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1. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
FBX
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

2. Safety Margin formula
Hot Rolling
Actual strength / required strength
The Framework
shear force=force/area

3. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
True

4. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
2in pg 645
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Tunnel Form

5. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
2
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
8 in
More easily constructable.

6. Most common used Veneer wall is...
Site cast concrete slabs
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Simple Connection

7. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
3/8
Type N

8. LH series has a depth range of...
18 to 48 in
Strip Footing
Vertical
3/8

9. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
same
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
True

10. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
AISC Type II Connection
Control joints in concrete do what?

11. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
True
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.
Elevated Slabs
Isolated pad footing

12. Twist-off Bolt method is...
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
General contractor
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

13. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
FBX
Lighter weight
50
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

14. A ____ sized gap is needed between adjacent lengths to provide for the shelf angles expansion.
3/8 in
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Pre-tensioned concrete
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

15. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Grouted Space
Lug
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

16. Form liners are used to...
8
Basic Oxygen Furnace
ground supported slabs (a.k.a. slabs-on-ground or slabs-on-grade) bear directly on a compacted ground with organic top soil removed. 2. elevated slabs rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building. Therefore they are also referred to a
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

17. BOF full name is _______
Head Joints
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
16 in
Basic Oxygen Furnace

18. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Sloped toward the interior roof
T section
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

19. Retempering of motar means...
Adding water to the mortar
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

20. Where are deep foundations used?
2 1/2 in
where soil is not strong.
3000 psi
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

21. Strain Formula
Steel
By Splitting I sections in half
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

22. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
Heavier members and spans from column to column
By functioning as a water reservior
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
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

23. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
4000 psi
A 100% solid unit
G30 - G60 - G120
Hard coat EIFS

24. Strain Formula
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
3/8
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

25. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Joists
7/8in

26. A Soft story is a _______
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Zero (0)
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

27. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A325
Ground-Supported slabs area____
ground supported slabs (a.k.a. slabs-on-ground or slabs-on-grade) bear directly on a compacted ground with organic top soil removed. 2. elevated slabs rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building. Therefore they are also referred to a
Mild

28. The most common used size of brick is...
3/8
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Force / Area
4000 psi

29. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
One piece anchors
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

30. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Asymmetry
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

31. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Lateral load support to the veneer
Thermal Mass
Continuous Stip footing
8 in to 30 in

32. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Pile
8
Noncohesive Soils
2 to 4 ft

33. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Thermal Mass
Live end
Surface tension
16 in

34. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
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
Force / Area
Vertical
Mock-up

35. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
8 and 30 in
Adding water to the mortar
40 ft
Leveling Nut

36. In an English-bonded Wall
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Drainage Walls
CMU backed brick veneer
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

37. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
3in
Live ends
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.
General contractor

38. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Structural concrete fill
3/8 in
That it is welded
Tube

39. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
Copper and stainless steel
Soft-coat EIFS
Length - L - of unit
Grouted Space

40. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
5 in
Zero (0)
Gravity - wind and surface tension

41. A tube is referred to as a ____
Alkali resistant
Continuous Stip footing
HHS
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

42. Wicks consist of...
tempered glass
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

43. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
2in
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Electric Arc Furnace

44. a backup wall is required in a...
same
Lug
Veneer wall
Immediately above

45. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
Capillary break
2 in
2.67 ft
Hot Rolling

46. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Stress / strain = E
Lug
40 ft
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

47. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Compression
Barrier walls
2
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

48. Frame Structure is defined by ________
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
24in
20 ft
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

49. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Thermal Mass
Roof and Floor

50. Rain screen is...
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Lug
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

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