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1. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
Joists
EAF - BOF - OHF
shear force=force/area

2. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
1in
field bolting of steel member
16 in
24

3. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
FBX
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Type N
Ground-Supported slabs area____

4. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
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.
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Surface tension
Some veneer walls

5. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Stiff
Weak in shear
Dead End
Heavier members and spans from column to column

6. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
A325
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Zinc
Lintel angle

7. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
2 to 4 ft
Live ends
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Zero (0)

8. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
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.
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Copper and stainless steel
2in

9. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Open-Hearth furnace
True
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

10. In what order are roof componants placed:
Cinder Block
G30 - G60 - G120
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Width - W - of Unit

11. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Head Joints
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Ground-Supported slabs area____
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

12. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Lug
Vertical
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

13. Flashing material must be impervious to...
30 ft
A continuous closure strip
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

14. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Drainage Walls
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
8
Asymmetry

15. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Length - L - of unit
Pipe Section
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
True

16. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Drilled pier footing
Depth of the joist in inches
2in
Modular

17. Pile
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Force / Area
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Concave

18. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
90 to 180 degress
Head Joints
Bed Joints
High-treated carbon steel

19. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup
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.
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Within the plane of the veneer
Porland cement - lime - and sand

20. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Residential
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
A ductile material

21. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
True
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
4000 psi

22. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Roof and Floor
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
2 to 4 ft
2in

23. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
A reinforced-masonry frame
tempered glass
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Pile

24. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
The concrete is cast at the site
Control joints in concrete do what?
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

25. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
50
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Vertical reinforcing bars

26. How is a T section made?
By Splitting I sections in half
Immediately above the flashing
Better
Tube

27. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Is embedded in the walls
M -S -N -O
Heavier members and spans from column to column
16 in

28. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
5000 psi
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.
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Barrier walls

29. What is the First arrow point at?
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Leveling Nut
3/8
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.

30. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
More easily constructable.
Portland cement stucco
American Standard Shape
Strands

31. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Barrier walls
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Structural concrete fill
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

32. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Water Proofing
Beams and Columns
Roof and Floor
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.

33. The Term Tendons includes Strands
True
Pile
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
3/8

34. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Steel Joist Institute
where soil is not strong.
Isolated pad footing
Spraying the mix over a mold

35. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Lighter weight
Brown coat
Plortland cement-based mix
Strands

36. High-strength bolts are made from
High-treated carbon steel
perpendicular
40 ft
Henry Bessemer in 1855

37. A snape Tie consits of...
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
4 to 6 ft
AISC Type III Connection

38. What is an Isolation Joint?

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

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40. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
2in pg 645
Steel Grade
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

41. 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
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Less than it's ultimate stress
Isolation Joints
3000 psi

42. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
same
Asymmetry
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
After World War 2

43. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
8 and 30 in
Steel Joist Institute
Depth of the joist in inches
Copper and stainless steel

44. The purpose of flashing is to...
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Pipe Section

45. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
16 in
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Continuous Stip footing
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

46. What is the Fill Made up of?
G30 - G60 - G120
Residential
Gravel
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

47. Bricks that have frogs are...
Strands
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Molded bricks
EAF - BOF - OHF

48. Wicks consist of...
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.
Gravel
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
By functioning as a water reservior

49. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
True
Control joints in concrete do what?
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

50. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Force / Area
Within the plane of the veneer

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