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1. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
A325
Tilt-up Concrete Association
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
True

2. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
That it is welded
Each floor level
30 ft
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

3. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Pipe Section
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Isolated pad footing

4. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Reservoir
HHS
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

5. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Cranes and rails
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Modular
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

6. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
7 in
Steel pipes
False
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

7. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Steel pipes
Percast at the construction site
Peter Zumther
Shelf angles

8. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Elastic-plastic
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Grouted Space

9. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
8
Expanded metal lath
Compression
2in

10. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
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
That it is welded
Shores

11. A snape Tie consits of...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Live ends
16 in
Vertical reinforcing bars

12. 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
2
True
Alkali resistant
3in

13. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Copper and stainless steel
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Fibrous

14. A snape Tie consits of...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Live end
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

15. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Barrier walls
Footing

16. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
5000 psi
FBX
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

17. 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
Within the plane of the veneer
Elastic
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
2 to 4 ft

18. Most common used Veneer wall is...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Carbon steel
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

19. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Modular
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
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.

20. A two way joist floor is also called...
A continuous closure strip
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Open Headed joint
A Waffle Slab

21. Rasping is what?
Flexural and Shear.
The Framework
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Gravity - wind and surface tension

22. Modulus of elasticity
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Vertical
Beams
Stress / strain = E

23. Shear stress formula
Force / Area
That it is welded
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Stress / strain = E

24. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Immediately above the flashing
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
The cladding resists all the wind load
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

25. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Sloped - thinner
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Percast at the construction site
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

26. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Columns
4 to 6 ft
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Stretcher Face

27. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
2
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Mock-up

28. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
S50X30

29. K-series has a depth range of?
5000 psi
8 in to 30 in
Each floor level
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

30. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Brick ledge
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Asymmetry
Actual strength / required strength

31. The purpose of flashing is to...
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

32. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
16'
PB pg 703
3/8 in

33. The most common thickness for mortar is____
The concrete is cast at the site
3/8
Better
Lateral load support to the veneer

34. W-Shape is also called _____
Hot Rolling
Control joints in concrete do what?
Wide-Flange section
Parallel - wider

35. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Lug
240 in =20ft
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

36. The Very middle one is called _____
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
I Section
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

37. The use of ______ concrete is customary
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
stablize joists
False
4000 psi

38. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Isolation Joints
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

39. 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 ____
True
Structural concrete fill
Flying forms
Gravel

40. Factor for safety formula
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Failure stress / allowable stress
40 ft

41. Rain screen is...
Construction Joint
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

42. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
24
Two piece wire anchors
Grade 50 steel
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

43. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Metals that do not contain Metals
Site cast concrete slabs
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

44. The second coat of stucco is called...
Either tension or compression
Brown coat
More easily constructable.
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

45. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
cohesive
windward face
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

46. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Columns

47. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
Scratch coat
5000 psi
The Framework
A conventional wood light frame building

48. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
G30 - G60 - G120
Square - rectangular or round
Walls with overhangs
3000 PSI

49. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
More easily constructable.
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
cohesive

50. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A325
W - S - HP - M
Gravity load support to the veneer
Reinforced concrete member