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1. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Simple Connection
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
20 ft

2. The first coat of stucco is called...
1in
Scratch coat
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Flexural and Shear.

3. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Shores
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Continuous Stip footing
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

4. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
2.67 ft
Continuous Stip footing
Base Plate
More easily constructable.

5. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Gravel
A 100% solid unit
Live end
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

6. Where are deep foundations used?
where soil is not strong.
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

7. The purpose of flashing is to...
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Steel fabricator
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

8. What is a construction joint?
Peter Zumther
Gravel
Copper and stainless steel
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

9. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

10. The Top right hand Beam is called a
T section
144^2 - 18ft.
AISC Type II Connection
2.67 ft

11. High-strength bolts are made from
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
High-treated carbon steel
Lug

12. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Less than it's ultimate stress
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
4 to 6 ft
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

13. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Immediately above
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
tempered glass
7 in

14. Strain Formula
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Fibrous
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

15. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Plortland cement-based mix
Live end
Hard coat EIFS
By functioning as a water reservior

16. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Carbon steel
Barrier walls
General contractor
Live ends

17. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
2 to 4 ft
Ground-Supported slabs area____

18. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Steel
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Base Plate

19. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Hard coat EIFS
True
Isolation Joints
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

20. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
Reservoir
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Type N
Width - W - of Unit

21. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Increase the strength of beam in shear
5 in
5 in
Plortland cement-based mix

22. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Failure stress / allowable stress
Grouted Space
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

23. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
16 in
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Drilled pier footing
Tougher pg 617

24. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___
Flexural and Shear.
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
144^2 - 18ft.
Copper and stainless steel

25. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
90 to 180 degress
Stress at the point of failure
Walls with overhangs
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

26. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
annealed glass
structural frame
Leveling Nut
Site cast concrete slabs

27. 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?
Grouted Space
3/8
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.
FBX

28. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Gauge number
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
Electric Arc Furnace

29. Mechanical couplers are used
Isolation Joints
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Either tension or compression
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

30. Z-flashing is effective in...
3in
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
A horizontal butt join in cladding
AISC Type II Connection

31. K-series has a depth range of?
8 in to 30 in
Angle section (L)
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

32. 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
Weep holes
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Isolation Joints

33. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Two flange plates
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Tube
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

34. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Alkali resistant
Scratch coat
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
T section

35. A slip-critical connection is...
Zero (0)
18'
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
General contractor

36. 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...
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
4 to 6 ft
Copper and stainless steel

37. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
3/8 in
Open-Hearth furnace
Compression
7 in

38. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Two flange plates
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Simple Connection
Construction Joint

39. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Square - rectangular or round
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
40 ft

40. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
40 ft
Either tension or compression
Dead End
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

41. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Spraying the mix over a mold
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Bearing connection
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.

42. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Compression
tempered glass

43. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
A Waffle Slab
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Steel fabricator

44. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Zinc
Solid unit

45. Flashing needs to have these qualities
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Chairs
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
5000 psi

46. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
True
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Two piece wire anchors
Pipe Section

47. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Strands
Compressive strength
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

48. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Water Proofing
Drilled pier footing
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

49. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
Tunnel Form
4 to 6 ft
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

50. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Fibrous
Steel fabricator
Leveling Nut