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1. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Lintel angle
Isolation Joints
Strands
Increase the strength of beam in shear

2. 1 kip = ____psi
Grouted Space
Weep holes
1kip=1000psi
Shores

3. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
T section
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Base Plate
A 100% solid unit

4. A material that is weak in tension is...
Beams
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Spraying the mix over a mold
Weak in shear

5. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
90 to 180 degress
Bearing connection
Structural concrete fill
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

6. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Tension
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Live end

7. The Very middle one is called _____
5 in
Stiff
3/8
I Section

8. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Concrete masonry Units
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
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
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

9. strongbacks can

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10. What is the Fill Made up of?
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
A Waffle Slab
Gravel
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

11. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
W16X25
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Depth of the joist in inches
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

12. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
One piece anchors
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint 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
Asymmetry

13. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
2
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Elevated Slabs
Gas or arc

14. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Drainage Walls
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
24in
Type S

15. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Weak in shear
Open Headed joint
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Much lower

16. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
Mild
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
A 100% solid unit

17. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
2
Gravity load support to the veneer
Zero (0)
Sloped toward the interior roof

18. The term FLying form refers to...
90 to 180 degress
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Flexural and Shear.
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

19. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
30 ft
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Hard coat EIFS
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

20. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Solid unit
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Cohesive
Mock-up

21. 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...
Modular
Grouted Space
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Control joints in concrete do what?

22. Capillary break is a...
Chairs
1in
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

23. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
40 ft
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Tougher pg 617

24. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
A ductile material
Dead End
Shelf angles
AISC Type III Connection

25. HSS can be what Shape?
Support Pylons
3/8
Square - rectangular or round
The concrete is cast at the site

26. What is ultimate stress?
Column Footing
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Stress at the point of failure
5 in

27. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
2in
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
every floor
Highly Crosive - Extreme

28. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Either tension or compression
Barrier walls
Heavier members and spans from column to column
3/8

29. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
2 in
Immediately above the flashing
Rain-screen wall

30. Arch welding is where
3/8
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
16 in

31. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Vertical reinforcing bars
Support Pylons

32. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Parallel - wider
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Is embedded in the walls
2 to 4 ft

33. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Open Headed joint
18'
Vertical
A continuous closure strip

34. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
Concave
3/8
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

35. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
False
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Spraying the mix over a mold

36. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
AISC Type II Connection
Tube
2 in
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

37. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Solid unit
Immediately above the flashing
T section

38. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Length - L - of unit
same
24in
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

39. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete
Concave
Angle section (L)
same

40. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Length - L - of unit
Head Joints
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Cranes and rails

41. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Columns
Composite
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

42. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Parallel - wider
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Support Pylons
Column Footing

43. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Pipe Section
Veneer wall
Immediately above
False

44. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
2 1/2 in
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Strands

45. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Isolated pad footing
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Vertical
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

46. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
Sloped on both sides
4000 psi
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

47. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Failure stress / allowable stress
CMU backed brick veneer
Gravity load support to the veneer
Footing

48. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
SJI
Barrier walls
Pre-tensioned concrete
Cinder Block

49. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Flexural and Shear.
Vertical reinforcing bars
Open Headed joint
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

50. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Drainage Walls
Sloped toward the interior roof
At each floor level and roof level
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

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