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1. Z-flashing is effective in...
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Angle section (L)
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Molded bricks

2. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
True
125psi
Angle section (L)
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

3. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
A reinforced-masonry frame
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
One piece anchors
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

4. HSS can be what Shape?
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
50
Square - rectangular or round
4000 psi

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

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6. EAF full name is?
Electric Arc Furnace
Wide-Flange section
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete
Square - rectangular or round

7. The anchors used to anchor the brick veneer to the backup wall are generally two-piece achors to allow differential movement between the veneer and the backup
Within the plane of the veneer
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
False

8. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Water Proofing
shear force=force/area
Composite
True

9. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Gauge number
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
1in

10. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Noncohesive Soils
A 100% solid unit
Zinc
Roof and Floor

11. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
3in
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Grouted Space
Scratch coat

12. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
Square - rectangular or round
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
2in
Henry Bessemer in 1855

13. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
True
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
tempered glass
By Splitting I sections in half

14. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
Sloped - thinner
3000 psi
Sloped toward the interior roof
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches

15. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
24
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Wide-Flange section

16. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Leveling Nut
Roof and Floor

17. A material that is weak in tension is...
EAF - BOF - OHF
True
T section
Weak in shear

18. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Type S
Gravity load support to the veneer
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702

19. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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20. What is a construction joint?
AISC Type II Connection
Spraying the mix over a mold
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
50

21. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
Flying forms
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Site cast concrete slabs
2in pg 645

22. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Stress / strain = E
Steel Joist Institute
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Pink

23. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Length - L - of unit
7 in
Steel
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

24. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
2in pg 645
Favorably
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Type S

25. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
S50X30
Better
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
5 in

26. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Angle section (L)
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.

27. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Spraying the mix over a mold
Gravel
Live end
T section

28. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
2 1/2 in
A reinforced-masonry frame
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Cinder Block

29. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
perpendicular
Lug
Soft-coat EIFS
Scratch coat

30. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
T section
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
perpendicular
2

31. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
3000 PSI
Adding water to the mortar
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Tube

32. A Soft story is a _______
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Base Plate
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

33. Drainage wall must have sufficient built-in redundancy to remain infiltration free for the entire life of the building that includes.
Walls with vertical reinforcement
7/8in
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
3in

34. CMU is _____
Sloped - thinner
Flying forms
Cinder Block
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

35. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Cross bearing Walls plane
Cohesive
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
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.

36. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Reservoir
True
Vertical
Parallel - wider

37. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
AISC Type III Connection
4000 psi
8 in
3/8

38. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
3/8

39. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
False
excavation
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Each floor level

40. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
By functioning as a water reservior
Tunnel Form
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.

41. LH series has a depth range of...
A conventional wood light frame building
10-13 feet.
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
18 to 48 in

42. Precast is where____
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
24in
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
High-treated carbon steel

43. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Pile
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
M -S -N -O
Width - W - of Unit

44. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Lug
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Tunnel Form
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.

45. In what order are roof componants placed:
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Stretcher Face
Elevated Slabs

46. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
stablize joists
Shelf angles
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

47. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
same
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Bearing connection

48. 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 _____
2.67 ft
5000 psi
False
8

49. Stirrups are generally made of...
8 in to 30 in
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

50. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Open Headed joint
Peter Zumther
A continuous closure strip
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____