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1. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Carbon steel
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
G30 - G60 - G120
2. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Continuous Stip footing
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
S50X30
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
3. One-way deck is a ______
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
I Section
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
4. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Alkali resistant
30ft
SJI
A36
5. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Pre-tensioned concrete
8 and 30 in
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Hot Rolling
6. Strain Formula
Flexural and Shear.
Copper and stainless steel
Noncohesive Soils
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
7. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
3in
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
8. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
3/8
Open-Hearth furnace
Head Joints
False
9. NonFerrous Metals are...
The cladding resists all the wind load
Metals that do not contain Metals
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Elastic
10. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Stretcher Face
Tunnel Form
3000 psi
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
11. Formwork is refereed to as
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
where soil is not strong.
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
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
12. A vapor retarder is required under
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
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Reinforced concrete member
13. A Blast Furnace is a ______
Lug
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.
stress=force/area
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
14. HSS can be what Shape?
Square - rectangular or round
Two piece wire anchors
7 in
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
15. Rain screen is...
Barrier walls
excavation
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
52-72
16. LH series has a depth range of...
18 to 48 in
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
17. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Footing
Water Proofing
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Base Plate
18. LH series has a depth range of...
18 to 48 in
False
50
Elevated Slabs
19. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
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
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Steel pipes
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
20. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
18'
Metals that do not contain Metals
30ft
Chairs
21. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Drilled pier footing
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
22. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
annealed glass
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Mild
Dead End
23. Arch welding is where
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
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
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
24. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
=change in length/original length
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
25. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Fibrous
Steel
Some veneer walls
10-13 feet.
26. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?
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27. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
False
28. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Spraying the mix over a mold
Elevated Slabs
Two flange plates
29. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Horizontal reinforcement
A conventional wood light frame building
Grouted Space
30. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Either tension or compression
Immediately about a flashing
Stress / strain = E
31. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Head Joints
24in
32. Bricks that have core holes are ____
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Extruded Bricks
Sloped on both sides
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
33. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Shelf angles
Soft-coat EIFS
34. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Steel
3/8
35. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Elevated Slabs
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Heavier members and spans from column to column
36. The Slag is what?
Grade 50 steel
Gauge number
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Within the plane of the veneer
37. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Lateral load support to the veneer
2in
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Providing an impervious barrier to water
38. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Support Pylons
W16X25
FBX
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
39. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Barrier walls
T section
40. A Tunnel form consists of...
52-72
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
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.
That it is welded
41. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Brick ledge
10-13 feet.
shear force=force/area
42. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Footing
Structural concrete fill
Immediately above
One piece anchors
43. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Molded bricks
1in
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
44. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Two piece wire anchors
After World War 2
Portland cement stucco
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
45. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...
Walls with vertical reinforcement
5000 psi
30 ft
Elastic
46. What is the formula for stress?
A conventional wood light frame building
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
stress=force/area
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
47. 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...
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Steel fabricator
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Drainage Walls
48. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Elevated Slabs
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
shear force=force/area
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
49. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
same
Columns
Cinder Block
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
50. Strain Formula
Water Proofing
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.
Composite
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
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