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1. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
2 in
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Gravity load support to the veneer
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

2. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Construction Joint
excavation
Tube
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

3. Z-flashing is effective in...
Type N
A horizontal butt join in cladding
A ductile material
After World War 2

4. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
7 in
Spraying the mix over a mold
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

5. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
52-72
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Isolated pad footing
Thermal Mass

6. K-series has a depth range of?
Within the plane of the veneer
24
4000 psi
8 in to 30 in

7. The Very middle one is called _____
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
I Section
Tube
A 100% solid unit

8. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Leveling Nut
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

9. Conventional stucco is also called...
Cinder Block
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
4 to 6 ft
Portland cement stucco

10. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Live end
Zero (0)
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

11. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Angle section (L)
excavation
windward face

12. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Either tension or compression
A Waffle Slab
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Lighter weight

13. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
90 to 180 degress
0.0025
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
HHS

14. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Reinforced concrete member
Isolated pad footing
Metals that do not contain Metals
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

15. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
same
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Steel fabricator
every floor

16. LH series has a depth range of...
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
18 to 48 in
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Tilt-up Concrete Association

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18. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
2 in
Spraying the mix over a mold
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Column Footing

19. Stirrups are generally made of...
connection beam flanges
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Lighter member that spans between the girders
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

20. A two way joist floor is also called...
A Waffle Slab
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
One piece anchors

21. A snape Tie consits of...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
2 1/2 in
FBX
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

22. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
Isolated pad footing
4
4 to 6 ft
24

23. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Peter Zumther
3/8
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

24. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Walls with vertical reinforcement
2 1/2 in
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Lug

25. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Pile
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
Steel
Metals that contain Iron

26. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Within the plane of the veneer
Gravity - wind and surface tension
144^2 - 18ft.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

27. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
52-72
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Two flange plates
Fibrous

28. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Prefabricated and collapsible inverted- L forms that allow the walls and slabs for a floor to be cast simultaneously - usually in a 7 day cycle.
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
Grouted Space

29. A rigid Connection is also called...
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
AISC Type I Connection
Is embedded in the walls

30. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Columns
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Construction Joint
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

31. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Weak in shear
Live end
Snap Tie

32. Flashing material must be impervious to...
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Expanded metal lath
Parallel - wider
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

33. Mechanical couplers are used
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.
False
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

34. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Live end
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Pipe Section

35. Strain Formula
False
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Bed Joints
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

36. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Prefabricated and collapsible inverted- L forms that allow the walls and slabs for a floor to be cast simultaneously - usually in a 7 day cycle.
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Structural concrete fill
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

37. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Favorably
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

38. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
Immediately about a flashing
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Weep holes

39. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Chairs
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Dead End
7 in

40. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Grouted Space
Surface tension
Barrier walls
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

41. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
One piece anchors
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Gravel
Zero (0)

42. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Residential
16 in
4000 psi
Sloped toward the interior roof

43. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
Copper and stainless steel
2
Solid unit
5 in

44. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Elastic
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
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

45. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Rain-screen wall
2in
Stretcher Face
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

46. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Lateral load support to the veneer
Two piece wire anchors
A36

47. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Shores
A36
Concrete masonry Units
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

48. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
True
Beams
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Depth of the joist in inches

49. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
30ft
Walls with vertical reinforcement
18 to 48 in
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

50. DLH series has a depth range of...
Steel
52-72
Plortland cement-based mix
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall