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1. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Barrier walls
40 ft
Copper and stainless steel

2. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
perpendicular
By Splitting I sections in half
Elevated Slabs

3. Walers
Metals that do not contain Metals
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
16'
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

4. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Vertical
Noncohesive Soils
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Head Joints

5. A vapor retarder is required under
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
3/8
Brown coat
HHS

6. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Live end
20 ft
5000 psi

7. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A992
2in
Sloped on both sides
Increase the strength of beam in shear

8. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Compression
125psi
Column Footing
2in

9. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
EAF - BOF - OHF
Steel Joist Institute
Alkali resistant
Either tension or compression

10. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
I Section
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Bed Joints

11. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Sloped - thinner

12. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Beams
Bed Joints
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

13. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Scratch coat
Zinc

14. A slip-critical connection is...
Beams and Columns
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
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.
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

15. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
CMU backed brick veneer
Strip Footing
Thermal Mass
Tension

16. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Pre-tensioned concrete
Elastic-plastic
18'
Steel Joist Institute

17. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
3in
Spraying the mix over a mold
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Compressive strength

18. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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19. The most common used size of brick is...
Residential
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Stretcher Face

20. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Roof and Floor
Pre-tensioned concrete
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

21. 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
Base Plate
2in
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Column Footing

22. Formwork is refereed to as
16 in
Angle section (L)
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
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.

23. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Strands
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Stiff

24. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
Simple Connection
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
3/8

25. 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
Within the plane of the veneer
Some veneer walls
2 1/2 in

26. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
3/8
Length - L - of unit
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Columns

27. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
same
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Plortland cement-based mix

28. A typical bond beam is provided with
Immediately above
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Horizontal reinforcement
Each floor level

29. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
M -S -N -O
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

30. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Elastic
Open Headed joint
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
False

31. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
2in
Footing
3000 PSI
Henry Bessemer in 1855

32. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
1kip=1000psi
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
24in
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

33. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Snap Tie
Lintel angle
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

34. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Type N
Gravel

35. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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36. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
W16X25
Steel Joist Institute
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.
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

37. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Gas or arc
Simple Connection
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

38. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Tougher pg 617
Grouted Space
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

39. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
50
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
More easily constructable.
Tube

40. The term FLying form refers to...
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
24
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Rain-screen wall

41. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Stretcher Face
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Width - W - of Unit
Adding water to the mortar

42. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Construction Joint
30ft
Tunnel Form
18'

43. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Gas or arc
Pile
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

44. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Composite
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Isolation Joints

45. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Pink
True
annealed glass
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

46. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
2.67 ft
Columns
G30 - G60 - G120
10-13 feet.

47. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
AISC Type II Connection
=change in length/original length
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

48. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
CMU backed brick veneer
3/8 in
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

49. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Soft-coat EIFS
Isolation Joints
field bolting of steel member
Structural concrete fill

50. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
3/8
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
False