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1. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Peter Zumther
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Zinc

2. Camber refers to...
Lintel angle
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
18 to 48 in
False

3. strongbacks can

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4. What is the First arrow point at?
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Leveling Nut
1kip=1000psi

5. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
annealed glass
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Residential
HHS

6. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Steel fabricator
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
50
Carbon steel

7. The most common thickness for mortar is____
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
16'
3/8

8. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
3in
Flying forms
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

9. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
16 in
Square - rectangular or round
Live end
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

10. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
structural frame
4000 psi
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

11. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Plortland cement-based mix
125psi
windward face
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

12. Factor for safety formula
By functioning as a water reservior
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Isolation Joints
Failure stress / allowable stress

13. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
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
Thermal Mass

14. The most water tight joint is ____
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Brick ledge
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Concave

15. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
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
Zero (0)
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

16. The most common used size of brick is...
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Asymmetry
Leveling Nut
Composite

17. LH series has a depth range of...
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
2in pg 645
18 to 48 in
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

18. What is one of the Empirical rules?
Shelf angles
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

19. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Vertical reinforcing bars
structural frame
Gravity load support to the veneer
False

20. Slagwool is _____
Dead End
Gravel
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

21. Effloresecence
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
125psi
90 to 180 degress

22. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
16 in
Tension

23. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
2 in

24. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Brick ledge
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Concrete masonry Units

25. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
The cladding resists all the wind load
Length - L - of unit
Stiff
Gauge number

26. Which type of EIF is most used?
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
M -S -N -O
A325
PB pg 703

27. A typical bond beam is provided with
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Electric Arc Furnace
Horizontal reinforcement
True

28. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
True
2
windward face

29. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Construction Joint
Concave
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Isolated pad footing

30. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Fibrous
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Live end

31. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Plortland cement-based mix
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

32. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
PB pg 703
excavation
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

33. Girder is...
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
5000 psi
Immediately above the flashing
Tunnel Form

34. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Drilled pier footing
That it is welded
Cross bearing Walls plane
Elevated Slabs

35. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
5 in
3/8
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

36. A two way joist floor is also called...
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
A Waffle Slab
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Basic Oxygen Furnace

37. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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38. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
EAF - OHF - BOF
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Column Footing

39. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Gauge number
Structural concrete fill
perpendicular

40. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Favorably
240 in =20ft
2

41. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
PB pg 703
125psi
20 ft
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

42. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Depth of the joist in inches
Cranes and rails
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

43. A common type of Form Tie is ____
3/8
Snap Tie
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Footing

44. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Cohesive
Brick ledge

45. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
True
A325
4000 psi
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

46. Ferrous Metals are...
Metals that contain Iron
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
5 in
125psi

47. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
True
Steel fabricator
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

48. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A 100% solid unit
18 to 48 in
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Air tight

49. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
2
Bearing connection
Strip Footing
2

50. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
EAF - BOF - OHF
2.67 ft