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1. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Compression
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

2. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Lintel angle
1kip=1000psi
2in
Cinder Block

3. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Zero (0)
3in
T section
Support Pylons

4. Arch welding is where
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
20 ft
Gas or arc

5. Rain screen is...
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

6. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Live ends
Vertical reinforcing bars
True
Elastic-plastic

7. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Metals that do not contain Metals
Head Joints
Open Headed joint
General contractor

8. Slagwool is _____
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Length - L - of unit
Weak in shear

9. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Mild
Pile
Scaffolding
Two piece wire anchors

10. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
W16X25
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Simple Connection
Air tight

11. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column
125psi
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

12. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Drainage Walls
125psi
Mock-up
16 in

13. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Stretcher Face
Continuous Stip footing
Grouted Space
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

14. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
Lighter member that spans between the girders
T section
FBX
Joists

15. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
Floor decks
A36
2.67 ft
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

16. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Angle section (L)
EAF - OHF - BOF
Weak in shear
A conventional wood light frame building

17. The most common used size of brick is...
A reinforced-masonry frame
Better
Leveling Nut
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

18. Site-cast is when ____
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Immediately about a flashing
Expanded metal lath
The concrete is cast at the site

19. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
I Section
1in
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

20. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Concave
Elevated Slabs
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Walls with overhangs

21. A Blast Furnace is a ______
Beams and Columns
Alkali resistant
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.
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.

22. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Either tension or compression
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Site cast concrete slabs
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

23. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Air tight
Beams and Columns
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
A ductile material

24. Benefits of reinforced masonry
Zero (0)
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.
Adding water to the mortar
stress=force/area

25. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
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.
tempered glass
Weep holes

26. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
Lintel angle
Noncohesive Soils
field bolting of steel member
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

27. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
4000 psi
3in

28. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
perpendicular
Surface tension
S50X30
Reinforced concrete member

29. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Asymmetry
2in
Extruded Bricks
Vertical reinforcing bars

30. What does HHS stand for?
Strands
Bearing connection
Immediately about a flashing
Hollow structural section

31. A joint screen is an
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
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.
24in
W16X25

32. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
Elevated Slabs
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
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
Noncohesive Soils

33. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
40 ft
Veneer wall
Compression
Copper and stainless steel

34. Rasping is what?
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
3/8
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

35. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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36. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
24
That it is welded
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Two flange plates

37. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Weak in shear
High-treated carbon steel
Steel

38. A Soft story is a _______
A Waffle Slab
8
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Thermal Mass

39. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
By functioning as a water reservior
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Cranes and rails
Asymmetry

40. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Metals that do not contain Metals
I Section
Drainage Walls
Grouted Space

41. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
5 in
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
90 to 180 degress
Providing an impervious barrier to water

42. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Rain-screen wall
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Column Footing

43. W-Shape is also called _____
Wide-Flange section
Gauge number
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
T section

44. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Length - L - of unit
At each floor level and roof level
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

45. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Elevated Slabs
3/8
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

46. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
2 1/2 in
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Spraying the mix over a mold

47. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
stress=force/area
Fibrous
Porland cement - lime - and sand

48. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
True
Site cast concrete slabs
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

49. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
3in
Continuous Stip footing
36 ksi

50. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Each floor level
Two piece wire anchors