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1. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Concrete masonry Units
Wide-Flange section
52-72

2. What is the formula for shear force?
Veneer wall
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
shear force=force/area

3. Capillary break is a...
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Drilled pier footing

4. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
Structural concrete fill
1in
Structural concrete fill
Scratch coat

5. Galvanizing is...
Brick ledge
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Weak in shear
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

6. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Live ends
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Portland cement stucco
Beams

7. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
PB pg 703
125psi
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
W16X25

8. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
3000 psi
Weak in shear
10-13 feet.

9. Modulus of elasticity
Live end
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Stress / strain = E

10. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Steel
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.
Barrier walls

11. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Length - L - of unit
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Hard coat EIFS

12. NonFerrous Metals are...
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Metals that do not contain Metals
Structural concrete fill
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

13. 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
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Gravel
Drainage Walls
Isolation Joints

14. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
AISC Type III Connection
Pile
Reservoir
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

15. DLH series has a depth range of...
Much lower
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
2in
52-72

16. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
A ductile material
field bolting of steel member
Steel Grade
Much lower

17. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Weak in shear
Compression
Mildly
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

18. The Slag is what?
Force / Area
4000 psi
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

19. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
The concrete is cast at the site
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
At each floor level and roof level
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

20. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
3/8
High-treated carbon steel
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

21. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Stiff

22. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Snap Tie
40 ft
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
A ductile material

23. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
connection beam flanges
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Mildly
Alkali resistant

24. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Columns
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Head Joints
Tunnel Form

25. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
G30 - G60 - G120
Steel Joist Institute
Joists
The cladding resists all the wind load

26. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Isolation Joints
Water Proofing
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

27. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Alkali resistant
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Site cast concrete slabs
Brick ledge

28. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Shelf angles
Grouted Space
AISC Type III Connection
Pink

29. Shelf angles are...
connection beam flanges
HHS
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Gauge number

30. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
18'
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Residential

31. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Vertical reinforcing bars
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Sloped toward the interior roof

32. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Is embedded in the walls
Either tension or compression
1in
Tube

33. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Live end
Construction Joint

34. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
That it is welded
The cladding resists all the wind load
EAF - OHF - BOF
50

35. EAF full name is?
Electric Arc Furnace
field bolting of steel member
Tube
Sloped - thinner

36. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
50
1in
True
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

37. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Water Proofing
Leveling Nut
Pipe Section
That it is welded

38. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Drainage Walls
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

39. In a Flemish-bonded wall
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Lighter weight
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

40. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
Steel Grade
16'
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

41. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Porland cement - lime - and sand
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Spraying the mix over a mold

42. What is the First arrow point at?
Pile
Leveling Nut
Surface tension
Metals that contain Iron

43. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Live end
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Each course consists of Strechers
10-13 feet.

44. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
3000 PSI
Footing
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Each floor level

45. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Lintel angle
T section
Thermal Mass
Highly Crosive - Extreme

46. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
windward face
perpendicular
Column Footing
Construction Joint

47. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
30 ft
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Elevated Slabs
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

48. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Mildly
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Solid unit
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

49. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Two piece wire anchors
Is embedded in the walls
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

50. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Either tension or compression
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Compression