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1. A rigid Connection is also called...
AISC Type I Connection
Footing
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
16'

2. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Structural concrete fill
24
True

3. Cold formings is when __
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
2in
Alkali resistant
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

4. High-strength bolts are made from
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
High-treated carbon steel
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

5. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
tempered glass
T section
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

6. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Length - L - of unit
3/8
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Square - rectangular or round

7. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Walls with overhangs
A325
Control joints in concrete do what?

8. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
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
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

9. 1 kip = ____psi
1kip=1000psi
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
2
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

10. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Asymmetry
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Column Footing
Basic Oxygen Furnace

11. A Steel angle used to support the weight of Brick veneer over an opening is called a...
Lintel angle
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Plortland cement-based mix
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

12. What is one of the Empirical rules?
Construction Joint
A36
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Within the plane of the veneer

13. The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
True
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
24
Ground-Supported slabs area____

14. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Bed Joints
annealed glass
Lug
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

15. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Each floor level
True
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Reservoir

16. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

17. The term FLying form refers to...
2in
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Sloped - thinner

18. 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
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
125psi
Cohesive
Steel pipes

19. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Tunnel Form
Walls with vertical reinforcement
stablize joists
18'

20. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
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
1in
every floor

21. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
A36
Type N
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

22. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Actual strength / required strength
4000 psi
Vertical
Columns

23. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Gravity load support to the veneer
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
125psi

24. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
tempered glass
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.
20 ft

25. Weep Holes are...
A small opening at the bottom of cladding
Live ends
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Residential

26. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
36 ksi
Some veneer walls
Elastic-plastic
Length - L - of unit

27. Unfinished bolts are made from
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Carbon steel

28. Where are deep foundations used?
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Live ends
where soil is not strong.
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

29. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
EAF - OHF - BOF
Plortland cement-based mix
AISC Type III Connection
Fibrous

30. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Extruded Bricks
Concrete masonry Units
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

31. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Isolation Joints
Live end
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Elastic

32. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Reservoir
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Lug

33. W-Shape is also called _____
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Wide-Flange section
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Open-Hearth furnace

34. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Type S
Immediately above the flashing
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
By Splitting I sections in half

35. The purpose of flashing is to...
Parallel - wider
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
T section
50

36. A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Plortland cement-based mix
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Immediately above

37. What does SJI stand for?
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Steel Joist Institute
A325
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

38. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Much lower
Tougher pg 617
2in

39. In what order are roof componants placed:
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
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Veneer wall
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

40. A typical bond beam is provided with
Horizontal reinforcement
Increase the strength of beam in shear
7 in
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

41. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Construction Joint
Alkali resistant
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

42. The second coat of stucco is called...
Brown coat
16'
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
After World War 2

43. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
S50X30
Within the plane of the veneer
7/8in

44. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Steel
8
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Concave

45. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Drainage Walls
Sloped toward the interior roof
field bolting of steel member

46. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Tube
Steel fabricator

47. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
That it is welded
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.
I Section

48. Thermal Mass is _____
excavation
3/8
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

49. Where are deep foundations used?
Flying forms
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Continuous Stip footing
where soil is not strong.

50. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Porland cement - lime - and sand
windward face
Is embedded in the walls
Grouted Space

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