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1. A material that is weak in tension is...
Isolation Joints
Weak in shear
Cohesive
8 in

2. a backup wall is required in a...
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Veneer wall
3/8

3. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Weak in shear
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
24
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

4. High-strength bolts are made from
Elevated Slabs
W - S - HP - M
High-treated carbon steel
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

5. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
Steel
Stress / strain = E
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

6. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
annealed glass

7. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
20 ft
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
4000 psi

8. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Highly Crosive - Extreme
W - S - HP - M
Molded bricks
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

9. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Cranes and rails
AISC Type II Connection
One piece anchors
Asymmetry

10. The GFRC skin is typically
T section
16 in
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
1/2 to 3/4 thick

11. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Elevated Slabs
3/8 in
Stretcher Face
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

12. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Lateral load support to the veneer
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
2

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

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14. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Flexural and Shear.
2in
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.

15. Precast is where____
Grouted Space
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

16. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Type S
True
Sloped - thinner
Elastic-plastic

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

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18. A tube is referred to as a ____
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
HHS
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

19. Most common used Veneer wall is...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Beams
4000 psi
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

20. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Lug
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Shores

21. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Open-Hearth furnace
False
By functioning as a water reservior
Lug

22. Simple Connection is also called...
AISC Type II Connection
7/8in
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.
52-72

23. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Tube
Base Plate
8

24. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Noncohesive Soils

25. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Stiff
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
24in

26. Simple Connection is also called...
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.
AISC Type II Connection
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

27. HSS can be what Shape?
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Square - rectangular or round
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Less than it's ultimate stress

28. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Zero (0)
Beams

29. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Lateral load support to the veneer
Site cast concrete slabs
Actual strength / required strength
Beams

30. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Support Pylons
AISC Type I Connection
Footing
A 100% solid unit

31. Walers
Each floor level
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Increase the strength of beam in shear

32. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
PB pg 703
50
90 to 180 degress
I Section

33. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
8 in
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
40 ft

34. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
Immediately above the flashing
Scratch coat
Providing an impervious barrier to water
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

35. strongbacks can

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36. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Cross bearing Walls plane
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Ground-Supported slabs area____

37. Site-cast is when ____
The concrete is cast at the site
4000 psi
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Is embedded in the walls

38. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
2 to 4 ft
Footing
EAF - OHF - BOF
90 to 180 degress

39. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Some veneer walls
A Waffle Slab
144^2 - 18ft.
Compression

40. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Water Proofing
Strands
Isolation Joints

41. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
3/8
High-treated carbon steel
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

42. OHF full name is?
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Immediately above the flashing
Either tension or compression
Open-Hearth furnace

43. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
EAF - OHF - BOF
36 ksi
Metals that do not contain Metals
ground supported slabs (a.k.a. slabs-on-ground or slabs-on-grade) bear directly on a compacted ground with organic top soil removed. 2. elevated slabs rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building. Therefore they are also referred to a

44. Factor for safety formula
Failure stress / allowable stress
8 in
4000 psi
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

45. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
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
Lug
T section
Sloped toward the interior roof

46. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

47. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Sloped on both sides
Horizontal reinforcement
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

48. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Brick ledge
Peter Zumther
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Columns

49. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Pile
Some veneer walls
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

50. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Shelf angles
Alkali resistant
Bed Joints
Dead End