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1. What is the 2 arrow?
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Base Plate
True
Joists

2. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Reinforced concrete member
4000 psi
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

3. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
3 in
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
3000 psi
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

4. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Square - rectangular or round
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
AISC Type II Connection
Lintel angle

5. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Water Proofing
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
36 ksi

6. Slagwool is _____
Mild
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
2 in
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

7. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Elastic-plastic
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
5 in
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

8. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
every floor
Cohesive
Grouted Space
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

9. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Grade 50 steel
Sloped - thinner
2
Pile

10. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

11. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Barrier walls
2in
Square - rectangular or round

12. What is the Fill Made up of?
W16X25
Stretcher Face
Gravel
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

13. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Weep holes
T section
Beams
Air tight

14. Stripping time is ___
Roof and Floor
Molded bricks
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Column Footing

15. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
Stiff
Plortland cement-based mix
Tube
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

16. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Lighter member that spans between the girders
structural frame
Pipe Section
125psi

17. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
4
Stiff
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
More easily constructable.

18. strongbacks can

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19. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Concrete masonry Units
Tube
Steel

20. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
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.
Pile
Stretcher Face
True

21. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Solid unit
Gravel
Much lower

22. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
T section
Chairs
2
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

23. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Chairs
Steel Joist Institute
Sloped toward the interior roof

24. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Hollow structural section
1kip=1000psi
Fibrous
connection beam flanges

25. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Site cast concrete slabs
Sloped - thinner
Steel Grade
Zero (0)

26. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
Sloped on both sides
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
2.67 ft

27. A vapor retarder is required under
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
2 1/2 in
Chairs
Columns

28. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
A992

29. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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30. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
1kip=1000psi
4 to 6 ft
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
52-72

31. K-series has a depth range of?
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
8 in to 30 in
Columns
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

32. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
W16X25
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Much lower
16 in

33. A snug-Tight condition is _____
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Stiff
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

34. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
16 in
Plortland cement-based mix

35. The second coat of stucco is called...
More easily constructable.
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Brown coat
same

36. Camber refers to...
Column Footing
Structural concrete fill
1kip=1000psi
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

37. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Each course consists of Strechers
Percast at the construction site
Gravel
Cohesive

38. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

39. What is one of the Empirical rules?
True
Type S
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
125psi

40. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Head Joints
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Columns

41. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
1in
Gravel
Column Footing

42. StiffBacks
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

43. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Weep holes
Stress / strain = E

44. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
Brick ledge
5 in
Fibrous
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.

45. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Steel
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Grouted Space

46. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Vertical
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

47. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Each floor level
Hard coat EIFS
Each course consists of Strechers
Either tension or compression

48. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Concrete masonry Units
Increase the strength of beam in shear
General contractor
Force / Area

49. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
FBX
Beams and Columns
Water Proofing

50. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Within the plane of the veneer
Thermal Mass
At each floor level and roof level