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1. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
3/8

2. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Joists
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

3. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Sloped - thinner
Column Footing
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

4. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
True
8
same
Compressive strength

5. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Gravity load support to the veneer
5000 psi
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

6. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
perpendicular
Percast at the construction site
After World War 2
Favorably

7. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Scaffolding
Leveling Nut
Asymmetry
2

8. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Air tight
Two piece wire anchors
EAF - BOF - OHF

9. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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10. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
A horizontal butt join in cladding
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Construction Joint
0.0025

11. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Cinder Block
High-treated carbon steel
Capillary break
50

12. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Reinforced concrete member
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Wide-Flange section
False

13. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Vertical
Concrete masonry Units
Gravel
144^2 - 18ft.

14. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Shelf angles
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Spraying the mix over a mold
Scratch coat

15. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Flexural and Shear.
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Less than it's ultimate stress

16. Effloresecence
G30 - G60 - G120
Head Joints
Bearing connection
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

17. Rain screen is...
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
3000 PSI

18. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Type N
3/8 in
Tube
90 to 180 degress

19. Where are deep foundations used?
where soil is not strong.
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

20. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
AISC Type I Connection
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Lateral load support to the veneer

21. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Acrylic polymer-based mix
The concrete is cast at the site

22. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
1in
8
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Brown coat

23. Factor for safety formula
Construction Joint
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Failure stress / allowable stress
Force / Area

24. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
Type N
3/8
EAF - BOF - OHF
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

25. Shelf angles are...
0.0025
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Length - L - of unit
Lintel angle

26. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Parallel - wider
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

27. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Alkali resistant
Base Plate
3/8 in
2 in

28. Stirrups are generally made of...
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Strip Footing

29. Shear stress formula
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
General contractor
Force / Area
where soil is not strong.

30. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Plortland cement-based mix
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Elevated Slabs

31. 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 _____
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.
Length - L - of unit
2.67 ft
1in

32. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
4000 psi
Concrete masonry Units
Mock-up

33. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup
Within the plane of the veneer
Cohesive
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Shelf angles

34. What does HHS stand for?
False
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Hollow structural section

35. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Mock-up
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Bed Joints

36. The purpose of flashing is to...
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Shelf angles
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

37. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
By functioning as a water reservior

38. What is the 2 arrow?
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Gas or arc
Base Plate

39. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
S50X30
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
10-13 feet.
Percast at the construction site

40. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
8 in to 30 in
Steel fabricator
where soil is not strong.
Hot Rolling

41. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
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.
3/8
2in
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

42. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
2in
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Expanded metal lath
=change in length/original length

43. Two-way deck is a ____
3/8
Footing
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

44. 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.
A continuous closure strip
Pipe Section
After World War 2

45. 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
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
connection beam flanges
Alkali resistant
125psi

46. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
A reinforced-masonry frame
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Joists
windward face

47. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
1in
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Wide-Flange section
Joists

48. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Leveling Nut
Residential
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

49. Strain Formula
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Capillary break
Snap Tie
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

50. What does SJI stand for?
Steel Joist Institute
Less than it's ultimate stress
Isolation Joints
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks