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1. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Air tight
Footing
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
That it is welded

2. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Copper and stainless steel
8 in to 30 in
1in
That it is welded

3. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Leveling Nut
perpendicular
AISC Type I Connection

4. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
That it is welded
Two piece wire anchors

5. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Barrier walls
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

6. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Sloped toward the interior roof
2.67 ft
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.
40 ft

7. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
W16X25
Isolation Joints
T section
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

8. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
144^2 - 18ft.
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

9. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
3/8 in
Pile
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

10. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
Immediately about a flashing
Roof and Floor
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

11. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
A992
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.
4
field bolting of steel member

12. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Favorably
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Width - W - of Unit

13. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
By functioning as a water reservior
Residential

14. What is an Isolation Joint?

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15. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Type N
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Depth of the joist in inches

16. Ferrous Metals are...
A ductile material
Metals that contain Iron
Tube
tempered glass

17. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Drilled pier footing
3/8

18. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Hot Rolling
3in
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Snap Tie

19. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Barrier walls
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.

20. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

21. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
shear force=force/area
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
5 in

22. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Reinforced concrete member
Shores
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

23. The GFRC skin is typically
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Some veneer walls

24. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

25. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Bed Joints
Extruded Bricks
False

26. LH series has a depth range of...
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
18 to 48 in
Stretcher Face
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

27. Wicks consist of...
Weak in shear
stablize joists
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Capillary break

28. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Noncohesive Soils
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Pipe Section

29. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
EAF - OHF - BOF
52-72
T section
30 ft

30. OHF full name is?
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
5 in
Open-Hearth furnace
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

31. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

32. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
windward face
50
After World War 2
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

33. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Water Proofing
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

34. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
A 100% solid unit
Tilt-up Concrete Association
W16X25
Barrier walls

35. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
3000 PSI
Water Proofing
3/8

36. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Metals that contain Iron
Capillary break
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Metals that contain Iron

37. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
3in
3000 PSI
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

38. Stack casting is used when
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Solid unit
Beams

39. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
Immediately above the flashing
2in
Mock-up
1in

40. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
2
1in
Isolated pad footing

41. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
same
Shores
7/8in
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

42. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Lug
50
W - S - HP - M
Gas or arc

43. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Strands
Hard coat EIFS

44. EAF full name is?
3/8
Electric Arc Furnace
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Vertical

45. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
That it is welded
Mock-up
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

46. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Sloped toward the interior roof
Construction Joint
Grouted Space
True

47. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
Cinder Block
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

48. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
That it is welded
Thermal Mass
Hot Rolling

49. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
cohesive
After World War 2
Lintel angle
Better

50. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Elastic-plastic
Stress / strain = E
Type N
Chairs