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1. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
Modular
1in
A continuous closure strip
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

2. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Flying forms
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
40 ft
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

3. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
By functioning as a water reservior
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

4. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
AISC Type II Connection
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
True
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

5. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
7/8in
Vertical
excavation
Sloped - thinner

6. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
Barrier walls
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Structural concrete fill

7. DLH series has a depth range of...
52-72
Walls with overhangs
W16X25
W - S - HP - M

8. The second coat of stucco is called...
52-72
Brown coat
A Waffle Slab
Tension

9. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Water Proofing
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

10. Built-up sections are made by _____
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
40 ft
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Immediately about a flashing

11. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
1in
Steel fabricator
36 ksi

12. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Column Footing
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Zinc
A992

13. W-Shape is also called _____
Wide-Flange section
That it is welded
windward face
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

14. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Live ends
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

15. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
Angle section (L)
5000 psi
Snap Tie
3/8 in

16. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
Leveling Nut
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
8 in to 30 in
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

17. A snape Tie consits of...
Shelf angles
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Each course consists of Strechers

18. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
24
0.0025
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

19. The most water tight joint is ____
Dead End
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Concave

20. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Air tight
Floor decks
36 ksi

21. 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...
Walls with vertical reinforcement
2
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
30 ft

22. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
annealed glass
Scaffolding
That it is welded
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

23. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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24. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Bearing connection
Adding water to the mortar
A continuous closure strip
Compression

25. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Isolation Joints
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
30 ft

26. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
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
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Elastic-plastic

27. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Construction Joint
Gravel
2
Cinder Block

28. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Isolation Joints
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Grade 50 steel

29. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Elastic-plastic
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

30. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
3000 PSI
Elevated Slabs
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

31. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Support Pylons
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
W - S - HP - M
Peter Zumther

32. NonFerrous Metals are...
3/8
Metals that do not contain Metals
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Is embedded in the walls

33. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
perpendicular
Zinc
Force / Area
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

34. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
General contractor
Joists
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

35. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
4 to 6 ft

36. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
A conventional wood light frame building
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
True

37. Shear stress formula
Steel
Steel pipes
Force / Area
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

38. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
A horizontal butt join in cladding
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
EAF - OHF - BOF
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

39. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
16'
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Concrete masonry Units
Composite

40. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Shelf angles
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Grouted Space

41. What is a construction joint?
Pink
Brick ledge
3/8
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

42. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Cross bearing Walls plane
annealed glass
Construction Joint
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

43. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Plortland cement-based mix
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Heavier members and spans from column to column

44. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
EAF - OHF - BOF
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
At each floor level and roof level
Steel

45. Arch welding is where
Weep holes
Cohesive
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Tilt-up Concrete Association

46. Rain screen is...
4
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Vertical
Leveling Nut

47. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Adding water to the mortar
Open-Hearth furnace
Sloped toward the interior roof
Pink

48. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
The concrete is cast at the site
Either tension or compression
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

49. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
30 ft
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.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Cohesive

50. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Fibrous
Construction Joint
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

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