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1. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A325
Composite
Composite
Live end

2. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
3/8
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Beams
Zinc

3. The Top right hand Beam is called a
T section
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Isolation Joints
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

4. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Leveling Nut
Flexural and Shear.
The cladding resists all the wind load

5. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition
AISC Type III Connection
Beams
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

6. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
Elastic-plastic
2
Type N
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

7. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
where soil is not strong.
Alkali resistant

8. Walers
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Bed Joints
Carbon steel
Capillary break

9. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Shores
Dead End
24in
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

10. A snug-Tight condition is _____
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
True
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

11. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
Fibrous
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
A reinforced-masonry frame
A conventional wood light frame building

12. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
240 in =20ft
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
2in
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

13. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
2in
False
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

14. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Some veneer walls
Grouted Space
After World War 2

15. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
Columns
3/8 in
Isolation Joints
8

16. A joint screen is an
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
2in
Width - W - of Unit
AISC Type III Connection

17. What is the First arrow point at?
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Brick ledge
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18. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
2in
Gravity - wind and surface tension
2 to 4 ft
8 and 30 in

19. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Gravel
Favorably

20. 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
S50X30
24in
Roof and Floor
Barrier walls

21. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
A992
True
Tunnel Form

22. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
windward face
Footing
Extruded Bricks
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

23. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Zinc
1in
Horizontal reinforcement

24. A snape Tie consits of...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Scaffolding
By functioning as a water reservior
cohesive

25. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
A36
stablize joists
Some veneer walls
Column Footing

26. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Type N
Live ends
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

27. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Type N
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

28. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
structural frame
Surface tension
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Mild

29. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A992
3/8
Much lower
FBX

30. The use of ______ concrete is customary
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Spraying the mix over a mold
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
4000 psi

31. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
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Scratch coat
Water Proofing
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

32. Form liners are used to...
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
A992
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

33. 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 ____
Column Footing
The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition
Flying forms
Steel Joist Institute

34. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

35. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
A continuous closure strip
1in
Some veneer walls
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

36. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Isolation Joints
Barrier walls

37. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Fibrous
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
That it is welded
2

38. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Within the plane of the veneer
20 ft
Lighter weight

39. What is the 2 arrow?
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Base Plate
Construction Joint
Gravel

40. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
4 to 6 ft
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
same
3/8

41. A wall footing is also called _____
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Strip Footing
Isolation Joints
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

42. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
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2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Immediately above
Fibrous

43. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Mild

44. W-Shape is also called _____
Wide-Flange section
Strip Footing
perpendicular
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

45. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
3/8
Lighter weight
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Tunnel Form

46. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Grade 50 steel
Isolated pad footing
Flying forms

47. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
A conventional wood light frame building
tempered glass
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Lateral load support to the veneer

48. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Bearing connection
Elevated Slabs
50
2in

49. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Live ends
24

50. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
2
Footing
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.