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1. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
8 in
Porland cement - lime - and sand

2. BOF full name is _______
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.
Basic Oxygen Furnace
False
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

3. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

4. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
3 in
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

5. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Column Footing
Isolation Joints
Gravity - wind and surface tension
False

6. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
EAF - OHF - BOF
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Pipe Section

7. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Capillary break
5000 psi
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

8. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Gravity load support to the veneer
tempered glass
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
False

9. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Structural concrete fill
Percast at the construction site
Isolated pad footing
I Section

10. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Support Pylons
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

11. Formwork is refereed to as
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Stretcher Face
tempered glass

12. 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
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Isolation Joints
The Framework
1in

13. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Steel
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Leveling Nut

14. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Stretcher Face
windward face
Fibrous

15. Conventional stucco is also called...
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Portland cement stucco
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

16. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Veneer wall
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Roof and Floor

17. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Beams and Columns
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Peter Zumther
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

18. What is a control joint used for?
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.
Leveling Nut
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
5 in

19. A snape Tie consits of...
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.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
2in

20. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Isolation Joints
2
5 in
G30 - G60 - G120

21. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Lug
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Pipe Section

22. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Gravity load support to the veneer
excavation
2 1/2 in
Site cast concrete slabs

23. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
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
Depth of the joist in inches
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

24. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
By functioning as a water reservior
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

25. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Peter Zumther
cohesive
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

26. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Metals that contain Iron
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Open Headed joint

27. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
Lateral load support to the veneer
Elevated Slabs
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

28. Bricks that have frogs are...
Molded bricks
That it is welded
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Tension

29. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
Type S
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
I Section

30. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
G30 - G60 - G120
EAF - OHF - BOF
Gravel
Elastic-plastic

31. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Vertical reinforcing bars
Open Headed joint
Hollow structural section
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

32. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Surface tension
Open Headed joint
T section
90 to 180 degress

33. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Continuous Stip footing
10-13 feet.
True

34. A rigid Connection is also called...
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
AISC Type I Connection
Surface tension

35. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
Elevated Slabs
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
16'

36. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Noncohesive Soils
Within the plane of the veneer
2
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

37. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
A36
Is embedded in the walls
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

38. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Fibrous
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

39. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
S50X30
Simple Connection
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

40. Compressive Strength Formula
That it is welded
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
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
30 ft

41. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Surface tension
More easily constructable.
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Depth of the joist in inches

42. What is ultimate stress?
Stress at the point of failure
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
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
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

43. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
A325
Grouted Space
True
That it is welded

44. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Tube
Steel pipes
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

45. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Asymmetry
Immediately above
Two piece wire anchors

46. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
Width - W - of Unit
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
structural frame
Parallel - wider

47. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
One piece anchors
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
excavation

48. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Scratch coat
Leveling Nut
Molded bricks
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

49. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Stress / strain = E
5000 psi
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Heavier members and spans from column to column

50. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Lintel angle
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Beams