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1. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Porland cement - lime - and sand
4000 psi
Flexural and Shear.
That it is welded

2. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
AISC Type I Connection
General contractor
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Adding water to the mortar

3. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Isolation Joints
Beams
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

4. Modulus of elasticity
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
A conventional wood light frame building
Stress / strain = E
Brick ledge

5. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Open Headed joint
More easily constructable.
4 to 6 ft
tempered glass

6. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
That it is welded
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
7 in
Isolated pad footing

7. What does TCA stand for?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
True

8. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
FBX
Stress at the point of failure
Live end

9. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Floor decks
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Pile
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.

10. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Stretcher Face
5 in
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
2in pg 645

11. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Is embedded in the walls
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.
At each floor level and roof level
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

12. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
3/8
Adding water to the mortar
Construction Joint
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

13. The use of ______ concrete is customary
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
4000 psi
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Open Headed joint

14. Strain Formula
3000 PSI
144^2 - 18ft.
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Type N

15. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
A reinforced-masonry frame
Air tight
Gravity - wind and surface tension

16. Weep Holes are...
T section
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Tunnel Form
By Splitting I sections in half

17. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Acrylic polymer-based mix
90 to 180 degress
Cross bearing Walls plane
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

18. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Lintel angle
4 to 6 ft
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
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

19. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Elastic
Zero (0)
1in
AISC Type I Connection

20. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Site cast concrete slabs
A 100% solid unit
Concave
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

21. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Column Footing
Pipe Section
4000 psi
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

22. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Elastic
HHS
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

23. Frame Structure is defined by ________
Much lower
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Column Footing
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

24. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Construction Joint
Gravel
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

25. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
Favorably
Length - L - of unit
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Grouted Space

26. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
A36
16 in
annealed glass
same

27. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Hard coat EIFS
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
3/8
High-treated carbon steel

28. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
1kip=1000psi
1in
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
A325

29. In what order are roof componants placed:
Gravel
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

30. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
Expanded metal lath
Construction Joint
Horizontal reinforcement
The Framework

31. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Beams
Floor decks
structural frame

32. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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33. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Noncohesive Soils
50
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

34. LH series has a depth range of...
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Electric Arc Furnace
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
18 to 48 in

35. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Width - W - of Unit
Steel Grade
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Cinder Block

36. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Live ends
Solid unit
Carbon steel
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

37. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Gravel
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Sloped toward the interior roof
Steel fabricator

38. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...
Support Pylons
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Lateral load support to the veneer
30 ft

39. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
Isolated pad footing
Pile
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Tension

40. A common type of Form Tie is ____
Snap Tie
Barrier walls
50
16'

41. Standard CMU size
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Expanded metal lath

42. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...
Porland cement - lime - and sand
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
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

43. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
More easily constructable.
2

44. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Lug
General contractor
90 to 180 degress
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

45. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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46. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
Construction Joint
3/8
Angle section (L)
Reservoir

47. Z-flashing is effective in...
3/8
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
A horizontal butt join in cladding

48. 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
Tension
Strands
3/8 in

49. Where are deep foundations used?
Pre-tensioned concrete
T section
where soil is not strong.
Continuous Stip footing

50. Clay is _______
Parallel - wider
cohesive
4000 psi
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt