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1. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
same
Joists
5000 psi
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

2. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
Pipe Section
Length - L - of unit
16 in
3/8

3. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
cohesive
Weep holes
where soil is not strong.
Shores

4. A vapor retarder is required under
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Air tight
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Spraying the mix over a mold

5. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Steel fabricator
True
True
Barrier walls

6. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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7. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
Concrete masonry Units
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Stretcher Face
2in

8. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
General contractor
Elastic
3/8

9. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Air tight
Site cast concrete slabs
American Standard Shape
Grouted Space

10. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
Horizontal reinforcement
Rain-screen wall
every floor
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

11. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Concave
excavation
2in

12. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Sloped toward the interior roof
3/8
Type S
Structural concrete fill

13. K-series has a depth range of?
8 in to 30 in
18 to 48 in
Reinforced concrete member
A325

14. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Columns
Reinforced concrete member
Zero (0)
True

15. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Two piece wire anchors

16. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
Elevated Slabs
4000 psi
2.67 ft
Columns

17. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
A Waffle Slab
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

18. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
cohesive
Stress / strain = E
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Snap Tie

19. Most common used Veneer wall is...
Two flange plates
Cross bearing Walls plane
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Weak in shear

20. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Gauge number
Live ends
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Sloped on both sides

21. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
stress=force/area
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Reservoir
More easily constructable.

22. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
Pink
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

23. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
perpendicular
2in
EAF - BOF - OHF
Strip Footing

24. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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25. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Bed Joints
Shores
Favorably
Walls with overhangs

26. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
More easily constructable.
20 ft
Simple Connection
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

27. Rain screen is...
Tube
Drainage Walls
Lighter member that spans between the girders
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

28. A two way joist floor is also called...
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
A Waffle Slab
By functioning as a water reservior
Stretcher Face

29. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
20 ft
1in
Failure stress / allowable stress

30. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
General contractor
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
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
A36

31. In what order are roof componants placed:
stablize joists
Cohesive
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Support Pylons

32. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Elastic-plastic
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Lintel angle
A reinforced-masonry frame

33. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Strands
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

34. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Immediately above the flashing
Scaffolding
A ductile material
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

35. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Compression
Stiff
Shores
Less than it's ultimate stress

36. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
Capillary break
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Carbon steel

37. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
3in
Barrier walls
Chairs

38. CMU is _____
Cinder Block
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Much lower
I Section

39. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
stablize joists
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.
tempered glass
2.67 ft

40. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
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.
Strands
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Sloped on both sides

41. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Steel
3000 psi
Head Joints
24

42. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Either tension or compression
3in
8

43. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
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
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Support Pylons
High-treated carbon steel

44. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
structural frame
Plortland cement-based mix
Immediately about a flashing
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.

45. How is a T section made?
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Lighter member that spans between the girders
By Splitting I sections in half
Column Footing

46. Safety Margin formula
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Actual strength / required strength
2 1/2 in
CMU backed brick veneer

47. Bond beams are _____
Tension
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
4000 psi

48. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Soft-coat EIFS
Percast at the construction site
Bed Joints
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

49. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Mock-up
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
50
Alkali resistant

50. Retempering of motar means...
Steel pipes
Footing
Adding water to the mortar
3000 psi