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1. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
2
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Vertical reinforcing bars
Open Headed joint

2. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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3. A joint screen is an
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
144^2 - 18ft.
Grade 50 steel
cohesive

4. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
W16X25
Chairs
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Beams

5. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
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.
Open Headed joint
Beams
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

6. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
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.
False
Beams
stress=force/area

7. Most of the cost comes from _____
PB pg 703
The Framework
3000 psi
same

8. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Mildly
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Control joints in concrete do what?
True

9. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Veneer wall
Expanded metal lath
After World War 2
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

10. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Much lower
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
Immediately above the flashing
A325

11. Bond beams are _____
Metals that contain Iron
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
24in

12. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A992
SJI
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Gas or arc

13. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Chairs
Less than it's ultimate stress
Type S

14. How is a T section made?
By Splitting I sections in half
2.67 ft
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
50

15. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Portland cement stucco
Floor decks

16. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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17. What does SJI stand for?
Beams and Columns
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Steel Joist Institute

18. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Site cast concrete slabs
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Lug

19. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Live ends
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Site cast concrete slabs
Immediately above the flashing

20. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
3/8 in
T section

21. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
High-treated carbon steel
every floor
Structural concrete fill
Concave

22. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Water Proofing
M -S -N -O
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
240 in =20ft

23. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
4
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
2 1/2 in

24. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Bearing connection
Concrete masonry Units
Lateral load support to the veneer
Grouted Space

25. Cold formings is when __
Base Plate
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
A reinforced-masonry frame
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

26. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Fibrous
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

27. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Two piece wire anchors
Cranes and rails
Flying forms
16'

28. A common type of Form Tie is ____
2in
Water Proofing
Snap Tie
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

29. W-Shape is also called _____
50
Wide-Flange section
Construction Joint
Angle section (L)

30. 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...
30 ft
Peter Zumther
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
T section

31. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
3/8
Control joints in concrete do what?
Better

32. Where are deep foundations used?
where soil is not strong.
Angle section (L)
One piece anchors
Vertical

33. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Rain-screen wall
Hollow structural section
3/8

34. 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
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Joists
Isolation Joints

35. K series are more frequently used because they ____
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
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.
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
30ft

36. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
By functioning as a water reservior
Better
Flexural and Shear.
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

37. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
A325
At each floor level and roof level
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
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

38. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
False
Gravel
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Water Proofing

39. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Expanded metal lath
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Less than it's ultimate stress

40. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
A36
Grouted Space
Steel
Each course consists of Strechers

41. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Each course consists of Strechers
Live end
Zero (0)
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

42. Cast Iron is formed when _______
Molded bricks
Brown coat
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.

43. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Walls with overhangs
Cohesive
Zero (0)
90 to 180 degress

44. A tube is referred to as a ____
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Modular
G30 - G60 - G120
HHS

45. What is the 2 arrow?
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Base Plate
Chairs

46. The Very middle one is called _____
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
0.0025
T section
I Section

47. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
One piece anchors
The cladding resists all the wind load
structural frame
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

48. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
36 ksi
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

49. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Adding water to the mortar
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
40 ft

50. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Cohesive
50