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1. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
1in
Mock-up
Two piece wire anchors
Plortland cement-based mix

2. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Lug
Stretcher Face
windward face

3. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Mildly
Metals that contain Iron
5000 psi
cohesive

4. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Brick ledge
2
Tilt-up Concrete Association
3/8

5. The first coat of stucco is called...
Scratch coat
Less than it's ultimate stress
Horizontal reinforcement
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

6. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column
125psi
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Columns

7. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
CMU backed brick veneer
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Copper and stainless steel
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

8. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Cross bearing Walls plane
shear force=force/area
Grade 50 steel
M -S -N -O

9. A Simple Connection is...
Thermal Mass
K-series - LH series - DHL series
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals

10. Built-up sections are made by _____
Plortland cement-based mix
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

11. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
After World War 2
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Soft-coat EIFS
3/8

12. PCI recommends a minimum horizontal clearance of ___ of precast panels from the buildings structural frame
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Elevated Slabs
2in
Sloped - thinner

13. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
240 in =20ft
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
3in

14. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
General contractor
5000 psi
Spraying the mix over a mold
24in

15. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Immediately above the flashing
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
General contractor
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

16. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
False
Column Footing
Concave
Reservoir

17. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Beams
Structural concrete fill
Solid unit
5 in

18. DLH series has a depth range of...
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Alkali resistant
52-72

19. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Modular
False
Composite
Elastic

20. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Reservoir
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

21. Pile
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Immediately above the flashing
Roof and Floor

22. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___
HHS
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Plortland cement-based mix
144^2 - 18ft.

23. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Simple Connection
A continuous closure strip
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

24. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Steel
Sloped toward the interior roof
2in

25. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
EAF - OHF - BOF
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
A992

26. 1 kip = ____psi
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
4 to 6 ft
1kip=1000psi
Cohesive

27. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
False
Gravel
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Beams

28. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Noncohesive Soils
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

29. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
The cladding resists all the wind load
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

30. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Hot Rolling
Shelf angles
True

31. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
every floor
Heavier members and spans from column to column
High-treated carbon steel
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

32. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Beams
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Tilt-up Concrete Association

33. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
Pipe Section
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
A325

34. Camber refers to...
Isolated pad footing
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

35. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
16 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

36. A pour stop is generally used with
2in
Floor decks
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

37. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
True
Drilled pier footing
After World War 2
Site cast concrete slabs

38. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Length - L - of unit
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Better

39. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Capillary break
That it is welded

40. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Cohesive
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.

41. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
2 in
2in pg 645
Zero (0)
At each floor level and roof level

42. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
Brick ledge
Simple Connection
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Cinder Block

43. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Construction Joint
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Henry Bessemer in 1855

44. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
The cladding resists all the wind load
Hollow structural section
Stress / strain = E

45. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Either tension or compression
Grouted Space
I Section

46. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
A 100% solid unit
I Section
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

47. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
30ft
That it is welded
Column Footing
Ground-Supported slabs area____

48. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Lighter member that spans between the girders
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Copper and stainless steel

49. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
True
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
4
2in

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

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