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1. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Elastic-plastic
Pink
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

2. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
20 ft
Each course consists of Strechers
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Modular

3. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Gauge number
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Flying forms

4. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
W16X25
Stress at the point of failure
Support Pylons

5. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Vertical
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
1in

6. Modulus of elasticity
Stress / strain = E
Metals that do not contain Metals
Drainage Walls
Elastic

7. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Stiff
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Water Proofing
Noncohesive Soils

8. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Tunnel Form
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
4000 psi
Footing

9. Clay is _______
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
False
AISC Type II Connection
cohesive

10. What is the 2 arrow?
2
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Base Plate
30ft

11. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
shear force=force/area
Force / Area

12. Stripping time is ___
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
K-series - LH series - DHL series
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
Electric Arc Furnace

13. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
every floor
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Pipe Section
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

14. A rigid Connection is also called...
3/8
AISC Type I Connection
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Elastic-plastic

15. The purpose of flashing is to...
structural frame
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
90 to 180 degress

16. Stack casting is used when
SJI
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Water Proofing
=change in length/original length

17. A joint screen is an
Failure stress / allowable stress
AISC Type I Connection
Percast at the construction site
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

18. A snape Tie consits of...
Is embedded in the walls
A reinforced-masonry frame
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.
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

19. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
10-13 feet.
Force / Area
perpendicular
2

20. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Spraying the mix over a mold
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
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.
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

21. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Brick ledge
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.
Surface tension

22. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
windward face
8 and 30 in
A325
Beams

23. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Adding water to the mortar
Roof and Floor
24
4 to 6 ft

24. Most common used Veneer wall is...
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Steel

25. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

26. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Better
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

27. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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28. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Pile
Leveling Nut
Two piece wire anchors

29. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...
30 ft
Composite
Live end
Modular

30. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
36 ksi
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Grouted Space
Elastic

31. StiffBacks
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Reinforced concrete member
Alkali resistant

32. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Live end
4 to 6 ft
Floor decks
True

33. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
3000 PSI

34. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
36 ksi
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Barrier walls
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

35. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Plortland cement-based mix
Brown coat
EAF - OHF - BOF
Construction Joint

36. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Angle section (L)
4
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

37. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
False
Peter Zumther
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

38. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
By functioning as a water reservior
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
240 in =20ft

39. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Continuous Stip footing
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Vertical reinforcing bars
Tube

40. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
Reinforced concrete member
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Columns

41. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Depth of the joist in inches
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.
Thermal Mass
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

42. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Plortland cement-based mix
Gravity load support to the veneer
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

43. Materials used for Formwork are___
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Joists
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Columns

44. In a Flemish-bonded wall
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Reservoir
Fibrous
Molded bricks

45. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Snap Tie
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Open Headed joint

46. A pour stop is generally used with
T section
Floor decks
Residential
Compression

47. HSS can be what Shape?
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Square - rectangular or round
Lug

48. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Elevated Slabs
Mock-up
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

49. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
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
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Support Pylons

50. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Pre-tensioned concrete
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
16'
Air tight