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1. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Grouted Space
Lighter member that spans between the girders
every floor

2. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Providing an impervious barrier to water
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.
Pre-tensioned concrete
Either tension or compression

3. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
2in
A horizontal butt join in cladding
The concrete is cast at the site
Reservoir

4. Most of the cost comes from _____
Providing an impervious barrier to water
The Framework
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Simple Connection

5. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
30ft
Walls with overhangs
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

6. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Elastic-plastic
3000 PSI
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
8 in

7. Bond beams are _____
Tube
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Soft-coat EIFS
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

8. The term FLying form refers to...
A992
Water Proofing
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Live end

9. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Type N
A ductile material
I Section
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

10. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
5000 psi
A continuous closure strip
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Tunnel Form

11. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Type N
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Much lower
Beams and Columns

12. A vapor retarder is required under
Roof and Floor
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Open Headed joint
Site cast concrete slabs

13. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Weep holes
A992
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

14. 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...
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
30 ft
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
36 ksi

15. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Grouted Space
Control joints in concrete do what?

16. S-Shape is also called ____
Joists
Zero (0)
American Standard Shape
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

17. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
That it is welded
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Chairs

18. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
4 to 6 ft
True
Footing
1kip=1000psi

19. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Noncohesive Soils
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

20. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Beams and Columns
24in

21. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
Tougher pg 617
Construction Joint
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

22. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
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.
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
A Waffle Slab
Walls with vertical reinforcement

23. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
False
Gravel
Elastic
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

24. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
240 in =20ft
Two flange plates
Expanded metal lath
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

25. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Control joints in concrete do what?
Some veneer walls
EAF - OHF - BOF
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

26. A wall footing is also called _____
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Strip Footing
Construction Joint
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

27. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Modular
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
4000 psi
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

28. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...
Hard coat EIFS
Lateral load support to the veneer
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Vertical

29. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Cranes and rails
Better
Construction Joint
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

30. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
A36
Gravity - wind and surface tension
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

31. W-Shape is also called _____
Columns
G30 - G60 - G120
Wide-Flange section
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

32. The term FLying form refers to...
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

33. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
10-13 feet.
Leveling Nut
Live end
Molded bricks

34. The Very middle one is called _____
Depth of the joist in inches
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
I Section

35. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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36. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
True
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
tempered glass

37. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
A ductile material
Stretcher Face
Vertical

38. K-series has a depth range of?
8 in to 30 in
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

39. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Gauge number
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
8 in

40. Galvanizing is...
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
5000 psi
Carbon steel

41. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Spraying the mix over a mold
Surface tension
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

42. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Gauge number
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Parallel - wider
Stretcher Face

43. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Either tension or compression
4
I Section
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

44. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Drainage Walls
That it is welded
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.
field bolting of steel member

45. OHF full name is?
Isolation Joints
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
90 to 180 degress
Open-Hearth furnace

46. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Pile
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
A325

47. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Carbon steel
perpendicular
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
K-series - LH series - DHL series

48. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Water Proofing
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Noncohesive Soils

49. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
4
HHS
Solid unit
AISC Type I Connection

50. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Concave
Carbon steel
1kip=1000psi
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

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