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1. Conventional stucco is also called...
Portland cement stucco
Copper and stainless steel
Isolation Joints
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

2. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Much lower
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Beams
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

3. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
18 to 48 in
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
American Standard Shape
That it is welded

4. W-Shape is also called _____
Bearing connection
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Wide-Flange section
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

5. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
every floor
Drainage Walls

6. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
Head Joints
Tube
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
2

7. Built-up sections are made by _____
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
=change in length/original length
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Isolation Joints

8. A material that is weak in tension is...
Weak in shear
Immediately about a flashing
Tube
Heavier members and spans from column to column

9. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Zero (0)
Heavier members and spans from column to column

10. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
18 to 48 in
Within the plane of the veneer
Open Headed joint
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

11. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
CMU backed brick veneer
Beams
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Depth of the joist in inches

12. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Water Proofing
Cranes and rails
Modular
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

13. Cold formings is when __
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
W16X25
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

14. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
Hard coat EIFS
Live end
A reinforced-masonry frame
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

15. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Isolated pad footing
After World War 2
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
After World War 2

16. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
EAF - BOF - OHF
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
High-treated carbon steel

17. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Less than it's ultimate stress
Portland cement stucco
A992

18. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
0.0025
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Construction Joint

19. Thermal Mass is _____
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
A36

20. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Gravel
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
That it is welded

21. A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Live end
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Simple Connection
cohesive

22. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
1in
Cinder Block
Leveling Nut
Hollow structural section

23. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
52-72
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Steel pipes
Steel

24. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Horizontal reinforcement
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
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.

25. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Zero (0)
Metals that contain Iron
M -S -N -O
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

26. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
3/8 in
Type S

27. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
Shores
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Columns
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

28. The Very middle one is called _____
W16X25
I Section
Zero (0)
every floor

29. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
False
Snap Tie
3in
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

30. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
Soft-coat EIFS
same
Lighter weight

31. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
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.
Type S
18 to 48 in
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

32. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
Immediately above the flashing
Parallel - wider
Composite

33. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...
Type N
Brown coat
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
After World War 2

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

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35. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Beams and Columns
4 to 6 ft
False

36. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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37. A snug-Tight condition is _____
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
50
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

38. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
16 in
Leveling Nut
2 1/2 in

39. Shear stress formula
W16X25
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Two flange plates
Force / Area

40. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
cohesive
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Hot Rolling

41. Which type of EIF is most used?
PB pg 703
Modular
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.
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

42. What is the formula for strain?
By functioning as a water reservior
Barrier walls
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
=change in length/original length

43. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
I Section
Drilled pier footing
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Immediately above the flashing

44. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

45. The most water tight joint is ____
Prefabricated and collapsible inverted- L forms that allow the walls and slabs for a floor to be cast simultaneously - usually in a 7 day cycle.
Concave
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
False

46. DLH series has a depth range of...
Reservoir
Residential
52-72
Type S

47. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
Capillary break
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
2in
Joists

48. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
2 to 4 ft
After World War 2
Live ends

49. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
True
Thermal Mass
3/8
Soft-coat EIFS

50. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
CMU backed brick veneer
Heavier members and spans from column to column
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls