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1. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
Gas or arc
True
False
Wide-Flange section

2. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Gravity load support to the veneer
8 and 30 in
Steel
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

3. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Stretcher Face
EAF - BOF - OHF
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

4. In what order are roof componants placed:
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

5. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Barrier walls
Weak in shear
Open-Hearth furnace

6. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Open Headed joint
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
T section
Rain-screen wall

7. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Isolation Joints
Adding water to the mortar
Open Headed joint

8. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

9. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Each floor level
EAF - OHF - BOF
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

10. K-series has a depth range of?
Composite
8 in to 30 in
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.
Pre-tensioned concrete

11. 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 ___
Gauge number
SJI
4000 psi
144^2 - 18ft.

12. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.
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.

13. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
3/8
Mock-up
Cinder Block
Peter Zumther

14. StiffBacks
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
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
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

15. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Construction Joint
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Angle section (L)

16. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Grade 50 steel
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

17. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Solid unit
2 to 4 ft
Tension

18. The Very middle one is called _____
A ductile material
Column Footing
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
I Section

19. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Parallel - wider
2 to 4 ft
Either tension or compression
M -S -N -O

20. 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
Some veneer walls
Steel
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

21. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Actual strength / required strength

22. Which gives greater warning before failure - a brittle or ductile material?
10-13 feet.
A conventional wood light frame building
AISC Type III Connection
A ductile material

23. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
W - S - HP - M
Depth of the joist in inches
Sloped - thinner

24. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
3/8 in
True

25. Flashing needs to have these qualities
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

26. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
30 ft
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Beams
True

27. 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
M -S -N -O
Isolation Joints
One piece anchors
2.67 ft

28. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
excavation
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Thermal Mass

29. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A325
Columns
2 to 4 ft
Each course consists of Strechers

30. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
connection beam flanges
Mild
Beams
G30 - G60 - G120

31. Stress Formula
T section
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Hollow structural section
Zero (0)

32. Thermal Mass is _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Leveling Nut
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

33. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
1in
A reinforced-masonry frame
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

34. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Adding water to the mortar
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Type N
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

35. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Providing an impervious barrier to water
2.67 ft
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.
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks

36. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
A horizontal butt join in cladding

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

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38. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
The concrete is cast at the site
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Angle section (L)
2in

39. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
10-13 feet.
Columns
Simple Connection
Henry Bessemer in 1855

40. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
Copper and stainless steel
False
Joists
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

41. The required color of a stucco surface is...
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Beams
True
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

42. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
A reinforced-masonry frame
Air tight
I Section

43. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
Live ends
Elastic-plastic
Hot Rolling
Steel

44. Z-flashing is effective in...
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Brown coat
W - S - HP - M

45. 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
Tension
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Elevated Slabs
2in

46. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Elastic-plastic
True
Sloped - thinner
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

47. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
excavation
True
stablize joists

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

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49. W-Shape is also called _____
Wide-Flange section
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Pink
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

50. Where are deep foundations used?
False
24in
where soil is not strong.
Copper and stainless steel