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1. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

2. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
Hot Rolling
5000 psi
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
2in pg 645

3. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Tunnel Form
Thermal Mass
Compression

4. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Strands
Electric Arc Furnace
Dead End
20 ft

5. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
40 ft
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

6. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
G30 - G60 - G120
EAF - OHF - BOF
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

7. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Mildly
Grouted Space
Shores
3/8

8. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
Stress at the point of failure
Bed Joints
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
excavation

9. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
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.
A continuous closure strip

10. What is the bottom piece called?
Grouted Space
Footing
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Henry Bessemer in 1855

11. In a Flemish-bonded wall
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
annealed glass
By Splitting I sections in half
Pink

12. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Within the plane of the veneer
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
W - S - HP - M
W16X25

13. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
1kip=1000psi
Head Joints
4000 psi
Angle section (L)

14. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
Width - W - of Unit
Noncohesive Soils
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
1in

15. Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
1kip=1000psi
Joists
Thermal Mass
Two flange plates

16. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Pre-tensioned concrete
Stretcher Face
CMU backed brick veneer
3 in

17. 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
125psi
Concave
Lighter member that spans between the girders
7 in

18. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building must be a...
Structural concrete fill
Zero (0)
Zero (0)
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

19. Form liners are used to...
Cohesive
7 in
cohesive
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

20. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
144^2 - 18ft.
Base Plate
Sloped toward the interior roof
The cladding resists all the wind load

21. The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and posttensioned concret
True
4
Site cast concrete slabs
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

22. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
40 ft
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
True
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

23. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
=change in length/original length
Type N
General contractor
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft

24. A two way joist floor is also called...
Water Proofing
A Waffle Slab
T section
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

25. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Much lower
Lintel angle
Joists

26. 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?
FBX
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
tempered glass
Veneer wall

27. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Water Proofing
Vertical reinforcing bars
Parallel - wider
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)

28. The Very middle one is called _____
Structural concrete fill
Residential
4000 psi
I Section

29. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Simple Connection
2in
Control joints in concrete do what?
Within the plane of the veneer

30. Slagwool is _____
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Beams
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

31. The first coat of stucco is called...
Scratch coat
Lug
5000 psi
40 ft

32. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of...
240 in =20ft
Steel
A conventional wood light frame building
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.

33. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Each floor level
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Capillary break
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

34. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Reinforced concrete member
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Angle section (L)
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

35. Working is the process by which____
Weep holes
Mildly
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Width - W - of Unit

36. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Isolation Joints
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Cohesive

37. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
3/8
More easily constructable.
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Vertical reinforcing bars

38. Stress Formula
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
The cladding resists all the wind load
Joists
Portland cement stucco

39. Retempering of motar means...
Pipe Section
Adding water to the mortar
ground supported slabs (a.k.a. slabs-on-ground or slabs-on-grade) bear directly on a compacted ground with organic top soil removed. 2. elevated slabs rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building. Therefore they are also referred to a
Water Proofing

40. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
3000 PSI
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Lighter member that spans between the girders
125psi

41. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
AISC Type II Connection
perpendicular

42. Rasping is what?
Actual strength / required strength
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
True

43. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Soft-coat EIFS
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

44. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
connection beam flanges
True
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

45. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Structural concrete fill
W16X25
Leveling Nut

46. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
20 ft
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Force / Area
Henry Bessemer in 1855

47. a backup wall is required in a...
Expanded metal lath
Angle section (L)
Veneer wall
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

48. What is the First arrow point at?
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Leveling Nut
2in

49. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Cranes and rails
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Alkali resistant

50. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
36 ksi
Peter Zumther
Elevated Slabs
4 to 6 ft