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1. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Two flange plates
The cladding resists all the wind load
16'

2. K-series has a depth range of?
Porland cement - lime - and sand
8 in to 30 in
W16X25
Water Proofing

3. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Chairs
M -S -N -O
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

4. The first coat of stucco is called...
Reservoir
Scratch coat
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

5. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
0.0025

6. The second coat of stucco is called...
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Beams
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Brown coat

7. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Live end
By Splitting I sections in half
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Within the plane of the veneer

8. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Air tight
Flying forms
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Tube

9. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
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
same
American Standard Shape
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

10. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
40 ft
Bearing connection
Pipe Section
A325

11. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
8 in to 30 in
Mildly

12. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
3/8
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Site cast concrete slabs
Simple Connection

13. 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.
8 in to 30 in
4
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Fibrous

14. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
Scratch coat
Steel
stress=force/area
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

15. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Percast at the construction site
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
W16X25
Column Footing

16. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Either tension or compression
Tunnel Form

17. K-series has a depth range of?
8 in to 30 in
Failure stress / allowable stress
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Ground-Supported slabs area____

18. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
5000 psi
excavation
AISC Type III Connection
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

19. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Immediately above the flashing
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Within the plane of the veneer
3 in

20. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
A 100% solid unit
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

21. Compressive Strength Formula
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Concave
3/8
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

22. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Isolation Joints
Column Footing
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

23. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Adding water to the mortar
annealed glass

24. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
True
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
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Cinder Block

25. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Strip Footing
Grouted Space
1kip=1000psi
Within the plane of the veneer

26. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Lighter weight
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

27. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
W16X25
EAF - OHF - BOF

28. In what order are roof componants placed:
Joists
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Leveling Nut
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

29. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
24
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Alkali resistant

30. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
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.
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
40 ft
Either tension or compression

31. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Grouted Space
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Shelf angles

32. EAF full name is?
Hot Rolling
Expanded metal lath
Electric Arc Furnace
3 in

33. Wicks consist of...
5 in
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
18'

34. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Copper and stainless steel
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

35. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Within the plane of the veneer
perpendicular
windward face
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.

36. 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 ___
144^2 - 18ft.
Footing
True
Gravity - wind and surface tension

37. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
Grouted Space
30ft
Shores
125psi

38. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Better
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Heavier members and spans from column to column

39. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
tempered glass
Grouted Space
Pipe Section
True

40. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Open-Hearth furnace
2in
Gravity load support to the veneer
Pre-tensioned concrete

41. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Residential
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
A continuous closure strip

42. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Sloped toward the interior roof
True
Mildly
Leveling Nut

43. In an English-bonded Wall
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
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Portland cement stucco
Compression

44. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Spraying the mix over a mold

45. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
4000 psi
Bearing connection
52-72
5000 psi

46. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
Barrier walls
Mock-up
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

47. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
2
Steel Grade
connection beam flanges
Tube

48. The Very middle one is called _____
I Section
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
Live end
Elevated Slabs

49. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
The concrete is cast at the site
Wide-Flange section
90 to 180 degress
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

50. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Compression
Stress at the point of failure
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
16'