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1. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Concrete masonry Units
Cohesive
8 in
Vertical reinforcing bars

2. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
18 to 48 in
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
Steel pipes
18'

3. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
EAF - OHF - BOF
Brown coat
2 to 4 ft
Head Joints

4. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
False
every floor
Sloped - thinner

5. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
Cinder Block
Beams
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
CMU backed brick veneer

6. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
Steel
SJI
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
4 to 6 ft

7. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
False
Scaffolding
Tension
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

8. Cellular-type plan is ______
EAF - OHF - BOF
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Vertical reinforcing bars
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

9. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Portland cement stucco
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

10. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
2in pg 645
4000 psi
A325
Pipe Section

11. A vapor retarder is required under
50
Pipe Section
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
2 in

12. The Very middle one is called _____
EAF - BOF - OHF
Gravel
HHS
I Section

13. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
Steel
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
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Plortland cement-based mix

14. 1 kip = ____psi
1kip=1000psi
Stress / strain = E
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

15. 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
Isolation Joints
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Scratch coat
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

16. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
3/8
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Base Plate
EAF - OHF - BOF

17. A rigid Connection is also called...
Leveling Nut
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Horizontal reinforcement
AISC Type I Connection

18. A joint screen is an
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
The concrete is cast at the site

19. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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20. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
2 1/2 in
20 ft
4000 psi
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

21. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
8 and 30 in
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Metals that do not contain Metals
2

22. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Two piece wire anchors
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Plortland cement-based mix

23. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Force / Area
Continuous Stip footing
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
General contractor

24. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Lateral load support to the veneer
Copper and stainless steel
Depth of the joist in inches

25. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
2in
T section
Stretcher Face

26. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Walls with vertical reinforcement
16 in
Open Headed joint
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

27. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Stress / strain = E
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Pink

28. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Construction Joint
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Gauge number
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

29. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Immediately about a flashing
Elastic-plastic
2 to 4 ft

30. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Mock-up
Immediately above the flashing

31. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
3/8
stablize joists
S50X30

32. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Isolation Joints
Is embedded in the walls
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Length - L - of unit

33. The purpose of flashing is to...
Compression
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
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
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

34. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
Basic Oxygen Furnace
3/8
Base Plate
Tougher pg 617

35. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Steel Joist Institute
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Joists
Stiff

36. Built-up sections are made by _____
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
False
Horizontal reinforcement
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

37. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
90 to 180 degress
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Composite
True

38. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
2 1/2 in
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Open-Hearth furnace
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

39. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Sloped toward the interior roof
144^2 - 18ft.
30ft

40. What is the formula for stress?
stress=force/area
Walls with overhangs
Footing
50

41. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
perpendicular
Basic Oxygen Furnace
T section
Beams

42. What is the bottom piece called?
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
True
Peter Zumther
Footing

43. W-Shape is also called _____
Less than it's ultimate stress
Wide-Flange section
2in pg 645
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

44. What is the Fill Made up of?
Ground-Supported slabs area____
perpendicular
Gravel
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

45. The use of ______ concrete is customary
24
Elevated Slabs
4000 psi
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

46. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
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
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Tougher pg 617
Steel Joist Institute

47. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Spraying the mix over a mold
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Steel fabricator
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

48. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
The cladding resists all the wind load
Metals that do not contain Metals
2in

49. One-way deck is a ______
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Gas or arc
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

50. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
8 and 30 in
Open Headed joint
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______