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1. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Zero (0)
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Open-Hearth furnace
Joists

2. K-series has a depth range of?
3000 psi
Sloped toward the interior roof
8 in to 30 in
Spraying the mix over a mold

3. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Depth of the joist in inches
Elastic
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
52-72

4. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Immediately about a flashing
Each floor level

5. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A992
2in
Concave
Cross bearing Walls plane

6. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Water Proofing
SJI
Surface tension

7. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.
Live end
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Walls with overhangs

8. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Immediately above
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Cinder Block
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

9. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
Each course consists of Strechers
S50X30
Cross bearing Walls plane
American Standard Shape

10. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
True
Scratch coat
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Stress at the point of failure

11. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Vertical
Isolated pad footing
36 ksi

12. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
144^2 - 18ft.
Column Footing
A Waffle Slab
Floor decks

13. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Hard coat EIFS
Base Plate
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
One piece anchors

14. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Stress / strain = E
Elastic
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
8 in

15. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
2 to 4 ft
Beams
True
Capillary break

16. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
Brick ledge
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Gravel
A continuous closure strip

17. 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
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Molded bricks
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

18. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Mock-up
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.
=change in length/original length

19. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Lateral load support to the veneer
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Hot Rolling

20. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
HHS
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Actual strength / required strength

21. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Scaffolding
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

22. A bond Beam is provided at ______
EAF - OHF - BOF
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.
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

23. A wall footing is also called _____
Strip Footing
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.
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
=change in length/original length

24. Cellular-type plan is ______
S50X30
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

25. What is the First arrow point at?
Modular
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
Leveling Nut
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

26. Site-cast is when ____
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Snap Tie
The concrete is cast at the site
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

27. The term FLying form refers to...
Strands
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Modular

28. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
A36
Pink
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

29. A snape Tie consits of...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
windward face
True
1in

30. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Tension
Fibrous
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Actual strength / required strength

31. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Carbon steel
2.67 ft
Adding water to the mortar
EAF - OHF - BOF

32. A vapor retarder is required under
American Standard Shape
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Bed Joints
Acrylic polymer-based mix

33. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Depth of the joist in inches
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

34. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
2in
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

35. The width of an expansion joint is ___
Shores
3/8
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

36. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Copper and stainless steel
T section
Zinc

37. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Pile
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
2in pg 645
Wide-Flange section

38. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
3000 PSI
High-treated carbon steel
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.

39. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
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
Continuous Stip footing
Steel fabricator

40. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
A reinforced-masonry frame
Concave
HHS
Two flange plates

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42. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
=change in length/original length
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.
A36
Residential

43. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Base Plate
Is embedded in the walls
Isolated pad footing
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

44. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Sloped on both sides
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
18 to 48 in
Elevated Slabs

45. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Compressive strength
Rain-screen wall
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

46. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
52-72
10-13 feet.

47. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Chairs
Zero (0)
Portland cement stucco
Immediately about a flashing

48. K series are more frequently used because they ____
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.
125psi
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
2in pg 645

49. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
I Section
2in pg 645
Fibrous
24in

50. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
stress=force/area
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Solid unit
That it is welded