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1. What is the formula for stress?
stress=force/area
I Section
SJI
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

2. The greater the _____ the great the torsion created - which increases the cost of the structure.
Asymmetry
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
3/8

3. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
Cranes and rails
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
8

4. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
Providing an impervious barrier to water
2
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
3/8 in

5. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Elastic
I Section

6. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
connection beam flanges
A325
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

7. S-Shape is also called ____
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
American Standard Shape
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
A 100% solid unit

8. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
4000 psi
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Within the plane of the veneer

9. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Roof and Floor
Steel
Is embedded in the walls
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

10. 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
That it is welded
Isolation Joints
Parallel - wider
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

11. HSS can be what Shape?
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
30ft
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Square - rectangular or round

12. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Elastic
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Pipe Section

13. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
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.
Hard coat EIFS
Isolation Joints

14. 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
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
24in
Fibrous
Stress at the point of failure

15. The purpose of flashing is to...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
2
Porland cement - lime - and sand

16. Effloresecence
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
American Standard Shape
Cross bearing Walls plane
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

17. What is an Isolation Joint?

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18. A typical bond beam is provided with
Horizontal reinforcement
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
90 to 180 degress
Noncohesive Soils

19. The stress-strain diagram of ______ steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Steel fabricator
Mild
Vertical reinforcing bars

20. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
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
Peter Zumther
Gravel

21. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
FBX
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

22. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Some veneer walls
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Support Pylons
where soil is not strong.

23. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
20 ft

24. Flashing material must be impervious to...
American Standard Shape
Modular
Isolated pad footing
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

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

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26. The purpose of flashing is to...
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
4
Peter Zumther
M -S -N -O

27. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Lateral load support to the veneer
Depth of the joist in inches

28. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Angle section (L)
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Actual strength / required strength
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

29. HSS can be what Shape?
Within the plane of the veneer
Concave
Square - rectangular or round
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

30. Steel floor decks are either form decks or ___________decks.
Composite
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
FBX

31. What does TCA stand for?
Width - W - of Unit
High-treated carbon steel
Tilt-up Concrete Association
3 in

32. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Each course consists of Strechers
Reinforced concrete member
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Molded bricks

33. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Type S
Pipe Section
Force / Area
Beams

34. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
Favorably
Concave
Vertical reinforcing bars

35. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
True

36. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
4 to 6 ft
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Mock-up

37. The dead load of brick vaneer may be borne by the wall foundation without any support at intermediate floors up to a maximum height of _____ above ground
Lintel angle
At each floor level and roof level
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
30ft

38. A Simple Connection is...
A reinforced-masonry frame
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

39. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Better
Immediately about a flashing
3000 PSI
Tougher pg 617

40. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Barrier walls
Length - L - of unit
True
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

41. What is the First arrow point at?
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
structural frame
Leveling Nut
SJI

42. The most common thickness for mortar is____
A992
3/8
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

43. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Tube
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
One piece anchors
Control joints in concrete do what?

44. Precast is where____
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 concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Tube

45. What are the 3 types of furnaces?
EAF - OHF - BOF
Reservoir
Heavier members and spans from column to column
125psi

46. The second coat of stucco is called...
Elastic
Pink
A conventional wood light frame building
Brown coat

47. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Simple Connection

48. EAF full name is?
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Electric Arc Furnace
Flexural and Shear.
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

49. Twist-off Bolt method is...
After World War 2
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

50. What is a control joint used for?
Concave
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
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.
Leveling Nut