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1. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Compressive strength
8 and 30 in
The concrete is cast at the site
Construction Joint

2. What is a construction joint?
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Pipe Section
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Carbon steel

3. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
True
2in pg 645
Zero (0)
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

4. 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
Isolation Joints
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Gravel
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

5. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
240 in =20ft
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Cohesive
Open Headed joint

6. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
20 ft
Concrete masonry Units
Water Proofing
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

7. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Highly Crosive - Extreme
4000 psi
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

8. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Angle section (L)
Electric Arc Furnace
Columns
Lintel angle

9. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Live end
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

10. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
EAF - BOF - OHF
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Gravel
Control joints in concrete do what?

11. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
50
Live ends
False
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

12. Stripping time is ___
Pink
Carbon steel
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

13. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
16'
Compressive strength
Bearing connection

14. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Mild
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

15. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
G30 - G60 - G120
The cladding resists all the wind load
SJI
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

16. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
1in
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Residential

17. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
5 in
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

18. A Simple Connection is...
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Length - L - of unit
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

19. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Gravity load support to the veneer
T section
stablize joists
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

20. What does TCA stand for?
Tension
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Vertical reinforcing bars

21. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
W16X25
Live ends
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
American Standard Shape

22. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Failure stress / allowable stress
W16X25
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Either tension or compression

23. What is the formula for shear force?
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
shear force=force/area

24. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Rain-screen wall
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

25. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
1in
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
24in

26. A Blast Furnace is a ______
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Plortland cement-based mix
1kip=1000psi
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.

27. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Barrier walls
Type S
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

28. What is one of the Empirical rules?
American Standard Shape
5 in
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
16 in

29. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
Peter Zumther
3/8 in
16'
30ft

30. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
True
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Control joints in concrete do what?
Solid unit

31. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Drainage Walls
Chairs
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Water Proofing

32. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
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.
Steel
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Drilled pier footing

33. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
The concrete is cast at the site
Beams
Immediately above the flashing
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

34. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
A continuous closure strip
3/8
Failure stress / allowable stress
same

35. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Less than it's ultimate stress
Flexural and Shear.
Live end
Shores

36. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
10-13 feet.
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

37. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
More easily constructable.
PB pg 703
Barrier walls
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

38. StiffBacks
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Columns
Column Footing

39. 1 kip = ____psi
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
perpendicular
1kip=1000psi
Mock-up

40. What is the Fill Made up of?
Alkali resistant
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Gravel

41. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
144^2 - 18ft.
125psi
Hollow structural section
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

42. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Brown coat
T section
Isolation Joints
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

43. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Some veneer walls
0.0025
Sloped toward the interior roof
Construction Joint

44. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Lateral load support to the veneer
Elastic-plastic
Tube

45. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
Stress at the point of failure
At each floor level and roof level
Joists
True

46. Cellular-type plan is ______
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Sloped - thinner

47. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
7 in
4000 psi
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Hot Rolling

48. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
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
Live ends
Better

49. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
20 ft
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
That it is welded

50. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
By Splitting I sections in half
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
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Steel Grade