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1. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Roof and Floor
Isolation Joints
Two flange plates

2. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
2in pg 645
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Immediately above

3. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Tension
Adding water to the mortar
125psi

4. What is the formula for stress?
8 in to 30 in
90 to 180 degress
stress=force/area
Gravity load support to the veneer

5. The most common used size of brick is...
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Structural concrete fill
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

6. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
8
Henry Bessemer in 1855
8
Tube

7. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Weak in shear
Barrier walls
W16X25
Joists

8. The Glass fibers used in GFRC skin are referred to as AR fibers. the Term AR is an acronym for...
Alkali resistant
Hot Rolling
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

9. 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
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Immediately above
Live ends
24in

10. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
Roof and Floor
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
20 ft
True

11. 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?
where soil is not strong.
FBX
Capillary break
Joists

12. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

13. What does TCA stand for?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Leveling Nut
Two piece wire anchors
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

14. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
CMU backed brick veneer
HHS

15. Retempering of motar means...
That it is welded
every floor
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Adding water to the mortar

16. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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17. OHF full name is?
Open-Hearth furnace
Drilled pier footing
True
24

18. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
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
Adding water to the mortar
Within the plane of the veneer
every floor

19. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Width - W - of Unit
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

20. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
Isolated pad footing
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

21. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Isolation Joints
Lug
16'
Lintel angle

22. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Scaffolding
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
2in

23. Stirrups are generally made of...
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
I Section
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

24. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
2 in
Open Headed joint
perpendicular

25. Safety Margin formula
3000 psi
125psi
True
Actual strength / required strength

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

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27. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
Capillary break
At each floor level and roof level
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Live end

28. A two way joist floor is also called...
A Waffle Slab
2
Gas or arc
S50X30

29. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Asymmetry
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Solid unit
W16X25

30. EAF full name is?
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Steel Grade
Electric Arc Furnace
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

31. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
FBX
Vertical
Joists
Electric Arc Furnace

32. K series are more frequently used because they ____
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
connection beam flanges
A992

33. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
True
Sloped - thinner
By functioning as a water reservior
10-13 feet.

34. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
2in

35. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Construction Joint
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

36. A rigid Connection is also called...
AISC Type I Connection
Base Plate
2 in
Scratch coat

37. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
False
Leveling Nut
3/8
Copper and stainless steel

38. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Heavier members and spans from column to column
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
24in

39. 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
30ft
Continuous Stip footing
Extruded Bricks
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

40. Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
M -S -N -O
EAF - BOF - OHF
I Section

41. High-strength bolts are made from
Live end
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Joists
High-treated carbon steel

42. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Sloped toward the interior roof
Actual strength / required strength
20 ft
Water Proofing

43. A wall footing is also called _____
AISC Type I Connection
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
16'
Strip Footing

44. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
Compressive strength
Tube
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Hard coat EIFS

45. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
2in
Control joints in concrete do what?

46. If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
18'
FBX
Mild
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

47. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
After World War 2
SJI
FBX

48. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
4000 psi
Extruded Bricks
Grade 50 steel
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

49. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Gravel
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

50. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Plortland cement-based mix

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