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1. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
8 and 30 in
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
W - S - HP - M

2. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Zinc
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Walls with overhangs

3. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Immediately above the flashing
5000 psi
High-treated carbon steel
False

4. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
excavation
same
Two piece wire anchors

5. The term FLying form refers to...
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Zero (0)
Two flange plates
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

6. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Leveling Nut
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
8 and 30 in
I Section

7. Slagwool is _____
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Angle section (L)
Tension
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

8. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Brown coat
Lug
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Grade 50 steel

9. DLH series has a depth range of...
Column Footing
52-72
50
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

10. Form liners are used to...
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
FBX
Support Pylons
Much lower

11. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Isolated pad footing

12. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
2 1/2 in

13. LH series has a depth range of...
AISC Type II Connection
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
18 to 48 in
Leveling Nut

14. What does TCA stand for?
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620
Tilt-up Concrete Association
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

15. Girder is...
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Square - rectangular or round
Cross bearing Walls plane

16. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Tilt-up Concrete Association
1/2 to 3/4 thick
16 in
Reservoir

17. A tube is referred to as a ____
HHS
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Is embedded in the walls
T section

18. Capillary break is a...
3 in
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
A conventional wood light frame building
Brown coat

19. In an English-bonded Wall
Isolation Joints
18 to 48 in
Tube
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

20. A vapor retarder is required under
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
By Splitting I sections in half
True
Rain-screen wall

21. K-series has a depth range of?
8 in to 30 in
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Floor decks
PB pg 703

22. Stack casting is used when
5000 psi
Tube
Lug
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

23. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Live ends
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
Bearing connection
One piece anchors

24. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
Tougher pg 617
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
CMU backed brick veneer
Strip Footing

25. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
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.
Mildly
Angle section (L)

26. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Horizontal reinforcement
Joists
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

27. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Elastic-plastic
Tube
Zinc
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

28. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Zero (0)
That it is welded

29. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Alkali resistant
Columns
Solid unit
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

30. Clay is _______
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Joists
cohesive
Steel pipes

31. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Scratch coat
tempered glass
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

32. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Mock-up
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
False
Immediately about a flashing

33. The GFRC skin is typically
Tunnel Form
Footing
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Two piece wire anchors

34. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Beams
Molded bricks
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Tube

35. Materials used for Formwork are___
Less than it's ultimate stress
PB pg 703
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
CMU backed brick veneer

36. Site-cast is when ____
2.67 ft
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Each floor level
The concrete is cast at the site

37. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Zinc
18 to 48 in
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.

38. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
2 to 4 ft
stress=force/area

39. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Columns

40. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Steel Grade
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Columns
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

41. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Floor decks
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

42. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Weep holes

43. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Vertical reinforcing bars
Mock-up
Grade 50 steel

44. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
AISC Type III Connection
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Metals that contain Iron
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

45. Unfinished bolts are made from
Flexural and Shear.
2
Expanded metal lath
Carbon steel

46. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Zinc
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Horizontal reinforcement

47. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
2in
shear force=force/area
1in
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

48. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
American Standard Shape
Favorably
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.
Lug

49. Standard CMU size
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Hard coat EIFS
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

50. Built-up sections are made by _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
1/2 to 3/4 thick
At each floor level and roof level