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1. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Chairs
Cross bearing Walls plane

2. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
Soft-coat EIFS
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Zero (0)

3. Where the cutting of masontry units is discouraged - the wall dimensions are based on the masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is...
Compression
Shores
8 in
Hollow structural section

4. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
2 in

5. Cold formings is when __
Mild
Each floor level
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Gas or arc

6. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
Isolated pad footing
PB pg 703
structural frame
Tilt-up Concrete Association

7. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Providing an impervious barrier to water
PB pg 703
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Isolation Joints

8. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Expanded metal lath
Stiff
Bearing connection
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

9. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
excavation
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620
Asymmetry
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

10. What does TCA stand for?
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Joists
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

11. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Solid unit
Column Footing
Live end
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

12. Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
That it is welded
True
same
Hot Rolling

13. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
30 ft
Weep holes
Mock-up
Strands

14. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Beams
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Live end
Bearing connection

15. Where are deep foundations used?
EAF - OHF - BOF
where soil is not strong.
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Sloped - thinner

16. Retempering of motar means...
Adding water to the mortar
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Grade 50 steel
Gauge number

17. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Elastic
Zero (0)
Each course consists of Strechers
General contractor

18. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Immediately above
Steel
Stiff

19. 1 kip = ____psi
3000 psi
1kip=1000psi
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

20. List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Isolation Joints
M -S -N -O
Footing
4000 psi

21. Most common used Veneer wall is...
Adding water to the mortar
AISC Type I Connection
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Brown coat

22. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
A 100% solid unit
Expanded metal lath
Immediately above the flashing

23. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
A Waffle Slab
A325
Construction Joint

24. A tube is referred to as a ____
Pipe Section
AISC Type I Connection
HHS
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

25. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
excavation
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Tube

26. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Immediately above
Tunnel Form
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

27. Site-cast is when ____
Portland cement stucco
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
The concrete is cast at the site
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

28. W section I beam with a nominal depth of 16' and a weight of 50 lbs for 2 foot
Grade 50 steel
T section
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
W16X25

29. 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
Brick ledge
Isolation Joints
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

30. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
Grade 50 steel
A325
Pile
Isolated pad footing

31. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
8 in
Reinforced concrete member
2 in
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

32. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Wide-Flange section
A reinforced-masonry frame
Some veneer walls
Rain-screen wall

33. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
Tube
Compressive strength
Immediately above

34. Standard CMU size
Zero (0)
5 in
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

35. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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36. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
4
Zinc
Plortland cement-based mix

37. A typical bond beam is provided with
Horizontal reinforcement
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620

38. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
5000 psi
16'
More easily constructable.
Porland cement - lime - and sand

39. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Stress at the point of failure
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Residential
Ground-Supported slabs area____

40. S-Shape is also called ____
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Vertical
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
American Standard Shape

41. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Drainage Walls
Strands
4 to 6 ft
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers

42. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Stretcher Face
Cohesive
Spraying the mix over a mold

43. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
stress=force/area
Hollow structural section
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Each floor level

44. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Type N
SJI
40 ft
tempered glass

45. tilt-up concrete walls are connected to the slab-on ground with
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
40 ft
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Length - L - of unit

46. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Grade 50 steel
Control joints in concrete do what?
Live ends
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

47. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Beams and Columns
Concrete masonry Units
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.

48. What is the formula for strain?
A 100% solid unit
W - S - HP - M
=change in length/original length
Carbon steel

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

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50. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Some veneer walls
3/8 in
where soil is not strong.