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1. A Simple Connection is...
field bolting of steel member
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
3/8

2. A joint screen is an
Scaffolding
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
American Standard Shape
Either tension or compression

3. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
SJI

4. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Spraying the mix over a mold
Gas or arc
Snap Tie

5. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
structural frame

6. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Steel fabricator
That it is welded
Mildly

7. Cold formings is when __
Pipe Section
EAF - OHF - BOF
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

8. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Increase the strength of beam in shear
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

9. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
18'
1in
Zero (0)
Isolated pad footing

10. Cellular-type plan is ______
Gas or arc
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Gravity - wind and surface tension
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

11. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
3in
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
A conventional wood light frame building
40 ft

12. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Zero (0)
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Weep holes

13. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Lintel angle
5 in
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

14. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
FBX
shear force=force/area
Gauge number
Lug

15. OHF full name is?
2 to 4 ft
8 in to 30 in
Open-Hearth furnace
5 in

16. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
A reinforced-masonry frame
2
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
False

17. Most of the cost comes from _____
The Framework
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
A325
S50X30

18. Stripping time is ___
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Asymmetry
Residential
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

19. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Angle section (L)
Pile
Structural concrete fill
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

20. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Isolated pad footing
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
connection beam flanges

21. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Footing
Drilled pier footing
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

22. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Tube
Tube
Steel
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching

23. 1 kip = ____psi
8 and 30 in
24in
1kip=1000psi
Flexural and Shear.

24. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

25. Thermal Mass is _____
A325
24
Beams
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

26. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Henry Bessemer in 1855
2 in
Brick ledge
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

27. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
30ft
16 in
tempered glass
SJI

28. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Walls with vertical reinforcement
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.
7 in

29. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
High-treated carbon steel
Zero (0)

30. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Lug
Tunnel Form
That it is welded
18 to 48 in

31. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Expanded metal lath
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Percast at the construction site
Tilt-up Concrete Association

32. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
shear force=force/area
perpendicular
2 in
Shelf angles

33. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

34. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Pipe Section
Lug
Stress / strain = E
2in

35. Weep Holes are...
Barrier walls
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
18 to 48 in
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

36. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Leveling Nut
Scaffolding
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Wide-Flange section

37. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
20 ft
Angle section (L)
3 in

38. What is the Fill Made up of?
AISC Type II Connection
Pipe Section
Gravel
2 1/2 in

39. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
HHS
Some veneer walls
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Composite

40. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Angle section (L)
Construction Joint
Continuous Stip footing
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

41. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Pre-tensioned concrete
Water Proofing
A continuous closure strip

42. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Compressive strength
True
windward face

43. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
A 100% solid unit
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

44. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
General contractor
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
3/8
Thermal Mass

45. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?
0.0025
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Concrete masonry Units
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

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

47. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Thermal Mass
At each floor level and roof level
Spraying the mix over a mold

48. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Continuous Stip footing
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Steel Joist Institute
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

49. A typical bond beam is provided with
Grouted Space
Each floor level
Tension
Horizontal reinforcement

50. In what order are roof componants placed:
Live ends
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
2in