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1. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Expanded metal lath

2. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Thermal Mass
Gravel
Thermal Mass
General contractor

3. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
Hot Rolling
Gauge number
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

4. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
AISC Type I Connection
Barrier walls

5. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Immediately above the flashing
Gravel
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

6. A wall footing is also called _____
2.67 ft
Gravel
Strip Footing
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

7. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
W - S - HP - M
stablize joists
A36
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

8. What is the Fill Made up of?
36 ksi
Gravel
Isolated pad footing
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

9. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Type N
Stress at the point of failure

10. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
5 in
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
1kip=1000psi
4

11. Simple Connection is also called...
Modular
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Flexural and Shear.
AISC Type II Connection

12. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
8 in
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

13. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Pipe Section
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Scaffolding
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

14. 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
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
CMU backed brick veneer
structural frame

15. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Grouted Space
True

16. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
where soil is not strong.
Roof and Floor
1kip=1000psi
Composite

17. Rasping is what?
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
tempered glass
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

18. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Hard coat EIFS
Pink
That it is welded

19. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A conventional wood light frame building
True
That it is welded
Actual strength / required strength

20. Bricks that have frogs are...
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Pipe Section
Molded bricks
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

21. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
50
8 in
Pile
Flying forms

22. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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23. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
40 ft
Failure stress / allowable stress
18'
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

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
1kip=1000psi
2in
Scratch coat
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

25. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
8 and 30 in
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Extruded Bricks

26. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Drainage Walls
Stretcher Face
2in

27. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
Some veneer walls
Flying forms
8 in
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

28. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Tension
Pink
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

29. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
52-72
Tougher pg 617
Barrier walls
50

30. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
3/8
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
24in
4 to 6 ft

31. Factor for safety formula
Much lower
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
1in
Failure stress / allowable stress

32. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Elevated Slabs
False
Type N

33. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
T section
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Isolation Joints
True

34. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Site cast concrete slabs
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Depth of the joist in inches
Joists

35. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Gravel
S50X30
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

36. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Within the plane of the veneer
Heavier members and spans from column to column
excavation

37. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Lighter member that spans between the girders
That it is welded
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

38. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
Depth of the joist in inches
A Waffle Slab
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

39. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Gas or arc
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

40. What is the formula for strain?
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
16'
I Section
=change in length/original length

41. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Stretcher Face
Grouted Space
That it is welded
Composite

42. S-Shape is also called ____
every floor
American Standard Shape
Tunnel Form
Construction Joint

43. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
excavation
Pile
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

44. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
T section
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
The Framework

45. High-strength bolts are made from
High-treated carbon steel
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
18 to 48 in
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

46. Ferrous Metals are...
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
24
Metals that contain Iron
Reservoir

47. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
2in
AISC Type II Connection
A 100% solid unit
8 in to 30 in

48. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Compressive strength
Grade 50 steel
Tension
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

49. LH series has a depth range of...
Asymmetry
18 to 48 in
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Highly Crosive - Extreme

50. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Soft-coat EIFS
Base Plate
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
2in

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