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1. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Soft-coat EIFS
Live end
Bearing connection
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

2. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Better
Weak in shear
Gauge number
Open-Hearth furnace

3. Bricks that have frogs are...
Columns
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Molded bricks
Barrier walls

4. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
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.
Gas or arc
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Elastic-plastic

5. NonFerrous Metals are...
Metals that do not contain Metals
Tension
Less than it's ultimate stress
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

6. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
A992
The cladding resists all the wind load
Open Headed joint

7. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Live end
4 to 6 ft
3 in
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals

8. Mechanical couplers are used
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Shores
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
At each floor level and roof level

9. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Pipe Section
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
Pink
Molded bricks

10. A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without _________ to the column
Reinforced concrete member
Gas or arc
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
connection beam flanges

11. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Modular
Gauge number
Floor decks
Providing an impervious barrier to water

12. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
Brown coat
True
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
4000 psi

13. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Flying forms
Depth of the joist in inches
Gas or arc
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

14. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Type S
Open-Hearth furnace
24in
Air tight

15. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
3/8
cohesive
Tougher pg 617
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

16. The Term Tendons includes Strands
Wide-Flange section
True
Air tight
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

17. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Angle section (L)
Solid unit
Footing
Fibrous

18. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
A Waffle Slab
Columns
Favorably
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

19. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Gas or arc
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Continuous Stip footing

20. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
2in
A325
Column Footing
False

21. LH series has a depth range of...
125psi
Leveling Nut
18 to 48 in
Open-Hearth furnace

22. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Column Footing
Molded bricks
Open Headed joint
Acrylic polymer-based mix

23. Rain screen is...
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Mildly
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall

24. What does SJI stand for?
field bolting of steel member
Steel Joist Institute
Walls with overhangs
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

25. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
20 ft
EAF - OHF - BOF
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
3/8

26. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
False
Asymmetry
Walls with vertical reinforcement
2in

27. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
same
5000 psi
annealed glass
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.

28. In an English-bonded Wall
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Grade 50 steel
I Section
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

29. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Force / Area
Floor decks
3/8

30. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
Leveling Nut
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Hot Rolling
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

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

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32. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Concave
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Steel
That it is welded

33. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Water Proofing
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
4
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

34. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Reinforced concrete member

35. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
structural frame
Rain-screen wall

36. K series are more frequently used because they ____
connection beam flanges
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Bed Joints
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

37. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
5000 psi

38. BOF full name is _______
Lateral load support to the veneer
Pre-tensioned concrete
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Water Proofing

39. What is the 2 arrow?
Tension
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Base Plate
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

40. The first coat of stucco is called...
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Scratch coat
Plortland cement-based mix
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

41. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
I Section
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Expanded metal lath
True

42. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Lighter member that spans between the girders
4000 psi
Control joints in concrete do what?
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

43. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
Lintel angle
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Elevated Slabs
tempered glass

44. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
2in pg 645
True
Electric Arc Furnace
Some veneer walls

45. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
3/8 in
Residential
2 to 4 ft
That it is welded

46. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
False
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
8 in

47. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
W16X25
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
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

48. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A992
Composite
2 1/2 in
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

49. A Blast Furnace is a ______
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.
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Noncohesive Soils
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

50. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
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.
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
same
False