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1. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
Immediately about a flashing
125psi
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

2. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Gravel
Grouted Space
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

3. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
Ground-Supported slabs area____
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.
Strip Footing
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

4. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Joists
Weep holes
Extruded Bricks

5. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Width - W - of Unit
Tube
Peter Zumther
2.67 ft

6. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Pipe Section
2in
True
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

7. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
G30 - G60 - G120
20 ft

8. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Gravity - wind and surface tension
By functioning as a water reservior
Scaffolding

9. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
annealed glass
3in
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

10. Cold formings is when __
5000 psi
Gauge number
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Thermal Mass

11. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Metals that contain Iron
Elevated Slabs
7 in
Gauge number

12. Compressive Strength Formula
Vertical reinforcing bars
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Open-Hearth furnace
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

13. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Cross bearing Walls plane
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.

14. A material that is weak in tension is...
Weak in shear
Favorably
By functioning as a water reservior
Drainage Walls

15. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.
7 in
Noncohesive Soils
Joists

16. Formwork is refereed to as
8 in to 30 in
Porland cement - lime - and sand
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

17. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Concrete masonry Units
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
16 in
Metals that contain Iron

18. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Peter Zumther
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
52-72
Mildly

19. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Concave
Percast at the construction site
connection beam flanges
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

20. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Support Pylons
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Beams
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

21. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Drilled pier footing
field bolting of steel member
Angle section (L)

22. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Each floor level
Gravity - wind and surface tension
1in

23. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Support Pylons

24. A Tunnel form consists of...
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.
30 ft
Capillary break
Support Pylons

25. Shores are used for...
2.67 ft
Steel pipes
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

26. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
5 in
excavation

27. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
EAF - OHF - BOF
3000 psi
K-series - LH series - DHL series
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

28. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
Mild
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
T section
Isolation Joints

29. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Cohesive
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.
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

30. PT concrete is Also known as _______
The Framework
I Section
Pre-tensioned concrete
Lug

31. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Elevated Slabs
Hollow structural section
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Joists

32. 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
Head Joints
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
24in

33. Wicks consist of...
Fibrous
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Construction Joint
Immediately about a flashing

34. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Stress at the point of failure
Shores
The cladding resists all the wind load
T section

35. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Sloped toward the interior roof
Floor decks
I Section
Type S

36. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Open Headed joint
Concrete masonry Units
Roof and Floor
shear force=force/area

37. What is the First arrow point at?
The concrete is cast at the site
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Leveling Nut

38. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
8
Control joints in concrete do what?
Steel
Thermal Mass

39. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Gas or arc
Residential
annealed glass
240 in =20ft

40. The most common thickness for mortar is____
3/8
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
SJI
A conventional wood light frame building

41. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Leveling Nut
Tube
General contractor
Is embedded in the walls

42. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Capillary break
Tilt-up Concrete Association
stablize joists

43. Arch welding is where
125psi
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
A ductile material

44. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
Sloped - thinner
Tougher pg 617
Is embedded in the walls
2in

45. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Control joints in concrete do what?
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Grouted Space

46. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
52-72
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Hard coat EIFS
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

47. What does SJI stand for?
Weep holes
Modular
Soft-coat EIFS
Steel Joist Institute

48. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
windward face
cohesive
Tube
3000 PSI

49. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
10-13 feet.
Construction Joint
Lug
True

50. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Elevated Slabs
3/8