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1. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
Construction Joint
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.
Drilled pier footing
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

2. 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...
30 ft
Isolated pad footing
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.
Sloped on both sides

3. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Plortland cement-based mix
Each floor level
I Section

4. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

5. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
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.
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

6. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
W16X25
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Pipe Section

7. A sufficient number of weep holes must be provided for the drainage of the air space - gernerally - a weep hole spacing of ____ is used with open head joints
24in
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Pile
Better

8. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Reinforced concrete member
Beams
8 in to 30 in

9. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
2in
20 ft
Live end
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

10. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
True
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
Columns

11. What is a construction joint?
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Veneer wall
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
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.

12. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
52-72
Soft-coat EIFS
Zero (0)

13. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A 100% solid unit
structural frame
The cladding resists all the wind load
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

14. A common type of Form Tie is ____
Continuous Stip footing
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Snap Tie
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

15. Stress Formula
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Scratch coat
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Tube

16. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
CMU backed brick veneer
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
18'
Water Proofing

17. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
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
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Some veneer walls

18. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Hot Rolling
Bearing connection

19. Stack casting is used when
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Is embedded in the walls
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Steel Joist Institute

20. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
3/8
Each course consists of Strechers
Scaffolding
20 ft

21. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
1in
SJI
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Providing an impervious barrier to water

22. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Cohesive
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

23. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
2.67 ft
Surface tension
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

24. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Is embedded in the walls
Columns
excavation
M -S -N -O

25. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
Walls with overhangs
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Type S
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

26. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Support Pylons
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.
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

27. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Angle section (L)
Capillary break
Elastic-plastic
A conventional wood light frame building

28. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Support Pylons
Tension
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
2in

29. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
A continuous closure strip
connection beam flanges
excavation
Isolation Joints

30. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
2in pg 645
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Isolation Joints
Gravel

31. W-Shape is also called _____
Wide-Flange section
Zero (0)
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Lintel angle

32. Z-flashing is effective in...
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
A horizontal butt join in cladding
AISC Type II Connection
Mild

33. A joint screen is an
Pipe Section
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Bed Joints

34. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Elastic-plastic
Ground-Supported slabs area____
False
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

35. Arch welding is where
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Structural concrete fill

36. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
After World War 2
Steel pipes

37. What is the First arrow point at?
8 and 30 in
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Leveling Nut

38. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Modular
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

39. What is the formula for stress?
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
stress=force/area
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

40. Camber refers to...
Beams
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Much lower

41. the anchors used in GFRC panels are typically
Two piece wire anchors
One piece anchors
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
PB pg 703

42. The Dark things in the Corner are ____
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Columns
structural frame
A reinforced-masonry frame

43. Weep Holes are...
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Drainage Walls
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

44. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Beams and Columns
Bed Joints
3000 PSI

45. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
field bolting of steel member
Drainage Walls
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Less than it's ultimate stress

46. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
2 to 4 ft
Construction Joint
5 in
3/8

47. Strain Formula
Immediately above the flashing
The concrete is cast at the site
False
E = Change in length / original length = d / L

48. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
1/2 to 3/4 thick
50
G30 - G60 - G120
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

49. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
2 to 4 ft
Length - L - of unit
Cohesive

50. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Angle section (L)