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1. Flashing material must be impervious to...
I Section
Chairs
2in
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

2. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
tempered glass
T section
Cranes and rails
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.

3. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
2 1/2 in
Reinforced concrete member
Width - W - of Unit
Solid unit

4. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
0.0025
40 ft
Column Footing
Less than it's ultimate stress

5. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
16'
Drainage Walls
Fibrous
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

6. Mechanical couplers are used
Live end
Cohesive
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
24in

7. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
every floor
Drilled pier footing
Pink
Elastic-plastic

8. Wicks consist of...
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
I Section
Beams and Columns

9. A vapor retarder is required under
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Concave

10. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
Tube
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
False
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

11. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
excavation
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Width - W - of Unit

12. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
True
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Weep holes

13. Slagwool is _____
Construction Joint
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
8 and 30 in

14. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Length - L - of unit
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
I Section

15. Formwork is refereed to as
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
By Splitting I sections in half
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

16. DLH series has a depth range of...
52-72
Plortland cement-based mix
Compressive strength
3/8

17. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
AISC Type III Connection
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Metals that contain Iron

18. A Simple Connection is...
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Modular
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
50

19. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
Cohesive
16 in
Leveling Nut
2in

20. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Horizontal reinforcement
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
2.67 ft

21. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Actual strength / required strength
Lighter member that spans between the girders
3in
Adding water to the mortar

22. Rasping is what?
The concrete is cast at the site
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Brick ledge
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

23. Wicks consist of...
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Steel Grade
3/8 in

24. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
2.67 ft
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
True
Surface tension

25. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Roof and Floor
High-treated carbon steel
Elastic-plastic

26. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Control joints in concrete do what?
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
A conventional wood light frame building

27. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
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
Construction Joint

28. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
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
Each course consists of Strechers
4000 psi

29. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
A36
24
Extruded Bricks

30. 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 ____
Flying forms
Cinder Block
Much lower
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

31. LH series has a depth range of...
18 to 48 in
Capillary break
Live end
Simple Connection

32. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
False
Construction Joint
Hot Rolling

33. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
52-72
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
annealed glass
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

34. What does TCA stand for?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Open-Hearth furnace
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

35. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Two piece wire anchors
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
tempered glass
Air tight

36. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
24in
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Metals that do not contain Metals

37. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
AISC Type III Connection
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Beams
Shores

38. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Gravel
8 and 30 in

39. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
3 in
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
2in pg 645

40. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
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.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

41. Most of the cost comes from _____
Increase the strength of beam in shear
The Framework
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
1kip=1000psi

42. The term FLying form refers to...
Barrier walls
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Continuous Stip footing
Metals that do not contain Metals

43. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Isolated pad footing
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
True
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

44. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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45. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
30ft
5 in
SJI
Zinc

46. A Blast Furnace is a ______
Lintel angle
A 100% solid unit
2 to 4 ft
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.

47. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

48. Bond beams are _____
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Expanded metal lath
Drainage Walls
Steel Joist Institute

49. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
stress=force/area
Lug
Dead End
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

50. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
4 to 6 ft
Basic Oxygen Furnace
The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

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