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1. Two-way deck is a ____
High-treated carbon steel
M -S -N -O
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
24

2. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Increase the strength of beam in shear
50
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
2in pg 645

3. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
The cladding resists all the wind load
Solid unit
Composite

4. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Sloped on both sides
Angle section (L)
structural frame
Each course consists of Strechers

5. a backup wall is required in a...
3 in
Force / Area
Beams
Veneer wall

6. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
2in
SJI
Barrier walls

7. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
True
Tube
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
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.

8. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Gas or arc
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
excavation

9. strongbacks can

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10. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
50
Mock-up
3/8 in
Steel Joist Institute

11. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
Square - rectangular or round
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Immediately above the flashing

12. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
False
field bolting of steel member
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Steel

13. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Each course consists of Strechers
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Two piece wire anchors
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

14. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
16'
stablize joists
Better
American Standard Shape

15. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
2in
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Structural concrete fill

16. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Fibrous
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

17. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
0.0025
After World War 2
Mock-up
False

18. A vapor retarder is required under
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

19. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Reinforced concrete member
10-13 feet.
Henry Bessemer in 1855
1in

20. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Footing
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Parallel - wider

21. Standard CMU size
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
That it is welded
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Depth of the joist in inches

22. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
3/8
Expanded metal lath
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.
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

23. Cellular-type plan is ______
Lug
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
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

24. Compressive Strength Formula
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

25. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Lug
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Each course consists of Strechers
Structural concrete fill

26. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Pipe Section
Lateral load support to the veneer
1/2 to 3/4 thick

27. A common type of Form Tie is ____
Cross bearing Walls plane
Snap Tie
Footing
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

28. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Vertical reinforcing bars
Pipe Section
Expanded metal lath
same

29. What is a control joint used for?
Flexural and Shear.
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.
Vertical reinforcing bars
Dead End

30. Cast Iron is formed when _______
Construction Joint
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.
Highly Crosive - Extreme
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

31. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
Brick ledge
Lateral load support to the veneer
Tension
Tilt-up Concrete Association

32. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
stablize joists
Failure stress / allowable stress
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

33. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
2in
A992
Modular
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

34. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
Immediately above
3000 psi
Lighter weight
Steel fabricator

35. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Barrier walls
Immediately above the flashing
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Stretcher Face

36. A typical bond beam is provided with
52-72
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Horizontal reinforcement
Construction Joint

37. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Weak in shear
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Beams

38. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Base Plate
False
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

39. What is the formula for stress?
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
stress=force/area
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
18'

40. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Within the plane of the veneer
Rain-screen wall
30 ft
3 in

41. CMU is _____
3/8
Cinder Block
field bolting of steel member
Two flange plates

42. 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
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
3000 psi
Within the plane of the veneer
stablize joists

43. Shores are used for...
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
shear force=force/area
By functioning as a water reservior
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

44. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Grade 50 steel
every floor
Steel pipes

45. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
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
Mildly
Immediately about a flashing
1in

46. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
2
perpendicular
Walls with overhangs
True

47. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
24
8
Providing an impervious barrier to water

48. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
2in
Sloped - thinner
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Strands

49. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Hard coat EIFS
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Water Proofing

50. Factor for safety formula
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Failure stress / allowable stress
Leveling Nut
Construction Joint

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