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1. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
2 in
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Brown coat
windward face

2. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
Hot Rolling
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Dead End
Molded bricks

3. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Steel pipes
Type N

4. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
4000 psi
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Dead End
False

5. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Chairs
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
144^2 - 18ft.
Pink

6. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
40 ft
Two flange plates
Sloped on both sides
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

7. Safety Margin formula
Henry Bessemer in 1855
5000 psi
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Actual strength / required strength

8. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
10-13 feet.
True
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
A Waffle Slab

9. Stress Formula
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Copper and stainless steel
True
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

10. The most water tight joint is ____
3 in
A992
7 in
Concave

11. Most common used Veneer wall is...
False
Compressive strength
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
EAF - BOF - OHF

12. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
HHS
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Type S
Expanded metal lath

13. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...
A continuous closure strip
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
A reinforced-masonry frame

14. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
stablize joists
Concrete masonry Units
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
A36

15. S-Shape is also called ____
3000 PSI
American Standard Shape
Column Footing
Each course consists of Strechers

16. In an English-bonded Wall
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
144^2 - 18ft.
I Section
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

17. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Grouted Space
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Zero (0)
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

18. BOF full name is _______
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Basic Oxygen Furnace
2in pg 645
Pipe Section

19. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

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

21. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Noncohesive Soils
Less than it's ultimate stress
Hot Rolling

22. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
1kip=1000psi
36 ksi
EAF - OHF - BOF

23. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
24
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Shelf angles
Reservoir

24. 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.
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
False
4
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

25. What is the First arrow point at?
Angle section (L)
False
Leveling Nut
Hard coat EIFS

26. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.
3/8 in

27. Mechanical couplers are used
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

28. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
A ductile material
3in
144^2 - 18ft.
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

29. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
field bolting of steel member
Plortland cement-based mix
stablize joists
Barrier walls

30. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Sloped toward the interior roof
Roof and Floor
Angle section (L)
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

31. K series are more frequently used because they ____
Peter Zumther
I Section
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Type N

32. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
windward face
90 to 180 degress

33. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Drainage Walls
every floor
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

34. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Steel fabricator
2
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Columns

35. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Steel fabricator
every floor
Footing

36. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
A conventional wood light frame building
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
field bolting of steel member
Plortland cement-based mix

37. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
After World War 2
Noncohesive Soils
perpendicular
Live end

38. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Simple Connection
Within the plane of the veneer
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
True

39. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Elastic-plastic
16 in
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
A reinforced-masonry frame

40. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Gas or arc
Bearing connection
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

41. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Isolation Joints
every floor

42. Mechanical couplers are used
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Beams and Columns
Copper and stainless steel

43. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
3/8
24
Much lower
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

44. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Angle section (L)
Mildly
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

45. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Walls with overhangs
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Joists

46. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Spraying the mix over a mold
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Alkali resistant
Acrylic polymer-based mix

47. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
125psi
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Cross bearing Walls plane
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

48. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Head Joints
Immediately above
Type S
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

49. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Two flange plates
Scaffolding
10-13 feet.
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

50. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
HHS
That it is welded
Thermal Mass
A992