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1. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
50
125psi
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

2. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Simple Connection
Flying forms
where soil is not strong.
T section

3. What is ultimate stress?
Stress at the point of failure
Flexural and Shear.
Column Footing
The concrete is cast at the site

4. The GFRC skin is typically
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
S50X30
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

5. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Immediately above the flashing
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Shores
field bolting of steel member

6. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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7. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
annealed glass
Lintel angle
Cohesive
Gauge number

8. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
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

9. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Lighter weight
90 to 180 degress
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
I Section

10. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
Better
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
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.

11. Bricks that have frogs are...
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Molded bricks
1kip=1000psi

12. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
False
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Elastic-plastic

13. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
5 in
Control joints in concrete do what?
3/8
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

14. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Compression
Tunnel Form
4
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

15. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
After World War 2
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Lug
16'

16. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Scaffolding
Steel
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

17. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Roof and Floor
10-13 feet.
Tunnel Form
Base Plate

18. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
High-treated carbon steel
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

19. What is ultimate stress?
10-13 feet.
Stress at the point of failure
3/8
2in pg 645

20. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
Reservoir
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
By functioning as a water reservior
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

21. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
2 in
Isolated pad footing
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

22. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Bed Joints
cohesive

23. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
stress=force/area
Roof and Floor
A conventional wood light frame building
Henry Bessemer in 1855

24. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Either tension or compression
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Open-Hearth furnace

25. DLH series has a depth range of...
Flexural and Shear.
52-72
2in
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

26. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
T section
2 1/2 in
False
Roof and Floor

27. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Pre-tensioned concrete
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
A continuous closure strip
3/8 in

28. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
W - S - HP - M
Solid unit
Flexural and Shear.

29. Camber refers to...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
3000 psi
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

30. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
4
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

31. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
2in pg 645
16'
Gravel
I Section

32. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
20 ft
Vertical reinforcing bars
HHS
Tube

33. Weep Holes are...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Highly Crosive - Extreme
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
50

34. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Wide-Flange section
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Shelf angles
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

35. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
Less than it's ultimate stress
Favorably
Portland cement stucco
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

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?
Each course consists of Strechers
Pink
Vertical reinforcing bars
Brick ledge

37. In what order are roof componants placed:
Sloped toward the interior roof
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.
52-72
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

38. Weep Holes are...
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Plortland cement-based mix
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

39. Unfinished bolts are made from
Carbon steel
More easily constructable.
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Much lower

40. Most of the cost comes from _____
Steel
Concrete masonry Units
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
The Framework

41. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Joists
By Splitting I sections in half
Within the plane of the veneer
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

42. _____ are generally kept at the construction site and become the basis for judgement of all panels produced by the precast plant
Extruded Bricks
Mock-up
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

43. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Strip Footing
Water Proofing
Continuous Stip footing

44. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Two piece wire anchors
Much lower
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
1in

45. Working is the process by which____
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
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
Electric Arc Furnace

46. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
30 ft
2in
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Sloped - thinner

47. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Tunnel Form
Head Joints
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Spraying the mix over a mold

48. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Mildly
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Sloped toward the interior roof
Failure stress / allowable stress

49. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Drilled pier footing
Site cast concrete slabs
W16X25
2 1/2 in

50. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Elastic-plastic
Steel pipes
Live end
Depth of the joist in inches