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1. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Surface tension
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Angle section (L)
Expanded metal lath

2. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
40 ft
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
0.0025

3. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Chairs
excavation
True
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

4. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Gravel
Steel pipes
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

5. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
I Section
More easily constructable.
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
Stress at the point of failure

6. Thermal Mass is _____
Stiff
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
40 ft
Basic Oxygen Furnace

7. The most water tight joint is ____
Electric Arc Furnace
Composite
False
Concave

8. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
2in pg 645
Roof and Floor

9. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
Angle section (L)
Tube
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

10. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Less than it's ultimate stress
Increase the strength of beam in shear
SJI
Chairs

11. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Stiff
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Hot Rolling
Copper and stainless steel

12. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
I Section
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
7 in
Peter Zumther

13. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Tube
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
24

14. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Zero (0)
Two flange plates
Mild
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

15. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
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
Within the plane of the veneer
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

16. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Two piece wire anchors
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Alkali resistant
Reinforced concrete member

17. K series are more frequently used because they ____
4000 psi
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
52-72
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

18. In a Flemish-bonded wall
A conventional wood light frame building
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
3/8

19. S-Shape is also called ____
Noncohesive Soils
windward face
American Standard Shape
A conventional wood light frame building

20. What is the 2 arrow?
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
excavation
Base Plate
every floor

21. A typical bond beam is provided with
Gravel
Cross bearing Walls plane
Horizontal reinforcement
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

22. Effloresecence
2 to 4 ft
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
EAF - BOF - OHF
Live ends

23. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Noncohesive Soils
Depth of the joist in inches
Beams
Column Footing

24. Form liners are used to...
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Immediately above the flashing
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

25. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
8 and 30 in
Gravity - wind and surface tension
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
18 to 48 in

26. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Gravity load support to the veneer
1/2 to 3/4 thick

27. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Modular
240 in =20ft
structural frame
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

28. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Drainage Walls
shear force=force/area

29. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Cranes and rails
Surface tension
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

30. The exposed face of the brick is call _____
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Sloped toward the interior roof
Stretcher Face
structural frame

31. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
field bolting of steel member
Modular
Copper and stainless steel
Barrier walls

32. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Sloped on both sides
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
CMU backed brick veneer
Cranes and rails

33. Which type of EIF is most used?
PB pg 703
Cohesive
AISC Type III Connection
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

34. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Reinforced concrete member
2in
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

35. Safety Margin formula
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Base Plate
Pipe Section
Actual strength / required strength

36. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
8 and 30 in
One piece anchors
Beams
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

37. Most of the cost comes from _____
50
The Framework
16'
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.

38. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
Each course consists of Strechers
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

39. What is the First arrow point at?
2
Walls with vertical reinforcement
A continuous closure strip
Leveling Nut

40. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Live end
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

41. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
structural frame
Elevated Slabs
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
Each floor level

42. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Cinder Block
Thermal Mass
10-13 feet.

43. A Soft story is a _______
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
windward face

44. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Less than it's ultimate stress
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

45. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Residential
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

46. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
2in
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
2in pg 645
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

47. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Lighter weight
True
Spraying the mix over a mold
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

48. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
A36
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
W16X25

49. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
T section
Construction Joint
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

50. 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
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Isolation Joints
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings