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1. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
24
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Gas or arc
SJI

2. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Drainage Walls
2.67 ft
Live end

3. A joint screen is an
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Porland cement - lime - and sand

4. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
False

5. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Each floor level
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Solid unit

6. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Cross bearing Walls plane
10-13 feet.
Construction Joint
Carbon steel

7. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Leveling Nut
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
A 100% solid unit
Each course consists of Strechers

8. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Steel Grade
Immediately above
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

9. Compressive Strength Formula
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Basic Oxygen Furnace

10. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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11. Most of the cost comes from _____
Capillary break
24in
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
The Framework

12. A typical bond beam is provided with
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Horizontal reinforcement
shear force=force/area

13. The Very middle one is called _____
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Within the plane of the veneer
I Section
where soil is not strong.

14. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
tempered glass
4000 psi
Vertical

15. Bricks that have frogs are...
Molded bricks
Immediately above the flashing
Isolation Joints
every floor

16. Strain Formula
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
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Beams

17. Z-flashing is effective in...
Stress / strain = E
Tilt-up Concrete Association
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
A horizontal butt join in cladding

18. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
S50X30
2 1/2 in
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Shores

19. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Immediately above the flashing
connection beam flanges
144^2 - 18ft.
AISC Type I Connection

20. The first coat of stucco is called...
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Scratch coat
16'

21. Wicks consist of...
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Plortland cement-based mix

22. Cold formings is when __
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
3/8

23. 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
30ft
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Pile
Live end

24. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
SJI
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

25. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
52-72
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
windward face
annealed glass

26. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
After World War 2
Steel
Grouted Space
Asymmetry

27. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Steel pipes
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Air tight
Columns

28. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
At each floor level and roof level
Heavier members and spans from column to column

29. What is the First arrow point at?
Elastic
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Leveling Nut
=change in length/original length

30. Frame Structure is defined by ________
cohesive
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
That it is welded
Mock-up

31. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Sloped - thinner
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Sloped on both sides
Stiff

32. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Some veneer walls
stress=force/area
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Elevated Slabs

33. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
4000 psi
stablize joists
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

34. What is the bottom piece called?
Elastic
1in
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Footing

35. Cellular-type plan is ______
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

36. Twist-off Bolt method is...
2 1/2 in
Columns
Bed Joints
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

37. Strain Formula
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Sloped on both sides
FBX
Heavier members and spans from column to column

38. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Scaffolding
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Square - rectangular or round

39. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Tube
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Lintel angle

40. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
3/8
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Steel

41. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Lighter member that spans between the girders
0.0025

42. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
7 in
A reinforced-masonry frame
A36
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

43. Safety Margin formula
Immediately above
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
structural frame
Actual strength / required strength

44. Unfinished bolts are made from
36 ksi
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
A Waffle Slab
Carbon steel

45. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Beams
Veneer wall
True
A Waffle Slab

46. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Stiff
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Angle section (L)
SJI

47. NonFerrous Metals are...
Cross bearing Walls plane
Reinforced concrete member
Live ends
Metals that do not contain Metals

48. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Failure stress / allowable stress
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
stablize joists

49. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Parallel - wider
Elastic-plastic
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Favorably

50. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
3000 PSI
Tunnel Form