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1. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
True
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
every floor
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

2. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
2
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
3 in

3. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
Acrylic polymer-based mix
7/8in
Thermal Mass
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

4. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Water Proofing
I Section
One piece anchors
A Waffle Slab

5. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Lug
where soil is not strong.
Drilled pier footing

6. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Stretcher Face
Each floor level
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

7. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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8. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
90 to 180 degress
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Zinc
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

9. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
Expanded metal lath
Parallel - wider
A 100% solid unit
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

10. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
4 to 6 ft
Rain-screen wall

11. Galvanizing is...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Residential
The concrete is cast at the site
8 in to 30 in

12. A snape Tie consits of...
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
same

13. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Much lower
3000 PSI
Tube
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

14. A vapor retarder is required under
4 to 6 ft
125psi
Immediately above the flashing
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

15. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Pipe Section
Pile
Two flange plates
Electric Arc Furnace

16. Safety Margin formula
Actual strength / required strength
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Lateral load support to the veneer
50

17. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
AISC Type I Connection
Barrier walls
same
Either tension or compression

18. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
Compressive strength
False
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

19. The second coat of stucco is called...
Asymmetry
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Brown coat
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

20. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
A conventional wood light frame building
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Beams

21. Two-way deck is a ____
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
At each floor level and roof level
Stiff
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

22. K-series has a depth range of?
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
8 in to 30 in

23. EAF full name is?
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Electric Arc Furnace

24. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
windward face
Bed Joints
3000 PSI
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

25. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Compression
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Sloped on both sides
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

26. Strain Formula
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
4000 psi
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

27. Retempering of motar means...
Adding water to the mortar
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Pile

28. Walers
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Columns
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Length - L - of unit

29. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Compressive strength
Steel
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

30. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
=change in length/original length
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
K-series - LH series - DHL series
A 100% solid unit

31. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
2in
Portland cement stucco
125psi

32. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
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
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Simple Connection
stablize joists

33. Cast Iron is formed when _______
2
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.
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
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.

34. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Shores
Elevated Slabs
A 100% solid unit

35. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
perpendicular

36. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
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.
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
same

37. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
30ft
every floor
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

38. Ferrous Metals are...
Molded bricks
Metals that contain Iron
8
8 in

39. Modulus of elasticity
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Stress / strain = E
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

40. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
1in
Depth of the joist in inches
PB pg 703
Live ends

41. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
2
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
1in
Water Proofing

42. W-Shape is also called _____
Wide-Flange section
At each floor level and roof level
Type N
Tube

43. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
Immediately about a flashing
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
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.

44. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Some veneer walls
Immediately above the flashing

45. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
By functioning as a water reservior
Better

46. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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47. High-strength bolts are made from
Mild
High-treated carbon steel
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Vertical reinforcing bars

48. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
Flexural and Shear.
24in
Stress / strain = E

49. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Tunnel Form
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Percast at the construction site

50. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Vertical
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Elastic
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand