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1. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Isolation Joints
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

2. What is the Fill Made up of?
True
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Gravel
Weak in shear

3. S-Shape is also called ____
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
American Standard Shape
excavation
7 in

4. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Mock-up
CMU backed brick veneer
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
stablize joists

5. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
True
Lintel angle
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

6. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Weep holes
Live end
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

7. What is the formula for strain?
=change in length/original length
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Continuous Stip footing

8. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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9. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
3/8
Residential
Gravel
connection beam flanges

10. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Each floor level
AISC Type I Connection
Molded bricks

11. HSS can be what Shape?
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Lintel angle
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Square - rectangular or round

12. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
General contractor
Gauge number
Pre-tensioned concrete
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

13. The Very middle one is called _____
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Barrier walls
I Section
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

14. Retempering of motar means...
Adding water to the mortar
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
2 1/2 in

15. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
At each floor level and roof level
Steel pipes
Percast at the construction site
2in

16. NonFerrous Metals are...
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
excavation
Metals that do not contain Metals
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

17. A slip-critical connection is...
Brick ledge
3/8
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

18. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
18 to 48 in
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Walls with overhangs
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.

19. A Soft story is a _______
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

20. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
Lighter member that spans between the girders
True
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

21. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
EAF - BOF - OHF
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
False

22. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
excavation
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

23. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Strands
Zero (0)
Type S
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

24. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
A continuous closure strip
Less than it's ultimate stress
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
tempered glass

25. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
18 to 48 in
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

26. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Cranes and rails
Structural concrete fill
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Hollow structural section

27. W-Shape is also called _____
stablize joists
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Wide-Flange section
Composite

28. Conventional stucco is also called...
stress=force/area
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Portland cement stucco

29. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
16 in
Pipe Section
By functioning as a water reservior
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

30. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Pile
Bed Joints
Sloped toward the interior roof

31. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
2in
Tilt-up Concrete Association
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
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

32. What is one of the Empirical rules?
4000 psi
3in
field bolting of steel member
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

33. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Cranes and rails
A 100% solid unit
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
M -S -N -O

34. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Cohesive
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

35. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Tunnel Form
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
4 to 6 ft
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

36. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...
Site cast concrete slabs
M -S -N -O
Sloped on both sides
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

37. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Reservoir
Elevated Slabs
Extruded Bricks

38. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
field bolting of steel member
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
G30 - G60 - G120

39. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Drainage Walls
Parallel - wider
That it is welded
=change in length/original length

40. What is a construction joint?
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
More easily constructable.
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

41. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Barrier walls
excavation
=change in length/original length
Square - rectangular or round

42. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
shear force=force/area
3 in
False
Hard coat EIFS

43. K-series has a depth range of?
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Thermal Mass
8 in to 30 in
G30 - G60 - G120

44. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Construction Joint
Elevated Slabs
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

45. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Chairs
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Within the plane of the veneer
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

46. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Walls with vertical reinforcement
At each floor level and roof level
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

47. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Isolation Joints
Portland cement stucco
Support Pylons
Shelf angles

48. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
50
American Standard Shape
Sloped - thinner
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

49. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
where soil is not strong.
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

50. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
3in
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702