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1. Two-way deck is a ____
Immediately above
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks

2. The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Zero (0)
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Joists

3. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
7 in
Stiff

4. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
7 in
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
True
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

5. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
Open-Hearth furnace
Cross bearing Walls plane
2 to 4 ft
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

6. Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Steel pipes
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
3/8

7. Girder is...
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Column Footing
Thermal Mass
Highly Crosive - Extreme

8. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Compression
structural frame
Adding water to the mortar

9. Semirigid Connection is also called...
Spraying the mix over a mold
Alkali resistant
AISC Type III Connection
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

10. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
True
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
0.0025
Increase the strength of beam in shear

11. Cold formings is when __
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Elevated Slabs
Zero (0)
Weak in shear

12. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Width - W - of Unit
Depth of the joist in inches
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

13. Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
2
Elastic
Better
Heavier members and spans from column to column

14. the allowable stress in a material is generally

15. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
10-13 feet.
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

16. The use of ONe-way decks yields the following two types of bearing wall planes name one?
W16X25
Gravity - wind and surface tension
CMU backed brick veneer
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.

17. What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Pipe Section
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

18. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
G30 - G60 - G120
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
True
Strip Footing

19. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Stiff
10-13 feet.
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Plortland cement-based mix

20. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
That it is welded
Soft-coat EIFS
Composite

21. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Parallel - wider
True
Cinder Block
Elastic-plastic

22. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
Concave
Huge - steel cylinder whose interior is lined with refractory bricks - and the materials are stacked on the inside and then heated to mix them all together.
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness

23. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
T section
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Base Plate

24. Unfinished bolts are made from
Steel
Carbon steel
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Capillary break

25. Modulus of elasticity
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Failure stress / allowable stress
Weep holes
Stress / strain = E

26. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
W - S - HP - M
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Gas or arc

27. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Tension
same
Providing an impervious barrier to water

28. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
Noncohesive Soils
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
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
PB pg 703

29. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Chairs
Simple Connection
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

30. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
That it is welded
By functioning as a water reservior
Angle section (L)
24in

31. An air space of ____ is recommended for brick veneer
Walls with overhangs
2in pg 645
18 to 48 in
Pre-tensioned concrete

32. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Sloped toward the interior roof
5 in
Compression
Cohesive

33. Generally - a Bond Beam is only _____ deep
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.
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
8
2 to 4 ft

34. High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
Head Joints
Scaffolding
A325
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates

35. Flashing in a drainage wall is a _____
Horizontal reinforcement
Footing
True
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding

36. NonFerrous Metals are...
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Metals that do not contain Metals
2in

37. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
excavation
Reservoir
Pipe Section
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

38. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
90 to 180 degress
A conventional wood light frame building

39. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
True
Compression
Copper and stainless steel
Elevated Slabs

40. Which type of EIF is most used?
Elevated Slabs
Mild
Construction Joint
PB pg 703

41. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Reinforced concrete member
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

42. The width of an expansion joint is ___
True
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
3/8

43. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Angle section (L)
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Solid unit
2in

44. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Flying forms
Cranes and rails
Immediately above
Pre-tensioned concrete

45. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
3/8
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Isolation Joints

46. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

47. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Strands
4000 psi
Water Proofing
Barrier walls

48. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
True
Open Headed joint
A horizontal butt join in cladding

49. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Grade 50 steel
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

50. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
True
Tube
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Sloped on both sides