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1. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Compression
Mock-up
2
Type S

2. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Open Headed joint
T section
Gravel

3. A vapor retarder is required under
True
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
W - S - HP - M

4. What is the Fill Made up of?
Width - W - of Unit
Gravel
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Bed Joints

5. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
Elevated Slabs
Steel Joist Institute
8 in
8 and 30 in

6. A rigid Connection is also called...
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Footing
structural frame
AISC Type I Connection

7. 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?
1kip=1000psi
5 in
FBX
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

8. a backup wall is required in a...
False
S50X30
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Veneer wall

9. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
After World War 2
7 in
20 ft
Surface tension

10. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
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.
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
3/8 in

11. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
By functioning as a water reservior
Is embedded in the walls
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
I Section

12. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Isolated pad footing
8 and 30 in
Walls with overhangs

13. Shear stress formula
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Force / Area
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

14. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Cinder Block
Capillary break
Elevated Slabs
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

15. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
EAF - BOF - OHF
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Gravel
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

16. Capillary break is a...
Construction Joint
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Pile

17. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
Mild
Asymmetry
Beams and Columns
A ductile material

18. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Composite
Depth of the joist in inches
Steel fabricator
Dead End

19. Stack casting is used when
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.
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Site cast concrete slabs
Carbon steel

20. Safety Margin formula
Actual strength / required strength
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
2in
A992

21. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
5000 psi
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Brick ledge
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

22. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
where soil is not strong.
Roof and Floor
Two piece wire anchors
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

23. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Mildly
Within the plane of the veneer
Control joints in concrete do what?

24. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Pile
I Section
CMU backed brick veneer
Drainage Walls

25. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
3/8 in
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
5 in
Cinder Block

26. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
M -S -N -O
Site cast concrete slabs
3000 PSI
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

27. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
2.67 ft
T section
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Zero (0)

28. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
Ground-Supported slabs area____
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
At each floor level and roof level
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

29. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
A 100% solid unit
Square - rectangular or round
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

30. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Beams
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

31. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
True
structural frame
M -S -N -O

32. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
The cladding resists all the wind load
Columns
Zero (0)
2 1/2 in

33. The most common used size of brick is...
Water Proofing
Live ends
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
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

34. How is a T section made?
Extruded Bricks
Spraying the mix over a mold
Grouted Space
By Splitting I sections in half

35. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Bed Joints
Is embedded in the walls
2
Leveling Nut

36. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Elastic-plastic
Open-Hearth furnace
At each floor level and roof level

37. Cold formings is when __
4000 psi
4000 psi
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
The Framework

38. 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 ___
Lateral load support to the veneer
52-72
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
144^2 - 18ft.

39. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Two flange plates
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Open Headed joint
Mild

40. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
W - S - HP - M
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Flexural and Shear.

41. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Bearing connection
8 and 30 in

42. Stripping time is ___
Site cast concrete slabs
Force / Area
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Heavier members and spans from column to column

43. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
cohesive
Grade 50 steel
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
excavation

44. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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45. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
windward face
24in
A continuous closure strip

46. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Reinforced concrete member
Drilled pier footing
HHS
3/8

47. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Shelf angles
After World War 2
Leveling Nut
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

48. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
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
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

49. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Within the plane of the veneer
EAF - BOF - OHF
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

50. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
same
Pile
Zero (0)