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1. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Site cast concrete slabs
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

2. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
90 to 180 degress
Asymmetry
windward face

3. A rigid Connection is also called...
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
AISC Type I Connection
40 ft
Tilt-up Concrete Association

4. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Gauge number

5. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Barrier walls
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
perpendicular
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

6. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
7 in
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Zero (0)
field bolting of steel member

7. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Compressive strength
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Failure stress / allowable stress

8. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
EAF - BOF - OHF
Grouted Space
Columns
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

9. The first coat of stucco is called...
Scratch coat
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
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.
Grouted Space

10. Materials used for Formwork are___
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Pile
Sloped - thinner
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

11. 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
Brick ledge
2in
Copper and stainless steel
Extruded Bricks

12. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
4 to 6 ft
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

13. Conventional stucco is also called...
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Tunnel Form
Portland cement stucco

14. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
stress=force/area
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
1in
Joists

15. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Head Joints
More easily constructable.
Open Headed joint
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

16. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Molded bricks
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
windward face
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

17. Bricks that have core holes are ____
Extruded Bricks
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
=change in length/original length

18. A slip-critical connection is...
Residential
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
excavation

19. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
5000 psi
Isolated pad footing
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

20. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
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.
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
False
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

21. CMU is _____
The Framework
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Chairs
Cinder Block

22. Most of the cost comes from _____
50
The Framework
144^2 - 18ft.
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

23. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Snap Tie
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Hard coat EIFS
2

24. What does HHS stand for?
Square - rectangular or round
5000 psi
Hollow structural section
Peter Zumther

25. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Mildly
Some veneer walls

26. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
18 to 48 in
Live end
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Elevated Slabs

27. Walers
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Cohesive

28. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
3000 psi
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Tube
Horizontal reinforcement

29. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
Open-Hearth furnace
Open Headed joint
Two piece wire anchors
More easily constructable.

30. BOF full name is _______
Grouted Space
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Drilled pier footing
Lintel angle

31. Site-cast is when ____
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
The concrete is cast at the site
Barrier walls
Some veneer walls

32. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Steel
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

33. Capillary break is a...
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
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
The Framework
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

34. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Lug
Beams
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Gauge number

35. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Reservoir
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Immediately about a flashing

36. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

37. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Modular
Lug
Structural concrete fill

38. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Steel
Walls with overhangs
Metals that do not contain Metals
Hollow structural section

39. What does TCA stand for?
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Column Footing
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Tilt-up Concrete Association

40. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Joists
Angle section (L)
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

41. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Steel pipes
Grouted Space
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

42. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
every floor
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Solid unit
Adding water to the mortar

43. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Air tight
Chairs

44. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Mock-up
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620
A Waffle Slab

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

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46. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Open-Hearth furnace
Length - L - of unit
One piece anchors
field bolting of steel member

47. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Actual strength / required strength
4000 psi
The concrete is cast at the site
EAF - OHF - BOF

48. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Tunnel Form
Mild

49. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
2
Steel Joist Institute
Reservoir
FBX

50. A pour stop is generally used with
Floor decks
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
AISC Type III Connection