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1. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
stablize joists
Zero (0)
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

2. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Water Proofing
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

3. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Compression
3000 psi
Snap Tie
Capillary break

4. Weep Holes are...
A325
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

5. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Pink
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.
240 in =20ft
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

6. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
240 in =20ft
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
3/8 in
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

7. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

8. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Drilled pier footing
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Steel Joist Institute

9. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
0.0025
Live end
Isolation Joints
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

10. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
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.
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Air tight

11. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
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.
Grouted Space
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

12. 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
Strip Footing
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
By functioning as a water reservior
125psi

13. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
Type S
Beams
Joists

14. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Tunnel Form
stress=force/area
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Mildly

15. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
2 to 4 ft
Leveling Nut
Beams
Composite

16. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Angle section (L)
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Either tension or compression

17. A Soft story is a _______
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
One piece anchors
30ft
Modular

18. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Base Plate
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
stress=force/area

19. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Metals that contain Iron
A36
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Scratch coat

20. The GFRC skin is typically
T section
Each course consists of Strechers
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

21. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Isolation Joints
Tube
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Pile

22. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
4000 psi
Live ends

23. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
perpendicular
High-treated carbon steel
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

24. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
That it is welded
EAF - BOF - OHF
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

25. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
field bolting of steel member
structural frame
Gravel
Force / Area

26. The term FLying form refers to...
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
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Pipe Section

27. Shear stress formula
Construction Joint
Force / Area
Elastic-plastic
Gauge number

28. What is the Fill Made up of?
EAF - BOF - OHF
Zero (0)
Gravel
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

29. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Reinforced concrete member
stress=force/area
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Two flange plates

30. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Width - W - of Unit
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
5 in
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

31. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Tunnel Form
Shelf angles
3in
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

32. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
W - S - HP - M
2 1/2 in
False
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

33. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
1in
M -S -N -O

34. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Force / Area
3000 PSI
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

35. 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...
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
3/8

36. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
2in
structural frame
A ductile material
Much lower

37. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
16'
field bolting of steel member
Pipe Section
Is embedded in the walls

38. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
3000 PSI
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Simple Connection
50

39. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
30ft
False
Sloped toward the interior roof

40. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
EAF - BOF - OHF
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
every floor

41. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Shelf angles
True
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Pre-tensioned concrete

42. Which type of EIF is most used?
PB pg 703
Favorably
A 100% solid unit
Roof and Floor

43. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Is embedded in the walls
Horizontal reinforcement

44. The most common thickness for mortar is____
3/8
Joists
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

45. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
0.0025
Gauge number
Each floor level
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

46. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Tunnel Form
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Leveling Nut
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

47. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Construction Joint
Alkali resistant
Two piece wire anchors

48. K series are more frequently used because they ____
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
T section
Tension

49. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
The concrete is cast at the site
Peter Zumther
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

50. Camber refers to...
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Stress / strain = E
4 to 6 ft
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load