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1. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Stiff
18 to 48 in
True
tempered glass

2. Z-flashing is effective in...
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Floor decks
windward face
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

3. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Elevated Slabs
Concrete masonry Units
Stress at the point of failure
90 to 180 degress

4. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Gravel
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
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

5. The GFRC skin is typically
Steel fabricator
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Zero (0)

6. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
tempered glass
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
4
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

7. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Sloped on both sides
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Isolated pad footing
Length - L - of unit

8. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Brown coat
3/8 in
Zero (0)
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

9. What does SJI stand for?
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Steel Joist Institute
Lug
Tube

10. Form liners are used to...
Cinder Block
Joists
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

11. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
3/8
Pile
Walls with overhangs
Beams

12. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
4000 psi
Stress at the point of failure
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

13. The most water tight joint is ____
Pre-tensioned concrete
Composite
W16X25
Concave

14. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Scaffolding
Spraying the mix over a mold
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

15. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
A continuous closure strip
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Zero (0)

16. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
A conventional wood light frame building
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Gravel
A continuous closure strip

17. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
24
General contractor
Length - L - of unit
Width - W - of Unit

18. Safety Margin formula
Actual strength / required strength
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
3/8

19. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Shelf angles
Dead End

20. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Zero (0)
52-72
Pipe Section
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.

21. What is the 2 arrow?
Wide-Flange section
Base Plate
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
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

22. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Walls that are distributed almost uniformly in both principle and directions - walls at the uper floor that align with the walls at the lower floor - walls that are continuous up to the foundations
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
3/8 in
By functioning as a water reservior

23. Wicks consist of...
Vertical reinforcing bars
Lateral load support to the veneer
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Head Joints

24. Frame Structure is defined by ________
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Highly Crosive - Extreme
1kip=1000psi
Acrylic polymer-based mix

25. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
50
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.
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
General contractor

26. K-series has a depth range of?
A ductile material
Immediately about a flashing
8 in to 30 in
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

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...
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
8 in
Leveling Nut
Open-Hearth furnace

28. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Gravity - wind and surface tension
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
CMU backed brick veneer
2 in

29. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
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.
2.67 ft
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Carbon steel

30. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
More easily constructable.
Peter Zumther
annealed glass
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

31. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
True
Stress / strain = E
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
8 in

32. A typical bond beam is provided with
HHS
Cohesive
Horizontal reinforcement
SJI

33. A Soft story is a _______
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
2in pg 645
Gravel

34. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
3/8
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

35. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
4000 psi
Shelf angles

36. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
2in pg 645

37. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
125psi
Wide-Flange section
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
10-13 feet.

38. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Gravel
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

39. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Control joints in concrete do what?
Gas or arc
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Type N

40. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Pile
Support Pylons
7/8in

41. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
True
Vertical reinforcing bars
Solid unit

42. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Scratch coat
16 in
Better

43. BOF full name is _______
Site cast concrete slabs
FBX
Veneer wall
Basic Oxygen Furnace

44. Two-way deck is a ____
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
90 to 180 degress
HHS

45. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Thermal Mass
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
2in

46. Stirrups are generally made of...
240 in =20ft
S50X30
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Zero (0)

47. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Steel fabricator
High-treated carbon steel
A992
Drilled pier footing

48. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
3000 PSI
CMU backed brick veneer
Steel pipes
50

49. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Sloped toward the interior roof
That it is welded
M -S -N -O
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

50. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Control joints in concrete do what?
The cladding resists all the wind load
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.
Isolation Joints