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1. What is a construction joint?
High-treated carbon steel
52-72
Footing
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

2. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Portland cement stucco
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

3. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Cohesive
0.0025
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

4. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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5. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Composite
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

6. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Either tension or compression
Gravity load support to the veneer
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

7. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Roof and Floor
3/8 in

8. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Tension
A325
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Shores

9. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Footing
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Columns

10. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

11. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...
24
30 ft
3000 psi
2in

12. Girder is...
Site cast concrete slabs
Percast at the construction site
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Gravity - wind and surface tension

13. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Bed Joints
Concrete masonry Units
Alkali resistant
52-72

14. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
HHS
Elastic-plastic

15. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
A conventional wood light frame building
Brick ledge
Portland cement stucco
Barrier walls

16. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Structural concrete fill
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
36 ksi
Column Footing

17. Built-up sections are made by _____
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
High-treated carbon steel
125psi

18. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
SJI
Metals that contain Iron
Head Joints

19. 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?
3/8
HHS
Brick ledge
every floor

20. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
PB pg 703
M -S -N -O
Within the plane of the veneer

21. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Stress / strain = E
Site cast concrete slabs
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

22. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
High-treated carbon steel
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Zero (0)
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

23. The width of an expansion joint is ___
At each floor level and roof level
2in
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
3/8

24. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Pipe Section
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Steel fabricator

25. The Very middle one is called _____
Parallel - wider
Elastic-plastic
Plortland cement-based mix
I Section

26. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Steel
5000 psi
Stiff
Square - rectangular or round

27. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Peter Zumther
Cranes and rails
Mild
90 to 180 degress

28. What does SJI stand for?
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Steel Joist Institute
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

29. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
A36
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Water Proofing
That it is welded

30. Standard CMU size
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
8 in to 30 in
The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition

31. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
W16X25
2

32. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A325
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Acrylic polymer-based mix
3/8

33. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Scaffolding
Width - W - of Unit
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

34. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
A continuous closure strip
T section
Lighter weight
7 in

35. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
That it is welded
EAF - OHF - BOF
Adding water to the mortar
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

36. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
A Waffle Slab
Mock-up
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

37. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Continuous Stip footing
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Less than it's ultimate stress
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

38. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
After World War 2
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Immediately about a flashing
2in

39. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Force / Area
Solid unit
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

40. What is the First arrow point at?
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Leveling Nut
7 in
A ductile material

41. StiffBacks
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Failure stress / allowable stress
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
2in pg 645

42. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Brick ledge
Tougher pg 617

43. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
3in
Beams and Columns
Column Footing

44. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
CMU backed brick veneer
2 in
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

45. W-Shape is also called _____
Wide-Flange section
A continuous closure strip
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
A continuous closure strip

46. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
2 1/2 in
excavation
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

47. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
S50X30
Elastic-plastic
Simple Connection
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

48. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
3/8
Sloped toward the interior roof
Construction Joint
HHS

49. What is a construction joint?
Tension
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Tube
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

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

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