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1. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Isolated pad footing
4000 psi
Water Proofing
Is embedded in the walls

2. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Solid unit
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

3. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
AISC Type III Connection
Leveling Nut

4. EAF full name is?
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Electric Arc Furnace
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

5. Shelf angles are...
Less than it's ultimate stress
Pink
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
More easily constructable.

6. Wicks consist of...
same
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Plortland cement-based mix
2

7. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Surface tension
Expanded metal lath

8. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Either tension or compression
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Reservoir

9. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
4000 psi
2 in
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Cranes and rails

10. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Open Headed joint
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

11. What is a construction joint?
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Elevated Slabs
Gravel
connection beam flanges

12. Precast is where____
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Sloped - thinner
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
every floor

13. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Pile
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Favorably
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

14. 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
5 in
30ft
Columns
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

15. In an English-bonded Wall
Pipe Section
24in
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
AISC Type III Connection

16. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Alkali resistant
FBX
Hot Rolling

17. One-way deck is a ______
Head Joints
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Joists

18. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Lighter member that spans between the girders
cohesive
Gravity - wind and surface tension
M -S -N -O

19. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Reservoir
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Type S
Support Pylons

20. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
annealed glass
Hollow structural section
Lateral load support to the veneer
Elastic-plastic

21. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Zinc
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
Fibrous

22. The width of an expansion joint is ___
High-treated carbon steel
Support Pylons
3/8
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

23. 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
Elastic-plastic
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
1in
125psi

24. A rigid Connection is also called...
Brick ledge
AISC Type I Connection
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Open-Hearth furnace

25. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Cross bearing Walls plane
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.
24in
tempered glass

26. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
FBX
True
Fibrous

27. Retempering of motar means...
American Standard Shape
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Adding water to the mortar

28. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Type S
T section
HHS
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

29. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
True
stress=force/area

30. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
5000 psi
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Open-Hearth furnace

31. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
Dead End
Expanded metal lath
20 ft
Cranes and rails

32. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Zinc
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Live ends
3000 PSI

33. S-Shape is also called ____
American Standard Shape
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
tempered glass
Gravity load support to the veneer

34. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
8
Surface tension
Snap Tie

35. Rain screen is...
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Pipe Section

36. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
AISC Type III Connection
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

37. Precast is where____
Column Footing
Immediately above the flashing
Cross bearing Walls plane
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

38. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Much lower
30ft
Steel fabricator
EAF - OHF - BOF

39. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Gauge number
A reinforced-masonry frame
Rain-screen wall

40. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
W16X25
Cranes and rails
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

41. Cellular-type plan is ______
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Pipe Section
Footing
16'

42. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
tempered glass
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Depth of the joist in inches

43. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
W16X25
Each floor level

44. A snape Tie consits of...
2 1/2 in
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Beams and Columns

45. What does SJI stand for?
Elastic-plastic
Steel Joist Institute
3/8 in
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

46. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
240 in =20ft
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
windward face

47. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
W16X25
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
3000 PSI
Vertical reinforcing bars

48. What is the 2 arrow?
Base Plate
2in
Depth of the joist in inches
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

49. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
Compressive strength
2
4000 psi
Parallel - wider

50. Thermal Mass is _____
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night