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1. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
G30 - G60 - G120
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

2. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
General contractor
20 ft
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

3. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Sloped on both sides
Wide-Flange section
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

4. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
A36
Favorably
That it is welded
Walls with vertical reinforcement

5. PT concrete is Also known as _______
False
Bearing connection
Pre-tensioned concrete
American Standard Shape

6. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
The Framework
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Solid unit
Vertical reinforcing bars

7. Site-cast is when ____
Increase the strength of beam in shear
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
The concrete is cast at the site
Portland cement stucco

8. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
every floor
I Section
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Zinc

9. The purpose of flashing is to...
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
The cladding resists all the wind load
8 in

10. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
Steel pipes
More easily constructable.
True
Steel fabricator

11. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Lug
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
EAF - BOF - OHF

12. A Soft story is a _______
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
connection beam flanges
Basic Oxygen Furnace

13. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
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
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
5 in
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

14. Pile
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Construction Joint
A992
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

15. LH series has a depth range of...
cohesive
18 to 48 in
Is embedded in the walls
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

16. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
52-72
Gauge number
2.67 ft
same

17. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
A325
Capillary break
AISC Type II Connection
Steel

18. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
36 ksi
Angle section (L)

19. The first coat of stucco is called...
Scratch coat
Favorably
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

20. Rasping is what?
3/8
Gravel
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

21. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Lug

22. In a Flemish-bonded wall
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

23. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Mild
Head Joints

24. Built-up sections are made by _____
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Immediately about a flashing
Floor decks
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

25. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
EAF - BOF - OHF
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Pile
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

26. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
1in
3/8
A horizontal butt join in cladding
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

27. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
cohesive
Concave
7 in

28. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Molded bricks
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Rain-screen wall

29. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
Acrylic polymer-based mix
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Sloped - thinner
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

30. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Isolation Joints
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
A conventional wood light frame building
Elastic-plastic

31. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Tension

32. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Solid unit
2 1/2 in
Hollow structural section

33. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Shelf angles
Capillary break

34. A snug-Tight condition is _____
windward face
Steel
3000 psi
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

35. 1 kip = ____psi
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Tilt-up Concrete Association
1kip=1000psi
Construction Joint

36. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
Capillary break
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

37. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Elastic
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Providing an impervious barrier to water

38. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
stablize joists
Isolated pad footing
AISC Type II Connection

39. What is an Isolation Joint?

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40. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
8
Tougher pg 617
16'
Either tension or compression

41. What is the First arrow point at?
At each floor level and roof level
Isolation Joints
Sloped - thinner
Leveling Nut

42. 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...
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
30 ft
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.
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

43. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
3/8
Control joints in concrete do what?
125psi
30 ft

44. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
W - S - HP - M
W16X25
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

45. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Column Footing
144^2 - 18ft.
Peter Zumther

46. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
Flexural and Shear.
2in
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Expanded metal lath

47. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
3/8
2.67 ft
Live ends

48. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Mildly
Barrier walls
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Alkali resistant

49. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Either tension or compression
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

50. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Peter Zumther
Depth of the joist in inches
Force / Area

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