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1. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
4000 psi
CMU backed brick veneer
A continuous closure strip
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.

2. the coping on a masonry fence wall is generally...
Joists
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Reservoir
Sloped on both sides

3. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
K-series - LH series - DHL series
After World War 2
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Favorably

4. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Sloped on both sides
Elastic
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

5. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Noncohesive Soils
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Zinc
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

6. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
General contractor
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
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

7. EAF full name is?
Electric Arc Furnace
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

8. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Each course consists of Strechers
Hot Rolling
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
2in

9. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
At each floor level and roof level
Strip Footing

10. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Horizontal reinforcement

11. HSS can be what Shape?
Square - rectangular or round
Live end
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
Compressive strength

12. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Some veneer walls
Zinc
Immediately about a flashing
field bolting of steel member

13. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Columns
tempered glass
American Standard Shape
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

14. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Plortland cement-based mix
That it is welded
AISC Type II Connection

15. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
Water Proofing
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

16. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Length - L - of unit
The Framework

17. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
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.
=change in length/original length
Isolation Joints
Roof and Floor

18. Bond beams are _____
Columns
Leveling Nut
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Peter Zumther

19. Z-flashing is effective in...
Veneer wall
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
EAF - BOF - OHF
A horizontal butt join in cladding

20. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Live ends
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

21. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Immediately above
Lighter weight
2in

22. Galvanizing is...
Pre-tensioned concrete
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
2 to 4 ft
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

23. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...
2
24in
Pile
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

24. Most common used Veneer wall is...
General contractor
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Stress at the point of failure
Simple Connection

25. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
8 in to 30 in
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Is embedded in the walls

26. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
4000 psi
Within the plane of the veneer
Mock-up
Lug

27. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
8 and 30 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
Floor decks
240 in =20ft

28. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
50
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Structural concrete fill
Is embedded in the walls

29. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
240 in =20ft
Beams
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

30. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Beams
cohesive
Gas or arc

31. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Fibrous
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Concrete masonry Units
The Framework

32. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Cross bearing Walls plane
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Flying forms

33. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Elastic
7 in
Elevated Slabs

34. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
A conventional wood light frame building
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

35. Camber refers to...
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
30ft
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

36. A vapor retarder is required under
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
By functioning as a water reservior
2

37. What is an Isolation Joint?

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38. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
1in
Chairs
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

39. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Modular
Square - rectangular or round

40. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
EAF - BOF - OHF
7/8in
Brick ledge
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

41. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
Elastic
Spraying the mix over a mold
The cladding resists all the wind load
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

42. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

43. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Alkali resistant
field bolting of steel member
Brick ledge
Tube

44. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

45. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Mild
Gauge number
A horizontal butt join in cladding

46. Thermal Mass is _____
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
4000 psi
A 100% solid unit

47. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
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.
Type S
Surface tension

48. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
3in
False
CMU backed brick veneer

49. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
AISC Type I Connection
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
18'

50. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Cranes and rails
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast