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1. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Vertical reinforcing bars
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Gravity - wind and surface tension
40 ft

2. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
True
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Drainage Walls
30ft

3. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Open Headed joint
Continuous Stip footing
Grouted Space
50

4. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Vertical reinforcing bars
Walls with overhangs

5. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.

6. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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7. Wicks consist of...
Live ends
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

8. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Brown coat
Structural concrete fill

9. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
The concrete is cast at the site
90 to 180 degress

10. This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Asymmetry
4000 psi
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
A992

11. The width of an expansion joint is ___
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
3/8
20 ft

12. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
3000 psi
5000 psi
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Support Pylons

13. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
A conventional wood light frame building
Water Proofing
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Square - rectangular or round

14. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
The cladding resists all the wind load
A36
24
I Section

15. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Stiff
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Angle section (L)
Thermal Mass

16. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
A 100% solid unit
Is embedded in the walls
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Modular

17. What is a control joint used for?
16 in
W - S - HP - M
Strip Footing
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.

18. Pile
Tube
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Copper and stainless steel
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

19. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Parallel - wider
Width - W - of Unit
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

20. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Noncohesive Soils
240 in =20ft
HHS
Control joints in concrete do what?

21. ____________________ is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
field bolting of steel member
7 in
The Framework
A992

22. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
False
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Immediately above the flashing

23. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Within the plane of the veneer
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

24. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
structural frame
Compressive strength
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

25. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
stablize joists
Cohesive

26. Two-way deck is a ____
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Alkali resistant
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

27. What is Core Holes?
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Gravel
Lateral load support to the veneer
EAF - BOF - OHF

28. A wall footing is also called _____
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Strip Footing
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

29. Stack casting is used when
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
2in
Joists
36 ksi

30. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
4000 psi
1in
One piece anchors
20 ft

31. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Site cast concrete slabs
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Immediately above
The concrete is cast at the site

32. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
Alkali resistant
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Leveling Nut
Favorably

33. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Tube
2in
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.
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

34. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
Tension
every floor
SJI
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually

35. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Isolation Joints
Plortland cement-based mix

36. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
G30 - G60 - G120
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Immediately above
Live ends

37. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
1in
Wide-Flange section

38. In an English-bonded Wall
Isolation Joints
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

39. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
3in
8 and 30 in
0.0025
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

40. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
W16X25
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Gauge number

41. A shelf angle must be anchored to the building's...
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
structural frame
Basic Oxygen Furnace
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

42. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Elevated Slabs
Fibrous
Cohesive
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

43. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Heavier members and spans from column to column
At each floor level and roof level
Tension
Sloped - thinner

44. The second coat of stucco is called...
Zero (0)
Beams
8
Brown coat

45. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Angle section (L)
Type N

46. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Sloped toward the interior roof
Molded bricks
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Type S

47. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Hot Rolling
Composite
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Open Headed joint

48. Rasping is what?
Live ends
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
2 to 4 ft

49. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Joists
Vertical reinforcing bars
Is embedded in the walls
Either tension or compression

50. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Is embedded in the walls
Elevated Slabs
40 ft
Footing