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1. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Pile
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Pipe Section

2. The most water tight joint is ____
Two piece wire anchors
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Stress at the point of failure
Concave

3. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Pile
2
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

4. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Steel
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
S50X30

5. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
3/8
Water Proofing
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Live end

6. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Square - rectangular or round
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

7. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
stress=force/area
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Chairs

8. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Tension
Residential
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Type N

9. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
240 in =20ft
structural frame
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

10. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
Construction Joint
Capillary break
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
3in

11. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Residential
Failure stress / allowable stress

12. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Peter Zumther
Isolated pad footing
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.
Walls with overhangs

13. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Walls with overhangs
240 in =20ft
Column Footing
=change in length/original length

14. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
Rain-screen wall
2
2in
0.0025

15. Conventional stucco is also called...
Steel
Portland cement stucco
Asymmetry
By functioning as a water reservior

16. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Gravel
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Copper and stainless steel
Better

17. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
24in
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
8 and 30 in
Mock-up

18. A wall footing is also called _____
AISC Type III Connection
3/8
Strip Footing
125psi

19. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Much lower
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.
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Weak in shear

20. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Brown coat
annealed glass
Flying forms
Lug

21. Ferrous Metals are...
Metals that contain Iron
Walls with overhangs
Capillary break
Barrier walls

22. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
24in

23. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Pipe Section
A reinforced-masonry frame
Support Pylons

24. Shelf angles are...
2in pg 645
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
3/8 in
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

25. Form liners are used to...
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Elevated Slabs
By Splitting I sections in half
PB pg 703

26. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
One piece anchors
4
24

27. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Composite
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
T section
field bolting of steel member

28. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Immediately above the flashing
Barrier walls
Cranes and rails

29. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
5000 psi

30. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
125psi
Isolated pad footing
Alkali resistant

31. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
8 in
2 to 4 ft
50
30ft

32. A Simple Connection is...
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
AISC Type II Connection
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
A Waffle Slab

33. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Live ends
The concrete is cast at the site
Scratch coat
Steel

34. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Zinc
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Two flange plates
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

35. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Continuous Stip footing
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

36. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
T section
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Tube

37. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
False
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
The concrete is cast at the site
240 in =20ft

38. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Steel Grade
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
2

39. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Soft-coat EIFS
Angle section (L)
True
16'

40. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
FBX
That it is welded
Soft-coat EIFS
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.

41. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
3000 psi
Gravity load support to the veneer
Tension
Base Plate

42. The GFRC skin is typically
Residential
Copper and stainless steel
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Base Plate

43. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Immediately above
Stress at the point of failure
Vertical
Lintel angle

44. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Sloped - thinner
Width - W - of Unit
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

45. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Lighter member that spans between the girders
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
3 in

46. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
G30 - G60 - G120
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
30ft
Pipe Section

47. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Spraying the mix over a mold
Cranes and rails
8 and 30 in
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.

48. 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 _____
2.67 ft
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Favorably
125psi

49. What is ultimate stress?
Surface tension
Stress at the point of failure
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Lighter weight

50. CMU is _____
Cinder Block
Gravel
Acrylic polymer-based mix
AISC Type II Connection