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1. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Each floor level
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Drilled pier footing

2. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
1in
2 in
3000 psi
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

3. The GFRC skin is typically
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

4. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Isolation Joints
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Surface tension
Construction Joint

5. Semirigid Connection is also called...
2in
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
AISC Type III Connection
Steel Joist Institute

6. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Alkali resistant
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Barrier walls

7. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Immediately about a flashing
field bolting of steel member
2in
AISC Type II Connection

8. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Bed Joints
Horizontal reinforcement
That it is welded

9. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
240 in =20ft
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Hollow structural section

10. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Brown coat
0.0025
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

11. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Hard coat EIFS
Reinforced concrete member
Cross bearing Walls plane
Isolated pad footing

12. Galvanizing is...
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
40 ft
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

13. A two way joist floor is also called...
A Waffle Slab
Gas or arc
Isolated pad footing
Isolation Joints

14. A slip-critical connection is...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Column Footing
That it is welded

15. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Extruded Bricks
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Metals that contain Iron

16. Simple Connection is also called...
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
AISC Type II Connection
1in
5000 psi

17. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
S50X30
3/8

18. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab
American Standard Shape
Water Proofing
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

19. Modulus of elasticity
Stress / strain = E
American Standard Shape
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
After World War 2

20. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Metals that contain Iron
Percast at the construction site

21. The most common used size of brick is...
Air tight
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
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.
Snap Tie

22. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
The cladding resists all the wind load
Sloped - thinner
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

23. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
S50X30
T section
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

24. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
W16X25
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

25. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
AISC Type III Connection
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

26. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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27. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Footing
Is embedded in the walls
W16X25
A36

28. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
False
Expanded metal lath
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

29. Camber refers to...
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Mildly
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Column Footing

30. Wicks consist of...
Continuous Stip footing
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
3000 psi
Surface tension

31. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Weep holes
Two piece wire anchors
cohesive
Cranes and rails

32. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Walls with overhangs
30ft

33. NonFerrous Metals are...
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Continuous Stip footing
Metals that do not contain Metals
Steel Grade

34. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Sloped toward the interior roof
FBX
Better
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

35. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
American Standard Shape
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Mock-up

36. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
False
One piece anchors
3/8
tempered glass

37. What is the First arrow point at?
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
4 to 6 ft
Leveling Nut
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

38. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
excavation
Extruded Bricks
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
By functioning as a water reservior

39. Thermal Mass is _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Live end
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Two piece wire anchors

40. Form liners are used to...
HHS
After World War 2
Molded bricks
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

41. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Grade 50 steel
Percast at the construction site
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

42. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Cinder Block
By functioning as a water reservior
Beams and Columns
Column Footing

43. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Steel fabricator
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
3/8 in
Heavier members and spans from column to column

44. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
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.
A horizontal butt join in cladding
3 in
Metals that contain Iron

45. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
excavation
At each floor level and roof level
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

46. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Cohesive
Drilled pier footing
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

47. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

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

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49. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Asymmetry
Stiff
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

50. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
30ft
Two piece wire anchors
10-13 feet.