel
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

24. The term FLying form refers to...
By functioning as a water reservior
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
The concrete is cast at the site
Some veneer walls

25. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
Drilled pier footing
Metals that contain Iron
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
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

26. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
M -S -N -O
Columns

27. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
tempered glass
That it is welded
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

28. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Portland cement stucco
3000 PSI
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Elevated Slabs

29. Clay is _______
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
cohesive
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Walls with vertical reinforcement

30. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Scaffolding
Modular
Vertical
Residential

31. Retempering of motar means...
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Adding water to the mortar
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Copper and stainless steel

32. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Simple Connection
Water Proofing

33. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Asymmetry
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
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.
16 in

34. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Zero (0)
Sloped on both sides
Barrier walls
Rain-screen wall

35. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Steel Joist Institute
Columns
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
Pipe Section

36. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
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.
Flying forms

37. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Electric Arc Furnace
2in
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

38. Most of the cost comes from _____
Square - rectangular or round
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
The Framework
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

39. A Tunnel form consists of...
perpendicular
Metals that contain Iron
stablize joists
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.

40. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Drainage Walls
Immediately above
True
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

41. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
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
Gravity load support to the veneer
More easily constructable.

42. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
CMU backed brick veneer
Mild
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

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?
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Barrier walls
Simple Connection

44. A rigid Connection is also called...
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Reservoir
AISC Type I Connection

45. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
52-72
Providing an impervious barrier to water
8 and 30 in
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.

46. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
FBX
Walls with overhangs
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Tube

47. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Modular
Wide-Flange section
3/8 in

48. S-Shape is also called ____
Fibrous
Henry Bessemer in 1855
American Standard Shape
8 in

49. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
8 in
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Capillary break
1in

50. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
2 1/2 in
Walls with overhangs
where soil is not strong.
True