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1. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
True
A conventional wood light frame building
windward face
A 100% solid unit
2. Modulus of elasticity
Chairs
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Favorably
Stress / strain = E
3. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
8 in
Stretcher Face
Gauge number
Floor decks
4. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lintel angle
4 to 6 ft
A reinforced-masonry frame
Lug
5. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
connection beam flanges
8 in to 30 in
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
6. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Lug
Site cast concrete slabs
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
7. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
8. Which type of EIF is most used?
One piece anchors
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
PB pg 703
A reinforced-masonry frame
9. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
Tougher pg 617
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
W - S - HP - M
10. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Barrier walls
Elastic-plastic
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Thermal Mass
11. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Carbon steel
Hard coat EIFS
Cross bearing Walls plane
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
12. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
52-72
2in
Open-Hearth furnace
Type S
13. What is the 2 arrow?
Base Plate
Hard coat EIFS
Highly Crosive - Extreme
AISC Type I Connection
14. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
A reinforced-masonry frame
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Tunnel Form
Grade 50 steel
15. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
False
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
That it is welded
Composite
16. 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
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
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.
Zero (0)
17. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?
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18. A Blast Furnace is a ______
windward face
Is embedded in the walls
Immediately above the flashing
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.
19. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
Type S
Elastic
7 in
Either tension or compression
20. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
By functioning as a water reservior
21. What is the 2 arrow?
Base Plate
Rain-screen wall
Type S
24in
22. 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 _____
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
2.67 ft
4000 psi
Highly Crosive - Extreme
23. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
24. Frame Structure is defined by ________
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Plortland cement-based mix
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Vertical reinforcing bars
25. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
General contractor
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Angle section (L)
Strands
26. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Pre-tensioned concrete
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
T section
Modular
27. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
True
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Chairs
Solid unit
28. Stack casting is used when
2 to 4 ft
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
A ductile material
W16X25
29. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Grouted Space
Flexural and Shear.
Weep holes
excavation
30. Bricks that have frogs are...
Molded bricks
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Live end
31. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
perpendicular
W - S - HP - M
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
3/8
32. The width of an expansion joint is ___
Tension
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
3/8
5 in
33. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Rain-screen wall
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
34. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Zero (0)
1/2 to 3/4 thick
By Splitting I sections in half
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
35. A tube is referred to as a ____
Water Proofing
Footing
HHS
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
36. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Pile
4000 psi
General contractor
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
37. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
=change in length/original length
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
3/8
38. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Is embedded in the walls
Beams
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Lighter weight
39. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______
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40. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
By functioning as a water reservior
Fibrous
Either tension or compression
240 in =20ft
41. 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 ____
Flying forms
24
Extruded Bricks
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
42. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
2.67 ft
2
Steel fabricator
Mild
43. The most water tight joint is ____
3/8
Lateral load support to the veneer
Some veneer walls
Concave
44. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
16'
Mock-up
Steel
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
45. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Residential
144^2 - 18ft.
46. The purpose of flashing is to...
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Live end
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
47. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Parallel - wider
stress=force/area
PB pg 703
Stiff
48. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Favorably
Solid unit
Flying forms
49. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
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.
Steel
True
1kip=1000psi
50. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
5 in
Grade 50 steel
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