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1. Stirrups are generally made of...
Some veneer walls
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Lighter weight
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

2. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
52-72
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Beams and Columns
52-72

3. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

4. A pour stop is generally used with
Brown coat
Mildly
Floor decks
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

5. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Capillary break

6. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Mild
Barrier walls
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Joists

7. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
1/2 to 3/4 thick
A Waffle Slab
Floor decks

8. Camber refers to...
1in
8 and 30 in
Construction Joint
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

9. What is the formula for shear force?
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.
5 in
shear force=force/area
4

10. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
False
General contractor
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
8 in

11. The width of an expansion joint is ___
Head Joints
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
3/8

12. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Isolated pad footing
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

13. A material that is weak in tension is...
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
3/8
Surface tension
Weak in shear

14. Slagwool is _____
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
5000 psi
Snap Tie
A325

15. What is the Fill Made up of?
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Gravel
Noncohesive Soils
same

16. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Steel Joist Institute
1in
connection beam flanges
Vertical reinforcing bars

17. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Hard coat EIFS
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

18. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Open Headed joint
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

19. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
18'
Shelf angles
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

20. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
True
30 ft
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Floor decks

21. The Slag is what?
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
One piece anchors
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

22. In what order are roof componants placed:
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Beams and Columns
Concave

23. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
stress=force/area
8 and 30 in
24

24. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
2
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Plortland cement-based mix
Steel fabricator

25. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
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
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
FBX
Stiff

26. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
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
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Flying forms
Failure stress / allowable stress

27. What is the bottom piece called?
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Footing
Steel fabricator
Sloped - thinner

28. Clay is _______
Snap Tie
cohesive
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Open Headed joint

29. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
True
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
A992
Drainage Walls

30. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Gauge number
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

31. The term FLying form refers to...
3/8
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Compression
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

32. The second coat of stucco is called...
Snap Tie
Steel Grade
Brown coat
Grouted Space

33. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Horizontal reinforcement
Simple Connection
Square - rectangular or round

34. Rasping is what?
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Better
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Columns

35. 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
Molded bricks
Immediately above the flashing
American Standard Shape

36. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Steel
stablize joists
1in
Cross bearing Walls plane

37. Shores are used for...
Footing
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Weep holes
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

38. Stress Formula
Square - rectangular or round
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Pink
The cladding resists all the wind load

39. Precast is where____
Bearing connection
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
=change in length/original length
Porland cement - lime - and sand

40. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Pipe Section
Tougher pg 617
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

41. Wicks consist of...
structural frame
Steel fabricator
52-72
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

42. What does HHS stand for?
Immediately about a flashing
Hollow structural section
Portland cement stucco
8

43. Modulus of elasticity
Copper and stainless steel
Stress / strain = E
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Shores

44. Flashing needs to have these qualities
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

45. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
The cladding resists all the wind load

46. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
Grouted Space
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
G30 - G60 - G120
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

47. Stripping time is ___
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Horizontal reinforcement
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

48. A Blast Furnace is a ______
Within the plane of the veneer
HHS
Force / 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.

49. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
General contractor
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Lug

50. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A 100% solid unit
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
1/2 to 3/4 thick