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1. A typical bond beam is provided with
Drilled pier footing
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Horizontal reinforcement
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

2. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Each course consists of Strechers
Surface tension
After World War 2
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

3. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...
Better
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Elastic
Steel Joist Institute

4. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Surface tension
125psi
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
7/8in

5. 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
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Mock-up
Base Plate
2in

6. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
0.0025
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
7 in

7. What is one of the Empirical rules?
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
G30 - G60 - G120
Spraying the mix over a mold
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

8. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Lintel angle
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Parallel - wider
Type N

9. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
connection beam flanges
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.
Type S
Heavier members and spans from column to column

10. The Top right hand Beam is called a
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
T section
2in
7/8in

11. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Less than it's ultimate stress
Stretcher Face
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
16 in

12. What does TCA stand for?
Hot Rolling
Tilt-up Concrete Association
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Pile

13. The term FLying form refers to...
240 in =20ft
Cranes and rails
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Immediately about a flashing

14. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
A reinforced-masonry frame
Live end
Site cast concrete slabs

15. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Footing
1in
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Column Footing

16. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Elevated Slabs
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Failure stress / allowable stress
same

17. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Gravity load support to the veneer
Snap Tie

18. A vapor retarder is required under
Angle section (L)
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
0.0025

19. Capillary break is a...
Steel Joist Institute
Zero (0)
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Immediately about a flashing

20. In a running-bond wall
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Each course consists of Strechers
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
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

21. What is the Fill Made up of?
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Hard coat EIFS
Gravel

22. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Soft-coat EIFS

23. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
30 ft
True
Better

24. Bricks that have frogs are...
connection beam flanges
3/8
Molded bricks
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

25. Materials used for Formwork are___
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
24
A 100% solid unit
Pile

26. Thermal Mass is _____
Leveling Nut
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

27. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
High-treated carbon steel
Lug
Parallel - wider
Immediately above the flashing

28. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Structural concrete fill
Stiff
Elevated Slabs
Tunnel Form

29. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Weak in shear
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

30. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
True
Width - W - of Unit
Lug
50

31. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Isolated pad footing
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

32. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Isolation Joints
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Extruded Bricks
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

33. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup
Within the plane of the veneer
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

34. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
excavation
Control joints in concrete do what?
7 in
8 in

35. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Mock-up
1in
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

36. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
90 to 180 degress
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

37. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
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.
shear force=force/area
Immediately above the flashing

38. W-Shape is also called _____
Lintel angle
Electric Arc Furnace
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Wide-Flange section

39. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
2in pg 645
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Carbon steel

40. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Is embedded in the walls
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Metals that do not contain Metals
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

41. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Construction Joint
A36

42. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Beams
Bed Joints
Sloped on both sides

43. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
2in
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
CMU backed brick veneer
Force / Area

44. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
16'
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Parallel - wider

45. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
Horizontal reinforcement
True
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
every floor

46. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Lateral load support to the veneer
CMU backed brick veneer
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Beams

47. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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48. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
Each floor level
At each floor level and roof level
Adding water to the mortar
2in

49. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
annealed glass
Sloped - thinner

50. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
Compressive strength
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
8 in
General contractor