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1. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
8 and 30 in
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
More easily constructable.
Beams

2. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Vertical
Stress at the point of failure
Water Proofing
T section

3. Weep Holes are...
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Sloped toward the interior roof
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

4. 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
125psi
Simple Connection
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
8 in

5. Clay is _______
Isolation Joints
cohesive
2in
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

6. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
S50X30
Hot Rolling
3/8 in
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.

7. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Length - L - of unit
3in
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

8. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Percast at the construction site
Immediately above
Tunnel Form
Elastic

9. Mechanical couplers are used
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

10. The Very middle one is called _____
Brown coat
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
I Section
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

11. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Structural concrete fill
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
3000 psi
American Standard Shape

12. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Electric Arc Furnace
2 to 4 ft
Each floor level

13. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Composite
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Steel Grade

14. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Beams
where soil is not strong.
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
HHS

15. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
A 100% solid unit
Plortland cement-based mix
Hot Rolling
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

16. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
EAF - OHF - BOF
Length - L - of unit
Bed Joints

17. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Sloped - thinner
Pipe Section
False
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

18. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Capillary break
Steel
Live end

19. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Failure stress / allowable stress
52-72
Compressive strength
Sloped toward the interior roof

20. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
shear force=force/area
2 to 4 ft
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
18 to 48 in

21. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Depth of the joist in inches
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Simple Connection

22. What is the 2 arrow?
Asymmetry
Stress at the point of failure
Base Plate
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

23. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
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.
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
AISC Type I Connection
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

24. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Live end
Steel pipes
High-treated carbon steel

25. What is one of the Empirical rules?
where soil is not strong.
2in pg 645
Gravity - wind and surface tension
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

26. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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27. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Scaffolding
Gravity - wind and surface tension
FBX

28. What is a control joint used for?
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.
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Tension
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

29. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Steel Grade
Sloped on both sides
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

30. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Stiff
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

31. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Shores
Metals that do not contain Metals

32. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Steel pipes
Reinforced concrete member
Elevated Slabs
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

33. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Zero (0)
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Capillary break
Thermal Mass

34. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
Tunnel Form
Compressive strength
Gravel
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

35. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Two flange plates
Structural concrete fill
18'

36. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Pipe Section
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Site cast concrete slabs
Is embedded in the walls

37. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Soft-coat EIFS
2in
Leveling Nut
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

38. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Beams
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

39. In what order are roof componants placed:
Isolation Joints
3in
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Gravity - wind and surface tension

40. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
24in
False
8
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

41. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
144^2 - 18ft.
Column Footing
Immediately above

42. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
A ductile material
Head Joints
Cross bearing Walls plane
excavation

43. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Head Joints
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
Percast at the construction site
Better

44. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Column Footing
By functioning as a water reservior
tempered glass
More easily constructable.

45. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
3in
field bolting of steel member
Support Pylons
5 in

46. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
52-72
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Solid unit
5000 psi

47. Thermal Mass is _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
24in
Providing an impervious barrier to water

48. Clay is _______
2in
Pipe Section
5000 psi
cohesive

49. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
125psi
PB pg 703
S50X30
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

50. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Dead End
2in
M -S -N -O
3/8 in