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1. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Failure stress / allowable stress
Head Joints
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Hard coat EIFS

2. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Cinder Block
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Structural concrete fill

3. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Surface tension
Actual strength / required strength
Shelf angles
stress=force/area

4. Most of the cost comes from _____
The Framework
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Flexural and Shear.
stablize joists

5. Twist-off Bolt method is...
Column Footing
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Reservoir
Lighter weight

6. What is the First arrow point at?
I Section
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
Leveling Nut

7. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Spraying the mix over a mold
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Thermal Mass
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

8. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
4000 psi
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
That it is welded

9. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
1/2 to 3/4 thick
18 to 48 in
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

10. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
36 ksi
General contractor
Concave
True

11. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Stress / strain = E

12. How is a T section made?
By Splitting I sections in half
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Chairs
annealed glass

13. Strain Formula
Porland cement - lime - and sand
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
Drilled pier footing
FBX

14. The width of an expansion joint is ___
3/8
Steel Joist Institute
same
Head Joints

15. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
3/8

16. Walers
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
True
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______

17. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
True
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Asymmetry

18. What is the formula for shear force?
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
shear force=force/area
Floor decks
30ft

19. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A325
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Peter Zumther
The cladding resists all the wind load

20. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Steel
EAF - OHF - BOF
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Composite

21. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
perpendicular
General contractor
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

22. High-strength bolts are made from
False
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
High-treated carbon steel
Steel

23. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
True
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
7/8in

24. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Immediately above
30 ft
A325
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

25. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Flying forms
Elevated Slabs
Zero (0)
cohesive

26. Girder is...
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Strip Footing

27. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
4 to 6 ft
Molded bricks
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
perpendicular

28. The structural integrity of a bearing wall building depends on ?
Favorably
Steel Grade
240 in =20ft
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

29. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Parallel - wider
Gravity - wind and surface tension
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

30. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

31. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Column Footing
Compressive strength
By functioning as a water reservior
Cohesive

32. Materials used for Formwork are___
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
SJI
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
One piece anchors

33. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Acrylic polymer-based mix
T section
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
tempered glass

34. In addition to water - stucco mix conists of...
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Porland cement - lime - and sand
T section
240 in =20ft

35. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
S50X30
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
3/8
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

36. The first coat of stucco is called...
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
True
Scratch coat
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

37. Effloresecence
A ductile material
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
2in pg 645
A992

38. Weep Holes are...
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Solid unit
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi

39. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Barrier walls
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Heavier members and spans from column to column

40. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Pink
Thermal Mass
30ft
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

41. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Length - L - of unit

42. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Depth of the joist in inches
Elastic
Concave
Tension

43. Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Gas or arc
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

44. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Grade 50 steel
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Length - L - of unit
Stiff

45. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
3/8
Roof and Floor
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

46. A material that is weak in tension is...
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Steel
Weak in shear

47. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Two flange plates
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

48. 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
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

49. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Flexural and Shear.
Vertical
Stress / strain = E

50. K series are more frequently used because they ____
AISC Type II Connection
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
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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.