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1. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
At each floor level and roof level
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.
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
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

2. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Either tension or compression
T section
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Much lower

3. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Steel
2in
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

4. In a Flemish-bonded wall
24in
True
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

5. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Vertical
Gravel
Leveling Nut

6. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Joists
4000 psi
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
5000 psi

7. EAF full name is?
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
40 ft
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
Electric Arc Furnace

8. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Elevated Slabs
90 to 180 degress
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
36 ksi

9. Stack casting is used when
Capillary break
A992
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
tempered glass

10. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
Percast at the construction site
Columns
20 ft
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

11. Weep Holes are...
3/8
Hollow structural section
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Immediately above the flashing

12. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Type S
Copper and stainless steel
Spraying the mix over a mold
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

13. Which type of EIF is most used?
Head Joints
PB pg 703
Water Proofing
Zero (0)

14. 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?
24
Brick ledge
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

15. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Dead End
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Sloped toward the interior roof
Weak in shear

16. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Mildly
SJI
windward face
3 in

17. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Mild
Grouted Space
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.
3/8

18. The Top right hand Beam is called a
T section
Length - L - of unit
Providing an impervious barrier to water
False

19. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
16 in
Mild
Strip Footing
Tunnel Form

20. W-Shape is also called _____
False
Stress / strain = E
Wide-Flange section
Vertical

21. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Elastic
Steel Grade
Steel
Lateral load support to the veneer

22. Formwork is refereed to as
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Alkali resistant
2in
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

23. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Leveling Nut
144^2 - 18ft.
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

24. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Mild
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

25. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
perpendicular
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

26. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
2 to 4 ft
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Lintel angle
Hollow structural section

27. Ferrous Metals are...
Solid unit
Metals that contain Iron
Lateral load support to the veneer
Lateral load support to the veneer

28. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
W16X25
Pipe Section
Residential
144^2 - 18ft.

29. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Beams
Sloped toward the interior roof
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Depth of the joist in inches

30. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Water Proofing
3in
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

31. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Brown coat
52-72
Simple Connection

32. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Heavier members and spans from column to column
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Zero (0)

33. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Construction Joint
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
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Elevated Slabs

34. Girder is...
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Immediately above
Each course consists of Strechers
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

35. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Elastic
S50X30
2in

36. Arch welding is where
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Live end

37. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
Scratch coat
8
Cinder Block
Pre-tensioned concrete

38. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Vertical
Elastic
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Providing an impervious barrier to water

39. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
T section
annealed glass
16 in
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

40. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Square - rectangular or round
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Isolation Joints

41. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Barrier walls
Live end
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Portland cement stucco

42. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
7 in
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

43. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Extruded Bricks
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
3/8
Much lower

44. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Rain-screen wall
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Sloped on both sides
8

45. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
30 ft
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Ground-Supported slabs area____

46. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
Control joints in concrete do what?
Favorably
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

47. A rigid Connection is also called...
Walls that are distributed almost uniformly in both principle and directions - walls at the uper floor that align with the walls at the lower floor - walls that are continuous up to the foundations
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
AISC Type I Connection

48. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
2in
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
16 in

49. The use of ______ concrete is customary
4000 psi
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
That it is welded
Compression

50. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
perpendicular
240 in =20ft
True
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.