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1. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
4000 psi
M -S -N -O
American Standard Shape
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

2. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
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
Rain-screen wall
A continuous closure strip
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

3. EAF full name is?
Elastic-plastic
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Electric Arc Furnace
By Splitting I sections in half

4. What is ultimate stress?
Stress at the point of failure
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

5. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
3/8
Isolation Joints
annealed glass

6. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Soft-coat EIFS
30ft
shear force=force/area
Steel fabricator

7. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
Bearing connection
G30 - G60 - G120
A reinforced-masonry frame
American Standard Shape

8. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Molded bricks
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Hollow structural section
Gravity load support to the veneer

9. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Steel Joist Institute
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Lug
The cladding resists all the wind load

10. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
2in
stress=force/area
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

11. What is the Fill Made up of?
1in
Gravel
At each floor level and roof level
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

12. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
24in
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Flying forms
Sloped toward the interior roof

13. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Floor decks
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Beams
Water Proofing

14. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
3/8 in
Type N
Depth of the joist in inches

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

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16. What is the First arrow point at?
16'
Live end
True
Leveling Nut

17. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Mild
where soil is not strong.
Concrete masonry Units
Steel pipes

18. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Chairs
Zinc
240 in =20ft
24

19. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
excavation
Plortland cement-based mix
T section
That it is welded

20. Pile
Cinder Block
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

21. Which type of EIF is most used?
3/8
PB pg 703
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Barrier walls

22. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
50
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Dead End
Modular

23. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Two piece wire anchors
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Composite

24. In a Flemish-bonded wall
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Grouted Space
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
18 to 48 in

25. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
36 ksi
annealed glass
A 100% solid unit
Percast at the construction site

26. Is a nonmovment joint in a large concrete slab - and is used when the concrete cannot be placed in one continuous operation.
Construction Joint
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Better
3000 psi

27. What does SJI stand for?
Scaffolding
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Steel Joist Institute

28. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
SJI
Tube
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
2 1/2 in

29. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Live end
Pile
FBX

30. What is the bottom piece called?
Copper and stainless steel
Footing
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Immediately above the flashing

31. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
18 to 48 in
Pile
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

32. A bond Beam is provided at ______
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Brick ledge
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
40 ft

33. 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
24in
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Beams
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam

34. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Length - L - of unit
Joists
structural frame
Width - W - of Unit

35. A pour stop is generally used with
Grouted Space
Steel pipes
Mock-up
Floor decks

36. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Weak in shear
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Carbon steel

37. Capillary break is a...
True
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Air tight
Construction Joint

38. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Steel pipes
Flying forms
Strands
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength

39. PT concrete is Also known as _______
2 1/2 in
Pre-tensioned concrete
2in pg 645
=change in length/original length

40. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
3/8
Gravity load support to the veneer
4 to 6 ft

41. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Live ends
2.67 ft
0.0025
Vertical

42. The width of an expansion joint is ___
I Section
Immediately above
3/8
2 1/2 in

43. Clay is _______
cohesive
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Live end
American Standard Shape

44. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
3000 psi
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Steel fabricator
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

45. Cellular-type plan is ______
Weak in shear
Joists
Length - L - of unit
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

46. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Beams
Air tight
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

47. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Stretcher Face
Gauge number
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

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

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49. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Thermal Mass
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Brick ledge
Site cast concrete slabs

50. DLH series has a depth range of...
A conventional wood light frame building
52-72
Much lower
False