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1. Walers
CMU backed brick veneer
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
3000 PSI
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

2. What is an Isolation Joint?

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3. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A 100% solid unit
Spraying the mix over a mold
2in
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

4. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Air tight
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
20 ft

5. 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 _____
7/8in
Tunnel Form
2.67 ft
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

6. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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7. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Capillary break
Isolated pad footing
A 100% solid unit

8. PT concrete is Also known as _______
True
Lug
Pre-tensioned concrete
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

9. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Concave
Simple Connection
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Gas or arc

10. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
Chairs
3/8
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

11. 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
False
The concrete is cast at the site
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
2in

12. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
windward face
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Isolation Joints
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot

13. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Dead End
4000 psi
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.
3/8

14. Cellular-type plan is ______
Flexural and Shear.
structural frame
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
AISC Type III Connection

15. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Gas or arc
3 in
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Joists

16. Most of the cost comes from _____
Scratch coat
Drainage Walls
2in
The Framework

17. The purpose of flashing is to...
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Alkali resistant
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

18. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
4
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

19. Precast is where____
Bearing connection
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

20. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
High-treated carbon steel
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

21. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Barrier walls
Concrete masonry Units
Vertical
Veneer wall

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

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23. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
General contractor
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Depth of the joist in inches
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

24. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Pile
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Square - rectangular or round

25. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
A992
Leveling Nut
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Gas or arc

26. Rasping is what?
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Pipe Section
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
2

27. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
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.
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Hollow structural section

28. The required color of a stucco surface is...
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
4
A Waffle Slab

29. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Pile
Cohesive
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
4000 psi

30. 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
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
2in
24in
Compression

31. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Construction Joint
Grouted Space
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously

32. Stirrups are generally made of...
Parallel - wider
perpendicular
Base Plate
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

33. Retempering of motar means...
Surface tension
Adding water to the mortar
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
By functioning as a water reservior

34. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
7/8in
Lug
8 and 30 in
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

35. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
3/8
3/8
125psi

36. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
2 in
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

37. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Each floor level
Vertical
Asymmetry

38. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Extruded Bricks
Lateral load support to the veneer

39. Effloresecence
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
4000 psi
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
8 in to 30 in

40. Frame Structure is defined by ________
Head Joints
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

41. Clay is _______
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Increase the strength of beam in shear
cohesive
5000 psi

42. Arch welding is where
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
A325
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

43. The term FLying form refers to...
AISC Type II Connection
Steel pipes
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
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.

44. 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...
A Waffle Slab
125psi
30 ft
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

45. Shear stress formula
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Force / Area
W - S - HP - M

46. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Strands
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
144^2 - 18ft.
Joists

47. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
Mild
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
S50X30

48. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
windward face
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Some veneer walls

49. What does HHS stand for?
Sloped - thinner
Hollow structural section
3/8
Lug

50. PC curtain wall panels are removed from the form as____
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
A horizontal butt join in cladding
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework