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1. What is one of the Empirical rules?
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Rain-screen wall
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

2. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Capillary break
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

3. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
After World War 2
Concrete masonry Units
Grouted Space
Soft-coat EIFS

4. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Capillary break
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Strands

5. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
4000 psi
Steel fabricator

6. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Metals that contain Iron
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Type S

7. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
S50X30
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
AISC Type I Connection
Failure stress / allowable stress

8. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Sloped - thinner
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Width - W - of Unit
Cohesive

9. The use of ______ concrete is customary
4000 psi
More easily constructable.
2in
Rain-screen wall

10. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Isolation Joints
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
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
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

11. a backup wall is required in a...
Veneer wall
perpendicular
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Gravel

12. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
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.
50
Copper and stainless steel
Flying forms

13. EAF full name is?
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Live ends
Electric Arc Furnace
Isolation Joints

14. 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 ___
144^2 - 18ft.
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Zinc

15. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Bearing connection
Wide-Flange section
True
8

16. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
Ground-Supported slabs area____
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
By functioning as a water reservior
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

17. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
same
Cinder Block
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

18. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Zero (0)
Square - rectangular or round
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

19. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
FBX
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Open Headed joint

20. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Henry Bessemer in 1855
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

21. Standard CMU size
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Immediately above
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

22. What is Core Holes?
SJI
2.67 ft
3000 psi
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

23. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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24. Two-way deck is a ____
Spraying the mix over a mold
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Solid unit
Mild

25. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
A325
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Percast at the construction site
2 to 4 ft

26. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Much lower
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
True
4 to 6 ft

27. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
A continuous closure strip
Actual strength / required strength
Soft-coat EIFS
Beams

28. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
False
5000 psi
Failure stress / allowable stress
Henry Bessemer in 1855

29. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Extruded Bricks
Grouted Space
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Mock-up

30. What is the formula for shear force?
Percast at the construction site
shear force=force/area
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Grade 50 steel

31. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Surface tension
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Asymmetry
Elastic

32. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
3/8
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Tube

33. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Cinder Block
HHS

34. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Width - W - of Unit
Gas or arc
Asymmetry
Brown coat

35. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Tunnel Form
Flexural and Shear.
Elevated Slabs

36. Rasping is what?
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Snap Tie
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

37. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Simple Connection
AISC Type III Connection
Wide-Flange section
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

38. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
4000 psi
Water Proofing
Walls with overhangs

39. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Gravity load support to the veneer
CMU backed brick veneer
Leveling Nut

40. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Continuous Stip footing
16 in
Much lower
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

41. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
True
Tension
3/8

42. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Live end
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Veneer wall

43. Ferrous Metals are...
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Thermal Mass
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
Metals that contain Iron

44. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Adding water to the mortar
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

45. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Pile
Live ends
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

46. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
structural frame
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Stiff

47. A tube is referred to as a ____
HHS
Steel
Wide-Flange section
Pipe Section

48. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Copper and stainless steel
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Footing
Residential

49. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
stablize joists
40 ft
True
Elevated Slabs

50. Which type of EIF is most used?
Stress at the point of failure
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
PB pg 703