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1. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
2in
Providing an impervious barrier to water
At each floor level and roof level
Parallel - wider

2. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Composite
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

3. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
windward face
2in
Strip Footing
Type S

4. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Site cast concrete slabs
3000 psi
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Water Proofing

5. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
That it is welded
Grade 50 steel
Steel
By functioning as a water reservior

6. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Zero (0)
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Pink
Construction Joint

7. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Steel fabricator
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

8. Cold formings is when __
3/8
Beams
Joists
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

9. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
Width - W - of Unit
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
2in

10. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Water Proofing
Heavier members and spans from column to column
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
True

11. Site-cast is when ____
Snap Tie
Isolated pad footing
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
The concrete is cast at the site

12. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Metals that contain Iron
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Shores

13. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Thermal Mass
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

14. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
T section
Lintel angle
Two piece wire anchors
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

15. Stripping time is ___
Isolated pad footing
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Footing
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.

16. Bond beams are _____
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Columns
Construction Joint
3000 PSI

17. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
Adding water to the mortar
Base Plate
Copper and stainless steel
W16X25

18. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
shear force=force/area
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
True
3/8 in

19. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
3 in
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Elevated Slabs
Steel

20. OHF full name is?
Open-Hearth furnace
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
shear force=force/area
Gravel

21. The Very middle one is called _____
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
36 ksi
4000 psi
I Section

22. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
T section
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.

23. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
tempered glass
K-series - LH series - DHL series
stablize joists

24. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
True
Pipe Section
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

25. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
2in
Columns
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

26. Twist-off Bolt method is...
same
Footing
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
A992

27. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Better
Base Plate
20 ft
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

28. Frame Structure is defined by ________
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Zero (0)
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

29. The second coat of stucco is called...
Brown coat
Each floor level
2
Bearing connection

30. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Footing
The Framework
T section

31. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
every floor
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
4000 psi
Favorably

32. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Tougher pg 617
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

33. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Wide-Flange section
3/8
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

34. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Lighter member that spans between the girders
I Section
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Concrete masonry Units

35. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Head Joints
Much lower
perpendicular
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

36. A Tunnel form consists of...
Thermal Mass
Metals that do not contain Metals
EAF - BOF - OHF
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.

37. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Mild
Modular
True
18'

38. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
Molded bricks
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
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.

39. How is a T section made?
Modular
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
By Splitting I sections in half
Live end

40. Stack casting is used when
EAF - BOF - OHF
The concrete is cast at the site
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

41. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
5000 psi
=change in length/original length
Head Joints
Residential

42. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
I Section
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
144^2 - 18ft.

43. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Immediately above
Solid unit
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

44. Materials used for Formwork are___
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Metals that do not contain Metals
Steel
Electric Arc Furnace

45. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
Joists
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Favorably
3000 psi

46. Frame Structure is defined by ________
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Each floor level
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

47. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Construction Joint
Elastic
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
40 ft

48. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
2in pg 645
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
4000 psi
Column Footing

49. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
Isolation Joints
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
30ft
A ductile material

50. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Cohesive
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals