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1. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Sloped on both sides
144^2 - 18ft.
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
SJI

2. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Grade 50 steel
True
Noncohesive Soils
Elastic-plastic

3. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
4000 psi
Sloped - thinner
18'
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

4. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
144^2 - 18ft.
G30 - G60 - G120
True

5. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?
Extruded Bricks
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
0.0025
Henry Bessemer in 1855

6. What is the formula for shear force?
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Live end
shear force=force/area
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

7. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
Walls with overhangs
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Isolation Joints
A conventional wood light frame building

8. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Wide-Flange section
Solid unit
Construction Joint
By functioning as a water reservior

9. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
4 to 6 ft
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Tube
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

10. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Steel
Mild
Stiff
Wide-Flange section

11. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A conventional wood light frame building
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

12. S-Shape is also called ____
American Standard Shape
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Steel pipes

13. K-series has a depth range of?
Either tension or compression
Isolated pad footing
Tension
8 in to 30 in

14. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Sloped on both sides
Square - rectangular or round
4000 psi
Henry Bessemer in 1855

15. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Two piece wire anchors
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
2.67 ft

16. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Joists
Lug
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Hollow structural section

17. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
2 1/2 in
Force / Area
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Barrier walls

18. A tube is referred to as a ____
G30 - G60 - G120
Air tight
HHS
Column Footing

19. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Parallel - wider
Weep holes
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
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

20. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
Roof and Floor
tempered glass
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

21. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
3 in
EAF - OHF - BOF
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
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

22. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Huge - steel cylinder whose interior is lined with refractory bricks - and the materials are stacked on the inside and then heated to mix them all together.
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
8

23. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
stress=force/area
FBX
A Waffle Slab
The cladding resists all the wind load

24. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
More easily constructable.
30 ft
Base Plate
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

25. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Lighter weight
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
connection beam flanges
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

26. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
Isolated pad footing
3000 PSI
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

27. Formwork is refereed to as
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Each floor level

28. 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
240 in =20ft
Isolation Joints
By functioning as a water reservior
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

29. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

30. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
CMU backed brick veneer
Length - L - of unit
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
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. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Base Plate
125psi
W - S - HP - M
Scaffolding

32. 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
24in
Huge - steel cylinder whose interior is lined with refractory bricks - and the materials are stacked on the inside and then heated to mix them all together.
Prefabricated and collapsible inverted- L forms that allow the walls and slabs for a floor to be cast simultaneously - usually in a 7 day cycle.
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

33. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Either tension or compression
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Steel fabricator

34. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
True
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

35. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
General contractor
Tougher pg 617
Two flange plates
Shores

36. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
M -S -N -O
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
3/8

37. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
At each floor level and roof level
Column Footing
Cranes and rails
Extruded Bricks

38. 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.
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
Tougher pg 617
4
Grade 50 steel

39. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Immediately above the flashing
Scratch coat
2 to 4 ft
Providing an impervious barrier to water

40. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Scratch coat
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Compression
Columns

41. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
2in
Soft-coat EIFS
Tube
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.

42. Stripping time is ___
Lateral load support to the veneer
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
3000 PSI
Scaffolding

43. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Rain-screen wall
Tube
Steel Grade

44. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
excavation
Weak in shear
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

45. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
After World War 2
Mildly
Simple Connection
Scaffolding

46. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Live end

47. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Joists
90 to 180 degress
Construction Joint

48. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
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
144^2 - 18ft.
T section

49. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
EAF - OHF - BOF
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

50. The purpose of flashing is to...
Reservoir
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
8 and 30 in
Strands