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1. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
30ft

2. Ferrous Metals are...
Metals that contain Iron
field bolting of steel member
Elastic
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

3. The Very middle one is called _____
2in
Metals that contain Iron
One piece anchors
I Section

4. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
The cladding resists all the wind load
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
2.67 ft
Grouted Space

5. The GFRC skin is typically
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Grouted Space
1/2 to 3/4 thick

6. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Site cast concrete slabs
30ft
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

7. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Elastic
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
American Standard Shape

8. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
Providing an impervious barrier to water
30ft
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

9. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
High-treated carbon steel
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

10. Cold formings is when __
Immediately about a flashing
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

11. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
A325
stress=force/area

12. 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?
Weep holes
same
Brick ledge
Asymmetry

13. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Favorably
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Length - L - of unit
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

14. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Bed Joints
False
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

15. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
At each floor level and roof level
Some veneer walls
240 in =20ft
Copper and stainless steel

16. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Tougher pg 617
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Beams

17. the allowable stress in a material is generally

18. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Immediately about a flashing
2in pg 645
Stiff
Solid unit

19. How is a T section made?
Molded bricks
By Splitting I sections in half
Column Footing
A 100% solid unit

20. The first coat of stucco is called...
Scratch coat
Each course consists of Strechers
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Veneer wall

21. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Flying forms
Residential
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Zinc

22. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
144^2 - 18ft.
Immediately above the flashing
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
8 in

23. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Structural concrete fill
Each floor level
More easily constructable.
False

24. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

25. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
2
Shelf angles
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

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

27. The Very middle one is called _____
24
Grouted Space
I Section
every floor

28. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Brown coat
Width - W - of Unit
20 ft
Increase the strength of beam in shear

29. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
S50X30
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.
Cohesive
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

30. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
2in
Base Plate
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Cranes and rails

31. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Steel pipes
Type N
More easily constructable.
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

32. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
4000 psi
Soft-coat EIFS
High-treated carbon steel
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

33. Stress Formula
Structural concrete fill
Support Pylons
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
3/8

34. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
every floor
Steel Grade
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
Beams and Columns

35. The Top right hand Beam is called a
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
T section
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
50

36. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
G30 - G60 - G120
Gas or arc
Bed Joints
3/8

37. What is the formula for strain?
=change in length/original length
3/8
excavation
Stress / strain = E

38. Arch welding is where
Capillary break
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
10-13 feet.
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals

39. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
tempered glass
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
40 ft
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

40. The term FLying form refers to...
Each floor level
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
I Section
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

41. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
2in
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Stretcher Face
1kip=1000psi

42. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
By Splitting I sections in half
Isolated pad footing
Grade 50 steel
2in

43. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
Angle section (L)
Portland cement stucco
Chairs
Expanded metal lath

44. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Each floor level
Gauge number
Gravity load support to the veneer
3000 psi

45. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
High-treated carbon steel
Cranes and rails
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

46. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
M -S -N -O
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Modular
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.

47. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Extruded Bricks
Beams
Open Headed joint
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

48. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Immediately about a flashing
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Joists

49. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Live end
Solid unit
Ground-Supported slabs area____

50. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection