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1. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Stretcher Face
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
False
Lateral load support to the veneer

2. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Column Footing
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

3. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Construction Joint
Copper and stainless steel
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

4. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______
Lighter weight
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Shores
Increase the strength of beam in shear

5. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
1in
Sloped toward the interior roof
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals

6. A Simple Connection is...
Better
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
4 to 6 ft
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

7. K-series has a depth range of?
Two flange plates
8 in to 30 in
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Asymmetry

8. Ferrous Metals are...
3/8 in
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Metals that contain Iron
T section

9. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Water Proofing
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Portland cement stucco

10. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
1kip=1000psi
Noncohesive Soils
Surface tension

11. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Cross bearing Walls plane
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

12. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Walls with vertical reinforcement
The Framework
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

13. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Pink
Rain-screen wall
Stress / strain = E

14. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Stress at the point of failure
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
2in

15. Most of the cost comes from _____
Mildly
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
tempered glass
The Framework

16. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Construction Joint
True
Ground-Supported slabs area____
connection beam flanges

17. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Mildly
Zinc
2.67 ft
Cinder Block

18. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Tilt-up Concrete Association
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

19. The term FLying form refers to...
Depth of the joist in inches
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Elevated Slabs

20. The Slag is what?
Head Joints
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Two flange plates
False

21. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
G30 - G60 - G120
One piece anchors
Isolation Joints
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

22. Clay is _______
Steel fabricator
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
cohesive

23. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Lateral load support to the veneer
Scratch coat
3in
Porland cement - lime - and sand

24. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
The concrete is cast at the site
125psi

25. Materials used for Formwork are___
Construction Joint
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

26. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Drainage Walls
Pre-tensioned concrete
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
M -S -N -O

27. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
perpendicular
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Square - rectangular or round

28. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
Shelf angles
Cross bearing Walls plane
structural frame
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

29. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
7/8in
4000 psi
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Zinc

30. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Metals that contain Iron
True

31. The Top right hand Beam is called a
36 ksi
Failure stress / allowable stress
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
T section

32. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
2in
windward face
Immediately above the flashing

33. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Actual strength / required strength
Angle section (L)
connection beam flanges
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

34. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Vertical
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

35. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
General contractor
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Spraying the mix over a mold
stablize joists

36. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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37. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Pipe Section
A continuous closure strip
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

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

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39. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
EAF - OHF - BOF
PB pg 703
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

40. 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 ___
More easily constructable.
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Compressive strength
144^2 - 18ft.

41. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
A conventional wood light frame building
Immediately above
Carbon steel
Veneer wall

42. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Asymmetry
2 in
Veneer wall

43. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Expanded metal lath
False
Elastic-plastic
Failure stress / allowable stress

44. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
connection beam flanges
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Weak in shear
Pink

45. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Column Footing
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

46. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
8 and 30 in
Pre-tensioned concrete
Leveling Nut
Concrete masonry Units

47. K-series has a depth range of?
Elevated Slabs
Grouted Space
A continuous closure strip
8 in to 30 in

48. StiffBacks
2 1/2 in
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Control joints in concrete do what?

49. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Steel Grade
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
2

50. Precast is where____
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
A992
Base Plate
16 in