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1. 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
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
2in

2. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Bearing connection
W - S - HP - M
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
annealed glass

3. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
T section
Lateral load support to the veneer
Compression
Beams and Columns

4. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
52-72
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
8
Pile

5. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Cross bearing Walls plane
Continuous Stip footing
Gravity - wind and surface tension
8 and 30 in

6. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
30 ft
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
3000 psi

7. How is a T section made?
240 in =20ft
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
By Splitting I sections in half
Pipe Section

8. Rasping is what?
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
2 1/2 in
SJI
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads

9. DLH series has a depth range of...
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Live ends
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
52-72

10. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
3/8
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
I Section
Column Footing

11. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
True
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Gravel
Immediately above the flashing

12. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
HHS
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Lighter member that spans between the girders
7/8in

13. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Live end
Reservoir
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Two flange plates

14. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Steel fabricator
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

15. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Type S
I Section
Cranes and rails
By functioning as a water reservior

16. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
30ft
Immediately above
Angle section (L)
False

17. 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
90 to 180 degress
High-treated carbon steel
10-13 feet.

18. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
Compressive strength
2
Flying forms
Brick ledge

19. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Peter Zumther
M -S -N -O
Support Pylons
Footing

20. Slagwool is _____
Isolation Joints
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
1in
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

21. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
At each floor level and roof level
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
=change in length/original length
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

22. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
Less than it's ultimate stress
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
3/8
Mock-up

23. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
Water Proofing
cohesive
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

24. Pile
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Lateral load support to the veneer
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Reservoir

25. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Tension
Compressive strength
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Angle section (L)

26. StiffBacks
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Sloped - thinner
Noncohesive Soils

27. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Barrier walls
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620
A992
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.

28. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Angle section (L)
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Cohesive

29. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
Stress at the point of failure
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Tougher pg 617
Residential

30. The first coat of stucco is called...
Cinder Block
Scratch coat
4000 psi
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

31. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
windward face
Residential
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Noncohesive Soils

32. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Stress at the point of failure
Residential
5 in
Grouted Space

33. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
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.
16 in
Width - W - of Unit
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

34. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Better
One piece anchors
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

35. The first coat of stucco is called...
Sloped toward the interior roof
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Live end
Scratch coat

36. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
Brick ledge
Increase the strength of beam in shear
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
144^2 - 18ft.

37. Capillary break is a...
Stretcher Face
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Shelf angles
Air tight

38. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
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
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Brick ledge

39. 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
A conventional wood light frame building
Each floor level
2in

40. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Width - W - of Unit
True
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

41. Stripping time is ___
Hard coat EIFS
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Pipe Section

42. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Plortland cement-based mix
Elevated Slabs
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Isolation Joints

43. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
144^2 - 18ft.
Is embedded in the walls
Lighter weight
Pre-tensioned concrete

44. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
2
1in
EAF - BOF - OHF
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

45. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
Grade 50 steel
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Is embedded in the walls
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

46. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
4
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
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.

47. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Strands
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
3 in

48. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
3000 PSI
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Providing an impervious barrier to water

49. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
A Waffle Slab
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
125psi

50. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
EAF - OHF - BOF
K-series - LH series - DHL series
True
7 in