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1. Semirigid Connection is also called...
AISC Type III Connection
Compressive strength
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Metals that contain Iron

2. Thermal Mass is _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Weak in shear

3. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
2 1/2 in
Sloped toward the interior roof
annealed glass
3/8

4. DLH series has a depth range of...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Soft-coat EIFS
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
52-72

5. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
2.67 ft
AISC Type III Connection
52-72

6. The width of an expansion joint is ___
Mock-up
3/8
Type N
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

7. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
perpendicular
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

8. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Reservoir
Favorably
Weep holes

9. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Henry Bessemer in 1855
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

10. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
8 and 30 in
Immediately above
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Continuous Stip footing

11. Unfinished bolts are made from
Carbon steel
That it is welded
G30 - G60 - G120
Steel

12. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Less than it's ultimate stress
Grade 50 steel
Sloped on both sides
PB pg 703

13. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Flexural and Shear.
Mild
Open Headed joint
The Framework

14. Simple Connection is also called...
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Much lower
AISC Type II Connection
I Section

15. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
cohesive
Gas or arc

16. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Soft-coat EIFS
SJI
Basic Oxygen Furnace

17. StiffBacks
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Asymmetry
K-series - LH series - DHL series
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

18. The term FLying form refers to...
1kip=1000psi
Tube
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

19. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Steel
A continuous closure strip
Square - rectangular or round
AISC Type III Connection

20. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
True
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
1in
Gravity - wind and surface tension

21. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Scaffolding
Soft-coat EIFS
Pipe Section
Gauge number

22. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Width - W - of Unit
3/8 in
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Rain-screen wall

23. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Percast at the construction site
Scratch coat
Tilt-up Concrete Association

24. What is Core Holes?
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Extruded Bricks
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
One piece anchors

25. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
3/8
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Live end

26. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
Metals that contain Iron
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.

27. The Top right hand Beam is called a
G30 - G60 - G120
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Support Pylons
T section

28. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
tempered glass
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

29. The second coat of stucco is called...
Tunnel Form
Brown coat
I Section
Gas or arc

30. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
Capillary break
16'
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Tension

31. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
A992
10-13 feet.
Stress at the point of failure
Some veneer walls

32. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete

33. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
4 to 6 ft
Pile
excavation
True

34. Which type of EIF is most used?
PB pg 703
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Continuous Stip footing

35. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

36. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
Soft-coat EIFS
3000 psi
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
A992

37. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Shores
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
3in

38. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

39. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

40. Clay is _______
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Asymmetry
cohesive
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

41. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Zinc
Barrier walls
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Immediately above the flashing

42. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Steel
4000 psi
Either tension or compression
Lug

43. S-Shape is also called ____
Percast at the construction site
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
American Standard Shape
Immediately above the flashing

44. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Modular
Mildly

45. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
2in
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Construction Joint
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

46. Materials used for Formwork are___
Brown coat
Better
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Lug

47. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Percast at the construction site
Hot Rolling
A reinforced-masonry frame
False

48. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
5000 psi
CMU backed brick veneer
A36
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

49. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Carbon steel
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Vertical reinforcing bars
3/8

50. Precast is where____
At each floor level and roof level
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Molded bricks
2 to 4 ft