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1. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
1in
2 1/2 in
=change in length/original length

2. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
7 in
8
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.

3. Camber refers to...
Porland cement - lime - and sand
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Horizontal reinforcement
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

4. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
2.67 ft
Live end
Zero (0)

5. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Control joints in concrete do what?
Better
30 ft
Weak in shear

6. A tube is referred to as a ____
3000 PSI
HHS
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

7. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Stiff
I Section
Pink
3in

8. Formwork is refereed to as
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Drainage Walls
Compressive strength
Shelf angles

9. W-Shape is also called _____
Wide-Flange section
24
Support Pylons
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

10. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
cohesive
10-13 feet.
Adding water to the mortar
36 ksi

11. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Elastic
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
A992
Chairs

12. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
90 to 180 degress
A reinforced-masonry frame
Immediately above the flashing
Isolated pad footing

13. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Immediately above the flashing
Weep holes
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

14. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
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.
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

15. Bricks that have frogs are...
Molded bricks
True
FBX
By functioning as a water reservior

16. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
I Section
I Section
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Molded bricks

17. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
52-72
Each course consists of Strechers
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
windward face

18. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
1kip=1000psi
Bearing connection
4000 psi
A992

19. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
16 in
Porland cement - lime - and sand
A325
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

20. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Scratch coat
Gravity - wind and surface tension
A Waffle Slab
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

21. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Concave
Each floor level
2in
Thermal Mass

22. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Better
Continuous Stip footing
50
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

23. What is the formula for stress?
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
stress=force/area
Type N

24. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
K-series - LH series - DHL series
That it is welded
1in
Actual strength / required strength

25. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Isolated pad footing
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
4 to 6 ft
Elevated Slabs

26. Rasping is what?
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
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
5000 psi

27. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
2in
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
A continuous closure strip
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building

28. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Sloped - thinner
Tilt-up Concrete Association
ground supported slabs (a.k.a. slabs-on-ground or slabs-on-grade) bear directly on a compacted ground with organic top soil removed. 2. elevated slabs rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building. Therefore they are also referred to a

29. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
At each floor level and roof level
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Flexural and Shear.

30. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Barrier walls
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

31. In what order are roof componants placed:
Pink
2.67 ft
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
3/8 in

32. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
perpendicular
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Brown coat

33. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Mildly
field bolting of steel member
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

34. In a brick veneer assembly vertical expansion joints should be provided at a maximum distance of...

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35. A two way joist floor is also called...
T section
A Waffle Slab
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
3/8

36. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Composite
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Beams and Columns

37. Stripping time is ___
Surface tension
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
False
Open Headed joint

38. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Angle section (L)
I Section
True
Force / Area

39. Semirigid Connection is also called...
AISC Type III Connection
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
W - S - HP - M
Immediately above the flashing

40. Two-way deck is a ____
Cinder Block
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Elastic-plastic
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

41. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
4 to 6 ft
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
False

42. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
At each floor level and roof level
where soil is not strong.
M -S -N -O
3/8

43. The Very middle one is called _____
That it is welded
I Section
excavation
Isolation Joints

44. Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Isolated pad footing
SJI
Failure stress / allowable stress
Joists

45. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
16 in
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
3/8
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

46. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Brick ledge
Solid unit
Concave

47. The use of ______ concrete is customary
4000 psi
Weep holes
=change in length/original length
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

48. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
EAF - BOF - OHF
Grade 50 steel
Cinder Block
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

49. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Angle section (L)
Two flange plates
Copper and stainless steel
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

50. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Grouted Space
A continuous closure strip
connection beam flanges
A reinforced-masonry frame