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1. ASTM standards require that the area between control joints in stucco applied on a stud wall assembly not exceed ______ with neither deminsion of this area exceeding ___
144^2 - 18ft.
Elevated Slabs
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Noncohesive Soils

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

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3. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
EAF - OHF - BOF
The concrete is cast at the site
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
8

4. Form liners are used to...
Live end
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Carbon steel
Barrier walls

5. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
A325
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
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.
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

6. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Beams and Columns
3000 PSI
W16X25
Tunnel Form

7. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Residential
Mildly
Less than it's ultimate stress
Footing

8. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Rain-screen wall
CMU backed brick veneer
3/8

9. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Column Footing
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Snap Tie
Concave

10. EAF full name is?
Electric Arc Furnace
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Steel Grade
field bolting of steel member

11. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Joists
Column Footing
Extruded Bricks
Gas or arc

12. A wall footing is also called _____
Strip Footing
Structural concrete fill
Control joints in concrete do what?
Water Proofing

13. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
8 and 30 in
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
4000 psi
3/8

14. Pile
Two flange plates
excavation
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Basic Oxygen Furnace

15. What is the Fill Made up of?
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
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Gravel
Pipe Section

16. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Scratch coat
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
windward face
Flexural and Shear.

17. A GFRC curtain wall panel consists of...
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Pipe Section
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes

18. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
A992
Acrylic polymer-based mix
A325
True

19. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
Cinder Block
2in
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

20. NonFerrous Metals are...
That it is welded
Metals that do not contain Metals
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
A reinforced-masonry frame

21. The first coat of stucco is called...
Cross bearing Walls plane
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Solid unit
Scratch coat

22. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
One piece anchors
2 in
Structural concrete fill
36 ksi

23. Galvanizing is...
annealed glass
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

24. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Grouted Space
Hard coat EIFS
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

25. The GFRC skin is typically
=change in length/original length
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Basic Oxygen Furnace
1/2 to 3/4 thick

26. Pile
every floor
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
stress=force/area
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

27. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Shelf angles
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

28. Camber refers to...
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
3/8
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

29. Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - prestressed concrete member.
The concrete is cast at the site
True
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Copper and stainless steel

30. A Tunnel form consists of...
A325
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
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.

31. The face of the PC wall panels should not be less than ____ thick
Tube
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
1in

32. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Strands
Tube
Gas or arc
Footing

33. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
36 ksi
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Expanded metal lath
Cranes and rails

34. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
W - S - HP - M
Sloped toward the interior roof
Column Footing
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

35. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Parallel - wider
T section
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
3/8

36. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
20 ft
Zinc
Metals that contain Iron
Open-Hearth furnace

37. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Hot Rolling
Joists
Stress at the point of failure

38. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
Alkali resistant
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
240 in =20ft
Immediately about a flashing

39. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
General contractor
Alkali resistant
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

40. The minimum width of air space generally used between brick veneer and wood stud backup wall is...
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
2 in
Base Plate
1in

41. Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Pile
Some veneer walls
2in
A small opening at the bottom of cladding

42. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Lighter weight
Dead End
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

43. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Weep holes
A992
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar

44. S-Shape is also called ____
American Standard Shape
Within the plane of the veneer
Each course consists of Strechers
4000 psi

45. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Tension
Pink
True
Columns

46. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
shear force=force/area
Percast at the construction site

47. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
Immediately about a flashing
A reinforced-masonry frame
52-72
Walls with overhangs

48. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
4000 psi
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Two piece wire anchors

49. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Vertical
Metals that contain Iron
Drainage Walls
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

50. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Two flange plates
7/8in
Stiff