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1. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Continuous Stip footing
Cranes and rails
Actual strength / required strength
AISC Type I Connection

2. Effloresecence
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Isolation Joints
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

3. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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4. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Angle section (L)
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Carbon steel
tempered glass

5. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Joists
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Soft-coat EIFS

6. CMU is _____
W16X25
True
Cinder Block
Either tension or compression

7. Working is the process by which____
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Extruded Bricks

8. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
3000 psi
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Open Headed joint
PB pg 703

9. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Gravel
W16X25
S50X30
Column Footing

10. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Less than it's ultimate stress
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Veneer wall
Carbon steel

11. Conventional stucco is also called...
Water Proofing
Portland cement stucco
Tube
125psi

12. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
2in
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
3000 psi

13. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Soft-coat EIFS
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Construction Joint
Drilled pier footing

14. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Immediately above the flashing
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
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.
One piece anchors

15. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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16. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Barrier walls
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Construction Joint

17. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Lighter weight
PB pg 703
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

18. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Either tension or compression
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

19. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Pile
7 in
Cranes and rails
Zero (0)

20. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
90 to 180 degress
windward face
field bolting of steel member
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

21. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Metals that do not contain Metals
3/8 in
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Gauge number

22. The first coat of stucco is called...
Steel pipes
Tunnel Form
Modular
Scratch coat

23. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Beams
American Standard Shape
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

24. CMU is _____
Cinder Block
Favorably
Steel
Steel Grade

25. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
2.67 ft
24in
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
7/8in

26. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
field bolting of steel member
Scratch coat
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
8

27. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
Site cast concrete slabs
0.0025
3 in
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

28. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Brick ledge
True
Columns
Live end

29. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Shelf angles
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
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
5000 psi

30. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
4000 psi
A 100% solid unit
Brick ledge
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

31. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
Wide-Flange section
Construction Joint
More easily constructable.
Flying forms

32. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Hot Rolling
Zero (0)
2 in

33. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

34. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Tougher pg 617
Mild
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

35. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
3 in

36. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
=change in length/original length
Pile
Concrete masonry Units
Each course consists of Strechers

37. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Type S
Concrete masonry Units

38. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Open-Hearth furnace
Solid unit
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

39. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Live end
Pre-tensioned concrete
Control joints in concrete do what?
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

40. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
4
High-treated carbon steel
windward face
where soil is not strong.

41. Galvanizing is...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Shelf angles
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Better

42. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
7 in
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Heavier members and spans from column to column
24in

43. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Hard coat EIFS
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Tougher pg 617
Elevated Slabs

44. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Cohesive
Tube
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

45. A Simple Connection is...
3in
Metals that do not contain Metals
7 in
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

46. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
AISC Type III Connection
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
2in
False

47. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
True
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

48. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Henry Bessemer in 1855
A ductile material
Grouted Space
Basic Oxygen Furnace

49. NonFerrous Metals are...
Open Headed joint
annealed glass
Metals that do not contain Metals
Highly Crosive - Extreme

50. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Soft-coat EIFS
Tube
That it is welded
Rain-screen wall

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