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1. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Brick ledge
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

2. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
Force / Area
7 in
1in
30ft

3. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Pipe Section
Composite
8
240 in =20ft

4. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
True
EAF - BOF - OHF
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
every floor

5. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
2 to 4 ft
After World War 2
Expanded metal lath
Cranes and rails

6. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Immediately about a flashing
3/8
Leveling Nut
Compression

7. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
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
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Drilled pier footing
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

8. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
True
Pre-tensioned concrete
By functioning as a water reservior

9. A wall footing is also called _____
4000 psi
Reinforced concrete member
Strip Footing
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

10. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
FBX
Plortland cement-based mix
Thermal Mass
5000 psi

11. The width of an expansion joint is ___
Percast at the construction site
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Beams
3/8

12. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
A325
Highly Crosive - Extreme
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
False

13. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Tougher pg 617
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
4000 psi
Support Pylons

14. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
SJI
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Hard coat EIFS

15. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Compression
5 in
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

16. Strain Formula
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Immediately above the flashing
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
3 in

17. EAF full name is?
1in
16 in
Electric Arc Furnace
1in

18. 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 _____
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Drainage Walls
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.
2.67 ft

19. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Barrier walls
Weak in shear
Actual strength / required strength
Open Headed joint

20. Most common used Veneer wall is...
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Gravity load support to the veneer
3/8
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

21. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Reinforced concrete member
30ft
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

22. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Hard coat EIFS
Column Footing
Residential

23. K-series has a depth range of?
Columns
4000 psi
Highly Crosive - Extreme
8 in to 30 in

24. A joint screen is an
Tunnel Form
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Basic Oxygen Furnace

25. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
2
Column Footing
2
Support Pylons

26. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Drilled pier footing
Gas or arc
Plortland cement-based mix
True

27. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Steel
3/8
Gravel
Scaffolding

28. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Shores
Site cast concrete slabs

29. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
A Waffle Slab
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

30. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
EAF - OHF - BOF
Length - L - of unit
Floor decks
I Section

31. Bricks that have frogs are...
Molded bricks
S50X30
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

32. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
Henry Bessemer in 1855
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
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Rain-screen wall

33. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

34. What is an Isolation Joint?

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35. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
3in
24in
After World War 2
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

36. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Portland cement stucco
Immediately about a flashing
Solid unit

37. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
At each floor level and roof level
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

38. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Zero (0)
False

39. A snape Tie consits of...
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Sloped - thinner
Length - L - of unit
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

40. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Pile
2in
10-13 feet.
General contractor

41. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Much lower
40 ft
Weak in shear
Steel Grade

42. A wall footing is also called _____
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Some veneer walls
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Strip Footing

43. Cast Iron is formed when _______
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Wide-Flange section
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.
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.

44. Most of the cost comes from _____
18'
A ductile material
The Framework
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

45. The Very middle one is called _____
FBX
Gauge number
I Section
Vertical

46. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Open Headed joint
Gravity load support to the veneer
Square - rectangular or round

47. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Brown coat
Parallel - wider
2 in

48. One-way deck is a ______
Thermal Mass
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
4 to 6 ft
Scratch coat

49. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Within the plane of the veneer
Scaffolding
Lighter weight
A 100% solid unit

50. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Joists
Noncohesive Soils
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms