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1. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Bearing connection
Beams
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

2. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
Favorably
I Section
7/8in
Capillary break

3. Galvanizing is...
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

4. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Elevated Slabs

5. The most common used size of brick is...
Angle section (L)
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
A Waffle Slab
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

6. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Steel Grade
A conventional wood light frame building
Flexural and Shear.

7. Walers
Grouted Space
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
18 to 48 in
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

8. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Pink
Joists
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

9. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Either tension or compression
Within the plane of the veneer
Molded bricks

10. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Zero (0)
Cohesive
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
True

11. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Simple Connection
Cross bearing Walls plane
Flexural and Shear.
Stretcher Face

12. the GFRC skin is obtained by
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Strands
Spraying the mix over a mold
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

13. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
2in
True
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
A ductile material

14. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Surface tension
0.0025
1kip=1000psi

15. Cold formings is when __
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
2in
Scaffolding
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

16. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
16'
Isolated pad footing
Steel Grade
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

17. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Either tension or compression
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
AISC Type II Connection
Residential

18. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
At each floor level and roof level
24
Tunnel Form
Percast at the construction site

19. A bond Beam is provided at ______
4 to 6 ft
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

20. W-Shape is also called _____
same
Wide-Flange section
8 in to 30 in
Grade 50 steel

21. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Footing
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.
Much lower
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

22. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
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
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

23. One-way deck is a ______
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Stretcher Face

24. A slip-critical connection is...
cohesive
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
M -S -N -O
Better

25. A material that is weak in tension is...
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Weak in shear
Modular
That it is welded

26. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
16 in
18'
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

27. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Bearing connection
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Construction Joint
Tunnel Form

28. In a running-bond wall
Length - L - of unit
Each course consists of Strechers
240 in =20ft
Drainage Walls

29. Shear stress formula
5 in
Force / Area
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

30. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Electric Arc Furnace
connection beam flanges
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
1kip=1000psi

31. CMU is _____
Cinder Block
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Control joints in concrete do what?
Is embedded in the walls

32. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
tempered glass

33. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Copper and stainless steel
16 in
30ft
50

34. What is the formula for shear force?
shear force=force/area
Immediately above
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Barrier walls

35. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
stablize joists
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
16'
Plortland cement-based mix

36. Pile
Favorably
Cranes and rails
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
A Waffle Slab

37. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
True
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
1in
Snap Tie

38. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
4
After World War 2
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

39. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Pile
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

40. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
field bolting of steel member
Gauge number
1kip=1000psi
24in

41. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Strands
8 in to 30 in
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

42. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column
One piece anchors
125psi
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Bed Joints

43. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
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.
Tougher pg 617
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
3/8

44. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Elastic
False
36 ksi
4

45. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Weak in shear
Live ends
3000 psi
Elastic-plastic

46. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Veneer wall
Immediately above
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Zero (0)

47. Mechanical couplers are used
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Parallel - wider
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Soft-coat EIFS

48. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
A reinforced-masonry frame
Elastic-plastic
Bearing connection

49. Rasping is what?
Steel fabricator
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Pipe Section

50. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Zinc
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Composite