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1. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
SJI
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
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Zero (0)

2. Modulus of elasticity
Structural concrete fill
Stress / strain = E
Grouted Space
SJI

3. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
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
Solid unit

4. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Is embedded in the walls
Open Headed joint
30ft

5. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Open Headed joint
tempered glass
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Gauge number

6. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
2
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Thermal Mass
1in

7. Rasping is what?
3/8
8
2 to 4 ft
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

8. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Continuous Stip footing
A325
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

9. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Scratch coat
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
36 ksi

10. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Ground-Supported slabs area____
3000 PSI
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

11. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Lintel angle
Tube
Gravel
18'

12. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
FBX
Pink

13. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Length - L - of unit
24
Base Plate
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

14. Girder is...
Joists
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

15. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
M -S -N -O
AISC Type III Connection
Zinc

16. The Very middle one is called _____
Force / Area
I Section
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Construction Joint

17. One-way deck is a ______
52-72
16'
Parallel - wider
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.

18. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Veneer wall
Grouted Space
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

19. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Control joints in concrete do what?
16'
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
By functioning as a water reservior

20. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Solid unit
M -S -N -O
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
False

21. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
2 in
Ground-Supported slabs area____
every floor
Vertical

22. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
Asymmetry
3/8
Grade 50 steel
Lug

23. In what order are roof componants placed:
Cohesive
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
True
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

24. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Elevated Slabs
Lug
Composite
Site cast concrete slabs

25. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Cohesive
30ft
Zinc
18 to 48 in

26. Standard CMU size
A conventional wood light frame building
Lug
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

27. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
W - S - HP - M
Immediately above the flashing
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

28. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
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.
2in
every floor
3/8

29. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Metals that do not contain Metals
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Zero (0)

30. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
T section
Support Pylons
Roof and Floor

31. Factor for safety formula
Failure stress / allowable stress
Column Footing
A conventional wood light frame building
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

32. Standard CMU size
Zinc
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Acrylic polymer-based mix
125psi

33. StiffBacks
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Brick ledge
Two piece wire anchors

34. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Compression
Soft-coat EIFS
A992

35. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Percast at the construction site
Type S
Copper and stainless steel
Reinforced concrete member

36. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Columns
3/8
Either tension or compression
Soft-coat EIFS

37. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
where soil is not strong.
Construction Joint
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Metals that contain Iron

38. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
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.
One piece anchors
Mildly
Barrier walls

39. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Zero (0)
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

40. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
S50X30
Pile
Angle section (L)
where soil is not strong.

41. What is one of the Empirical rules?
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

42. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Pink
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Base Plate

43. 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
52-72
Footing
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
125psi

44. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Is embedded in the walls
Noncohesive Soils
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

45. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Reservoir
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Each course consists of Strechers
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole

46. A pour stop is generally used with
Beams and Columns
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Floor decks
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

47. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
8
Construction Joint
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
I Section

48. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
True
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Each floor level
Mildly

49. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
W - S - HP - M
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
2 in

50. Stripping time is ___
Compression
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Open-Hearth furnace
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms