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1. Which type of EIF is most used?
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
PB pg 703
Each floor level
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

2. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

3. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
3/8
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Chairs
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

4. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
16'
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Control joints in concrete do what?
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

5. The purpose of flashing is to...
Electric Arc Furnace
Sloped - thinner
18'
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

6. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
4
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Tube
Residential

7. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Vertical
24in
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

8. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
One piece anchors
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

9. Rain screen is...
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Is embedded in the walls
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

10. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
Steel Joist Institute
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Gravity load support to the veneer

11. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
2 in
structural frame
90 to 180 degress
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

12. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Pipe Section
Angle section (L)
0.0025
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

13. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Floor decks
Portland cement stucco
Cranes and rails
Concave

14. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Much lower

15. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
5000 psi
2.67 ft
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

16. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Pink
Grouted Space
SJI
S50X30

17. What is the 2 arrow?
windward face
Mildly
A325
Base Plate

18. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Wide-Flange section
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
True

19. Factor for safety formula
Failure stress / allowable stress
2 1/2 in
The concrete is cast at the site
Pipe Section

20. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
Gravity load support to the veneer
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
CMU backed brick veneer
2in

21. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Two piece wire anchors
Steel
M -S -N -O

22. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
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.
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

23. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Support Pylons
Column Footing
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole

24. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Footing
Open Headed joint
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Beams and Columns

25. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
False
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Leveling Nut
S50X30

26. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
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
Depth of the joist in inches
Mildly
2in

27. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
240 in =20ft
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Angle section (L)
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

28. What is one of the Empirical rules?
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Asymmetry
where soil is not strong.
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

29. Working is the process by which____
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Peter Zumther
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

30. Twist-off Bolt method is...
T section
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

31. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
A36
Strands
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

32. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Vertical
Water Proofing
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
2in pg 645

33. Frame Structure is defined by ________
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
AISC Type II Connection
Lintel angle
A reinforced-masonry frame

34. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Lintel angle
Pipe Section
Chairs
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

35. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Compressive strength
30ft

36. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Favorably

37. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Immediately about a flashing
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
5000 psi
That it is welded

38. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Square - rectangular or round
Is embedded in the walls
perpendicular
Each floor level

39. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
16'
Percast at the construction site
3/8

40. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
2in
Water Proofing
Metals that do not contain Metals

41. Conventional stucco is also called...
Concave
2 1/2 in
Portland cement stucco
where soil is not strong.

42. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Portland cement stucco
Much lower
Lintel angle

43. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
Cranes and rails
AISC Type III Connection
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
The concrete is cast at the site

44. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
American Standard Shape
Zero (0)
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
FBX

45. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Mock-up
Tunnel Form
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Gas or arc

46. The purpose of flashing is to...
Concrete masonry Units
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Stress at the point of failure
High-treated carbon steel

47. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
Soft-coat EIFS
Tube
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

48. LH series has a depth range of...
Isolation Joints
Cinder Block
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
18 to 48 in

49. Stirrups are generally made of...
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Composite
Isolation Joints
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

50. A Soft story is a _______
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
True
Lighter weight
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

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