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1. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
144^2 - 18ft.
CMU backed brick veneer
Stiff
where soil is not strong.

2. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Strands
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

3. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
T section
W16X25
Angle section (L)
A conventional wood light frame building

4. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
2
10-13 feet.
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
True

5. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Metals that contain Iron
Lateral load support to the veneer
Isolation Joints
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

6. BOF full name is _______
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
Soft-coat EIFS
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.
Basic Oxygen Furnace

7. A typical bond beam is provided with
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Rain-screen wall
Horizontal reinforcement
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

8. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
Steel fabricator
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Walls with overhangs
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

9. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Zero (0)
3in

10. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Tube
Depth of the joist in inches
Tunnel Form
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

11. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
T section
Shores
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

12. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Drainage Walls
annealed glass
connection beam flanges
3in

13. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Solid unit
Immediately above the flashing
Composite

14. A tube is referred to as a ____
Construction Joint
The Framework
HHS
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

15. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
125psi
4000 psi
Mock-up
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

16. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
The Framework
Weep holes
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

17. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
Bed Joints
Barrier walls
Immediately about a flashing
Weak in shear

18. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Stress at the point of failure
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

19. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
AISC Type III Connection
Angle section (L)
Column Footing
Gravity load support to the veneer

20. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Mildly
3 in
Barrier walls

21. A vapor retarder is required under
Barrier walls
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

22. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Soft-coat EIFS
Columns
2
HHS

23. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Length - L - of unit
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

24. Capillary break is a...
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
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
EAF - OHF - BOF

25. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Open Headed joint

26. High-strength bolts are made from
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
2
High-treated carbon steel
2

27. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
Brick ledge
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
G30 - G60 - G120
5000 psi

28. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
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
1in
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Alkali resistant

29. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
Construction Joint
The Framework
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Stiff

30. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Type N
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Basic Oxygen Furnace
M -S -N -O

31. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
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
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
General contractor
Beams

32. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
cohesive
Support Pylons
Grade 50 steel
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

33. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Solid unit
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Composite
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

34. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
A 100% solid unit
2 to 4 ft
Width - W - of Unit
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

35. A tube is referred to as a ____
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Sloped toward the interior roof
HHS
That it is welded

36. Conventional stucco is also called...
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
connection beam flanges
Portland cement stucco

37. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Lighter weight
52-72
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

38. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Compression
Zero (0)
Beams and Columns

39. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
G30 - G60 - G120
Steel pipes
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Is embedded in the walls

40. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
EAF - BOF - OHF
2 in
Tube
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

41. What is the bottom piece called?
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Footing
A conventional wood light frame building
Sloped toward the interior roof

42. The most water tight joint is ____
8 in to 30 in
AISC Type III Connection
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Concave

43. What is a control joint used for?
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Reservoir
General contractor
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.

44. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Roof and Floor
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Structural concrete fill
Construction Joint

45. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Grouted Space
Pre-tensioned concrete
same
3000 PSI

46. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
3 in
Elevated Slabs
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
3/8 in

47. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Gravity load support to the veneer
Strip Footing
Plortland cement-based mix
2

48. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
52-72

49. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Structural concrete fill
3 in
Beams and Columns

50. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Noncohesive Soils