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1. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
1in
2in
True
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

2. Slagwool is _____
K-series - LH series - DHL series
A36
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

3. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Lug
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
A36
Heavier members and spans from column to column

4. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Beams and Columns

5. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
Extruded Bricks
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.
Reservoir
Elevated Slabs

6. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
Immediately about a flashing
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

7. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Vertical reinforcing bars
Control joints in concrete do what?
AISC Type III Connection
The concrete is cast at the site

8. Which type of EIF is most used?
Each floor level
Live end
Soft-coat EIFS
PB pg 703

9. A slip-critical connection is...
Pipe Section
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
perpendicular
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

10. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
G30 - G60 - G120
Barrier walls
Weep holes
Columns

11. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
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
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.
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.
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

12. Semirigid Connection is also called...
A325
AISC Type III Connection
Open Headed joint
144^2 - 18ft.

13. A material that is weak in tension is...
Construction Joint
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Weak in shear
Barrier walls

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15. Standard CMU size
True
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Concave
Gravity load support to the veneer

16. Weep Holes are...
Tube
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
The concrete is cast at the site
Alkali resistant

17. EAF full name is?
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Electric Arc Furnace
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

18. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
4000 psi
False
Support Pylons
A Waffle Slab

19. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
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.
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Dead End
Some veneer walls

20. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
40 ft
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
Gravity - wind and surface tension

21. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Cross bearing Walls plane
W16X25
where soil is not strong.
One piece anchors

22. 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
2.67 ft
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
18 to 48 in
True

23. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Flexural and Shear.
Lateral load support to the veneer
Percast at the construction site
T section

24. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
3 in
Extruded Bricks
Scaffolding
A ductile material

25. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
structural frame
30 ft
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

26. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
structural frame
2in pg 645
Water Proofing
2 to 4 ft

27. Shelf angles are...
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

28. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

29. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
A conventional wood light frame building
Copper and stainless steel
2in
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

30. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Angle section (L)
excavation
Elevated Slabs
Pipe Section

31. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
4 to 6 ft
Isolation Joints
Much lower

32. In a running-bond wall
8
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Each course consists of Strechers
where soil is not strong.

33. 1 kip = ____psi
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
1kip=1000psi
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

34. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
windward face
3/8 in

35. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
same

36. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
2
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

37. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
7 in
W - S - HP - M
Stiff
Width - W - of Unit

38. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
2 in
Steel
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

39. NonFerrous Metals are...
Metals that do not contain Metals
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
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.
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

40. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Extruded Bricks
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
10-13 feet.

41. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Sloped - thinner
2in
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
After World War 2

42. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Brown coat
Dead End
Column Footing

43. Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Isolated pad footing
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
A36
By Splitting I sections in half

44. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
A reinforced-masonry frame
False
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Drainage Walls

45. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

46. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
8 and 30 in
General contractor
Percast at the construction site
Air tight

47. What is one of the Empirical rules?
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Steel Joist Institute
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
True

48. Effloresecence
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Water Proofing
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

49. Stripping time is ___
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
False
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Vertical

50. Galvanizing is...
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.