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1. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
10-13 feet.
Pile
Grouted Space
cohesive

2. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Lug
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
Spraying the mix over a mold
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

3. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
Highly Crosive - Extreme
4000 psi
Barrier walls

4. Weep Holes are...
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Chairs
Alkali resistant
2in pg 645

5. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
A reinforced-masonry frame
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
7 in
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

6. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
1in

7. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
A reinforced-masonry frame
Barrier walls

8. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Bed Joints

9. A snug-Tight condition is _____
HHS
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

10. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Sloped - thinner
Copper and stainless steel
Footing

11. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Zero (0)
16 in
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Lighter member that spans between the girders

12. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
8 in to 30 in
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Beams
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

13. Formwork is refereed to as
Strands
Pipe Section
Force / Area
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

14. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Gauge number
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Weep holes
Lug

15. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Water Proofing
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Acrylic polymer-based mix
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

16. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
structural frame
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Modular

17. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
24
Thermal Mass
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Fibrous

18. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
18'
Parallel - wider
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
True

19. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Gauge number
Fibrous
field bolting of steel member

20. Standard CMU size
36 ksi
Spraying the mix over a mold
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
EAF - OHF - BOF

21. Strain Formula
Within the plane of the veneer
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

22. What is the 2 arrow?
Reservoir
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Base Plate
Brick ledge

23. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Pipe Section
Gauge number
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Steel pipes

24. Standard CMU size
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Type N
Roof and Floor

25. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Gravel
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Barrier walls
AISC Type II Connection

26. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Continuous Stip footing
2 to 4 ft
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

27. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Horizontal reinforcement
Dead End
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

28. 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
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Isolation Joints
Portland cement stucco
Tension

29. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Grade 50 steel
Actual strength / required strength
A Waffle Slab
Cranes and rails

30. A material that is weak in tension is...
8 in
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Weak in shear
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

31. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Some veneer walls
Metals that contain Iron
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
W16X25

32. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
Cranes and rails
Plortland cement-based mix
Flying forms
G30 - G60 - G120

33. Bond beams are _____
Pipe Section
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Surface tension
where soil is not strong.

34. Camber refers to...
Base Plate
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
A 100% solid unit
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

35. Built-up sections are made by _____
Force / Area
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Cohesive
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

36. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Length - L - of unit
True
Steel pipes
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

37. K series are more frequently used because they ____
3in
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Tougher pg 617
5000 psi

38. Rain screen is...
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
field bolting of steel member
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

39. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Lighter weight
Expanded metal lath
Continuous Stip footing

40. Cellular-type plan is ______
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
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
Air tight
Steel pipes

41. Shelf angles are...
144^2 - 18ft.
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
same
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

42. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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43. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
CMU backed brick veneer
Air tight
Capillary break
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

44. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
True
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Cross bearing Walls plane

45. Modulus of elasticity
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Stress / strain = E
True
3000 psi

46. Where are deep foundations used?
annealed glass
Tougher pg 617
where soil is not strong.
K-series - LH series - DHL series

47. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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48. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

49. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
same
Snap Tie
M -S -N -O
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

50. The Very middle one is called _____
Reinforced concrete member
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
I Section
Chairs