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1. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Snap Tie
5 in
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Water Proofing

2. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
True
3in

3. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
connection beam flanges
4
Concrete masonry Units
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

4. Cold formings is when __
Tunnel Form
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

5. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
Horizontal reinforcement
S50X30
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

6. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
3000 psi
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

7. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Structural concrete fill
Actual strength / required strength
Hollow structural section
EAF - BOF - OHF

8. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
3000 psi
annealed glass
1/2 to 3/4 thick

9. A slip-critical connection is...
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Lighter weight
Length - L - of unit
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

10. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Capillary break
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Some veneer walls
Is embedded in the walls

11. The purpose of flashing is to...
8 and 30 in
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Columns
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

12. EAF full name is?
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Each floor level
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Electric Arc Furnace

13. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Stress / strain = E
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
S50X30

14. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Thermal Mass
50
That it is welded
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

15. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
True
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
stablize joists

16. Cast Iron is formed when _______
Horizontal reinforcement
Heavier members and spans from column to column
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
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.

17. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
Compressive strength
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
Construction Joint
2in pg 645

18. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
G30 - G60 - G120
Live end
S50X30
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

19. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Lateral load support to the veneer
Pile
field bolting of steel member
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

20. In a Flemish-bonded wall
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
True
Joists

21. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
annealed glass
Width - W - of Unit
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Scratch coat

22. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
EAF - OHF - BOF
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

23. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Joists
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Better
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

24. Capillary break is a...
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Scratch coat
HHS
I Section

25. StiffBacks
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.
More easily constructable.
2in
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

26. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
windward face
24in
FBX
A36

27. The Very middle one is called _____
perpendicular
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
I Section
Control joints in concrete do what?

28. Conventional stucco is also called...
Is embedded in the walls
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Dead End
Portland cement stucco

29. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Angle section (L)
4000 psi
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Porland cement - lime - and sand

30. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
I Section
Some veneer walls
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Barrier walls

31. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
Compression
Type N
Is embedded in the walls
Column Footing

32. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
4
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Much lower

33. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
2in
Mild
Some veneer walls
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

34. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
Open Headed joint
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

35. Rain screen is...
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Better
Copper and stainless steel
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.

36. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Immediately above
Adding water to the mortar
Surface tension

37. What is the formula for stress?
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Steel Grade
40 ft
stress=force/area

38. What is the formula for stress?
8
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
stress=force/area
AISC Type III Connection

39. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
One piece anchors
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Chairs
3/8

40. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Highly Crosive - Extreme
American Standard Shape
Mild

41. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Gravel
4000 psi
Columns
Steel fabricator

42. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Angle section (L)
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Grade 50 steel
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

43. The Slag is what?
10-13 feet.
Zinc
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
2in

44. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
20 ft
A992
2 to 4 ft
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

45. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
40 ft
Elastic-plastic
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

46. Two-way deck is a ____
Shores
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

47. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Hard coat EIFS
High-treated carbon steel
Flying forms

48. Formwork is refereed to as
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Angle section (L)
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

49. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Weep holes
Gauge number
Tunnel Form
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.

50. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Elastic-plastic
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Shores
Plortland cement-based mix