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1. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
8 and 30 in
Isolation Joints
Cohesive
Increase the strength of beam in shear

2. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Steel
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
field bolting of steel member
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

3. The Very middle one is called _____
30 ft
Lug
I Section
8 in to 30 in

4. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
True
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
1in
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

5. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Concave
Providing an impervious barrier to water
40 ft
Walls with overhangs

6. The Slag is what?
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Isolation Joints
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

7. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
8
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Reservoir
2in

8. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
A992
A continuous closure strip
4000 psi
AISC Type II Connection

9. Modulus of elasticity
Stress / strain = E
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Two piece wire anchors

10. High-strength bolts are made from
Gauge number
High-treated carbon steel
8
8 in to 30 in

11. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
16 in
1in
Live ends

12. Frame Structure is defined by ________
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Zero (0)
3/8

13. Form liners are used to...
24
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

14. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Vertical
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

15. Where are deep foundations used?
where soil is not strong.
Beams
At each floor level and roof level
Drainage Walls

16. What is the 2 arrow?
Live end
Mild
Cranes and rails
Base Plate

17. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Zero (0)
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
Sloped - thinner
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

18. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Joists
annealed glass
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

19. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
5 in
Lug
Water Proofing

20. The GFRC skin is typically
Parallel - wider
Leveling Nut
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Water Proofing

21. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
8 in to 30 in
Zinc
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
G30 - G60 - G120

22. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Flexural and Shear.
50
Steel fabricator
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

23. StiffBacks
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Base Plate
Pipe Section
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

24. 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
2in
5 in
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
M -S -N -O

25. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Stretcher Face
3000 PSI
Two piece wire anchors

26. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Each course consists of Strechers
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
0.0025
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

27. Factor for safety formula
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Angle section (L)
Grouted Space
Failure stress / allowable stress

28. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
Base Plate
Rain-screen wall
Type N
Steel

29. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Adding water to the mortar
True
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Pile

30. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Two flange plates
Electric Arc Furnace
4
Drainage Walls

31. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
stablize joists
Acrylic polymer-based mix
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

32. The Slag is what?
windward face
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
30ft

33. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Is embedded in the walls
3/8 in
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
8 and 30 in

34. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Isolation Joints
Peter Zumther
Zero (0)

35. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Beams
30ft
Actual strength / required strength
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

36. What is an Isolation Joint?

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37. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
3/8 in
True
Cross bearing Walls plane
Continuous Stip footing

38. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
36 ksi
Immediately about a flashing
30 ft

39. HSS can be what Shape?
2
Tube
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Square - rectangular or round

40. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
40 ft
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Live end
tempered glass

41. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
3/8
Better
Live end
perpendicular

42. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Scratch coat
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
S50X30

43. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
Much lower
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
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Stiff

44. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Each course consists of Strechers
Footing
Zero (0)
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

45. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
True
Grade 50 steel
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
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

46. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
8
Bearing connection
16'
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

47. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Width - W - of Unit
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Tube
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

48. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Pipe Section
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
2 to 4 ft

49. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
3000 psi
Column Footing
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

50. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Concrete masonry Units
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
3/8 in