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1. What is the 2 arrow?
Composite
Scratch coat
W16X25
Base Plate

2. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Tougher pg 617
Porland cement - lime - and sand
144^2 - 18ft.

3. What is an Isolation Joint?

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4. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
4
Gauge number
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

5. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Dead End

6. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Angle section (L)
Elevated Slabs
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Reservoir

7. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Drilled pier footing
field bolting of steel member
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Tension

8. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
8 in
Extruded Bricks
Steel pipes
M -S -N -O

9. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Water Proofing
A36
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

10. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Sloped on both sides
Gravity - wind and surface tension

11. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Solid unit
Joists
Pipe Section
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

12. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Lateral load support to the veneer
Compressive strength
1in
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

13. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
7/8in
Soft-coat EIFS
Water Proofing

14. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Type N
Immediately above the flashing
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

15. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Wide-Flange section
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

16. A Simple Connection is...
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Columns
Is embedded in the walls
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

17. 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...
M -S -N -O
True
Wide-Flange section
30 ft

18. The most water tight joint is ____
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Drilled pier footing
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
Concave

19. Stress Formula
Type N
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Barrier walls

20. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
stablize joists
Providing an impervious barrier to water
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.
Snap Tie

21. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
I Section
The cladding resists all the wind load
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Walls with overhangs

22. The GFRC skin is typically
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.
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.
1/2 to 3/4 thick
8 and 30 in

23. What is the Fill Made up of?
Horizontal reinforcement
10-13 feet.
Gravel
Steel

24. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Cohesive
3/8
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.
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

25. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Gas or arc
3000 PSI
Beams and Columns
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

26. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Columns
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

27. The Slag is what?
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
90 to 180 degress

28. What is the 2 arrow?
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Base Plate
Steel Grade

29. Rain screen is...
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Support Pylons
Cross bearing Walls plane
Air tight

30. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
Brick ledge
4000 psi
Cohesive
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

31. A wall footing is also called _____
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Strip Footing
windward face
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

32. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Shelf angles
Lug
Steel Grade
Elastic-plastic

33. Modulus of elasticity
Stress / strain = E
Vertical reinforcing bars
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
where soil is not strong.

34. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
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.
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Better

35. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Chairs
52-72
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Tube

36. One-way deck is a ______
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Weep holes

37. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
True
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
shear force=force/area
2 to 4 ft

38. Rasping is what?
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Mildly
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

39. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Lug
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Columns
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

40. Built-up sections are made by _____
Elastic
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
True
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

41. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Each course consists of Strechers
Composite
Weak in shear
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

42. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
AISC Type III Connection
3/8
Length - L - of unit
Tilt-up Concrete Association

43. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
2in
8 in
Pipe Section

44. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
stablize joists
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Water Proofing

45. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Bed Joints
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Column Footing

46. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Zero (0)
Cross bearing Walls plane
Elastic

47. StiffBacks
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
I Section
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

48. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Tube
True

49. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
2 in
Pink
8
Ground-Supported slabs area____

50. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Shores
W - S - HP - M
Structural concrete fill
36 ksi