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1. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Barrier walls
Dead End
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

2. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
A325
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Weak in shear
K-series - LH series - DHL series

3. What is Core Holes?
False
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

4. Conventional stucco is also called...
Portland cement stucco
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
By Splitting I sections in half
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

5. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Increase the strength of beam in shear
connection beam flanges
True
That it is welded

6. LH series has a depth range of...
Construction Joint
18 to 48 in
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

7. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Immediately above
That it is welded
Grade 50 steel
Sloped - thinner

8. Conventional stucco is also called...
Portland cement stucco
Stretcher Face
Hollow structural section
Water Proofing

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

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10. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Elastic
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

11. Stack casting is used when
Metals that contain Iron
Grouted Space
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Site cast concrete slabs

12. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Hot Rolling
Increase the strength of beam in shear

13. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
Joists
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
That it is welded

14. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
7 in
Carbon steel
Weep holes

15. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
A 100% solid unit
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Barrier walls
Weak in shear

16. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Wide-Flange section
Lateral load support to the veneer
30 ft

17. Effloresecence
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
CMU backed brick veneer
Steel fabricator
That it is welded

18. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
A Waffle Slab
Metals that do not contain Metals
T section

19. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...
1/2 to 3/4 thick
PB pg 703
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Pile

20. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
By Splitting I sections in half
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Square - rectangular or round

21. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
2in
2in
structural frame
Basic Oxygen Furnace

22. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Live end
Elastic
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Base Plate

23. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
4 to 6 ft
Barrier walls
Base Plate
Vertical reinforcing bars

24. DLH series has a depth range of...
High-treated carbon steel
Force / Area
Support Pylons
52-72

25. Z-flashing is effective in...
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
8 and 30 in
7 in

26. Twist-off Bolt method is...
Tube
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Barrier walls

27. 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.
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Tougher pg 617
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

28. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Elastic
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
2.67 ft

29. What is the bottom piece called?
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Chairs
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Footing

30. What is a construction joint?
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
True
A reinforced-masonry frame
Construction Joint

31. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Solid unit
3/8
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

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

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33. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
=change in length/original length
Vertical
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
4

34. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
The Framework
Carbon steel
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

35. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Depth of the joist in inches
Elastic
A horizontal butt join in cladding
connection beam flanges

36. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Reinforced concrete member
Compressive strength
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
5000 psi

37. The Slag is what?
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Pipe Section
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

38. A Blast Furnace is a ______
Footing
M -S -N -O
Huge - steel cylinder whose interior is lined with refractory bricks - and the materials are stacked on the inside and then heated to mix them all together.
Plortland cement-based mix

39. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Extruded Bricks
Sloped on both sides

40. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Live ends
Live end

41. Materials used for Formwork are___
Shores
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

42. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
By Splitting I sections in half
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
AISC Type III Connection

43. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Mild
True
Some veneer walls
16 in

44. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Carbon steel
EAF - BOF - OHF
connection beam flanges
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

45. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Solid unit
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

46. In an English-bonded Wall
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Plortland cement-based mix
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

47. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
Tension
Surface tension
Simple Connection
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

48. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Copper and stainless steel
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
True

49. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Alkali resistant
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
18 to 48 in

50. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
every floor
Compressive strength
Two flange plates
Immediately about a flashing