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1. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
18'
The cladding resists all the wind load
Grouted Space
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

2. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Beams and Columns
Flying forms
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

3. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Each floor level
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
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
Pile

4. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Walls with overhangs
Elastic
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

5. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
20 ft
Within the plane of the veneer
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

6. A slip-critical connection is...
Percast at the construction site
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Columns

7. The most water tight joint is ____
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
At each floor level and roof level
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Concave

8. Twist-off Bolt method is...
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Tougher pg 617
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

9. Weep Holes are...
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
8 in
Beams and Columns

10. A material that is weak in tension is...
Type S
Footing
Weak in shear
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.

11. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Much lower
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
EAF - BOF - OHF

12. The first coat of stucco is called...
Immediately above
Scratch coat
Metals that do not contain Metals
Live end

13. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
Bed Joints
Beams
4000 psi
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

14. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
By Splitting I sections in half
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
2in pg 645
Compression

15. Slagwool is _____
Alkali resistant
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Spraying the mix over a mold
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

16. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...
I Section
Henry Bessemer in 1855
windward face
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

17. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
Support Pylons
3/8 in
Sloped - thinner

18. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
Lighter weight
Pre-tensioned concrete
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Favorably

19. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Bed Joints
3in
A horizontal butt join in cladding
same

20. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Residential
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.
Electric Arc Furnace

21. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
2in
Lateral load support to the veneer
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

22. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Grouted Space
2 to 4 ft
False
Isolation Joints

23. Site-cast is when ____
The concrete is cast at the site
Providing an impervious barrier to water
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Bed Joints

24. Arch welding is where
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.

25. Built-up sections are made by _____
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
144^2 - 18ft.
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

26. W-Shape is also called _____
Metals that do not contain Metals
Wide-Flange section
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Much lower

27. A tube is referred to as a ____
HHS
Columns
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Molded bricks

28. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

29. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
3000 psi
Tube
2in pg 645
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

30. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Leveling Nut
3 in
PB pg 703
tempered glass

31. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Modular
Continuous Stip footing

32. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
Tougher pg 617
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
By Splitting I sections in half
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

33. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Gas or arc
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

34. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Sloped toward the interior roof
Lug
Ground-Supported slabs area____
8

35. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Either tension or compression
same
Vertical

36. Shores are used for...
Pre-tensioned concrete
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Roof and Floor

37. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Columns
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
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
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

38. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Open-Hearth furnace
Joists
Copper and stainless steel
4000 psi

39. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
General contractor
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Steel

40. 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 ___
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
4000 psi
A Waffle Slab
144^2 - 18ft.

41. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Immediately above the flashing
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
2in
Expanded metal lath

42. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Modular
3000 psi
Live end

43. Z-flashing is effective 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.
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
A horizontal butt join in cladding

44. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
Acrylic polymer-based mix
CMU backed brick veneer
At each floor level and roof level
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

45. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Chairs
Increase the strength of beam in shear
8 and 30 in
3/8

46. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
2 to 4 ft
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
144^2 - 18ft.
Steel pipes

47. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
Metals that do not contain Metals
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
every floor

48. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Dead End
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Metals that do not contain Metals
False

49. What is Core Holes?
3000 psi
Elastic-plastic
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Strands

50. Frame Structure is defined by ________
One piece anchors
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
36 ksi
Sloped on both sides