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1. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
annealed glass
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
30ft
=change in length/original length

2. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
2
Gravity - wind and surface tension
stablize joists
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists

3. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Soft-coat EIFS
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

4. Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Hard coat EIFS
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

5. in an ideal pressure-equalized drainage wall
The cladding resists all the wind load
More easily constructable.
That it is welded
Vertical

6. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Walls with overhangs
Veneer wall
Elevated Slabs
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

7. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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8. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
24in
Snap Tie
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole

9. The Veneer is generally supported at each floor using steel _______
Horizontal reinforcement
Weak in shear
Shelf angles
Gravity - wind and surface tension

10. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Grouted Space
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
CMU backed brick veneer

11. Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Veneer wall
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

12. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
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
PB pg 703
More easily constructable.

13. A shelf angle in a brick veneer assembly must provide
Gravity load support to the veneer
Grouted Space
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

14. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Horizontal reinforcement
Compressive strength

15. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Each course consists of Strechers
Stress at the point of failure
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Spraying the mix over a mold

16. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
50
FBX

17. Wicks or plastic tubes have a diamenter of...
Flying forms
3/8
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
More easily constructable.

18. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
A conventional wood light frame building
Walls with overhangs
The Framework

19. Because the Bond Beam is grouted it provides ______
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.
Strip Footing
Beams and Columns
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

20. What does TCA stand for?
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Concave
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Tilt-up Concrete Association

21. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Sloped toward the interior roof
Two piece wire anchors
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt

22. 8in Thick CMU wall is ______

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23. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
3000 psi
American Standard Shape
16'
Leveling Nut

24. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow core slabs runs ____________ to the bearing walls
perpendicular
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
One piece anchors
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

25. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
Barrier walls
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
5000 psi
Horizontal reinforcement

26. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Square - rectangular or round
Columns

27. What type of noise did Juliard use to see if noise was reflected back?
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Structural concrete fill
Pink
A325

28. A Simple Connection is...
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Columns
Each course consists of Strechers
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

29. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Simple Connection
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Live end

30. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
AISC Type II Connection
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Pipe Section
3/8 in

31. In relation to it's compressive strength - the tensile strength of concrete is...
Much lower
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Less than it's ultimate stress
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out

32. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Pile
7 in
Beams

33. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Residential
Hollow structural section

34. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
Lateral load support to the veneer
Drainage Walls
By functioning as a water reservior

35. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Walls that are distributed almost uniformly in both principle and directions - walls at the uper floor that align with the walls at the lower floor - walls that are continuous up to the foundations
Zinc
K-series - LH series - DHL series
8 in

36. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Footing
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Cranes and rails
36 ksi

37. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
One piece anchors
A 100% solid unit
tempered glass
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors

38. Water-resistant exterior walls may be divided into three types What is one of these?
Weep holes
Mildly
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Drainage Walls

39. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Some veneer walls
True
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

40. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
That it is welded
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Head Joints
Barrier walls

41. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
A36
Parallel - wider
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8

42. Which type of EIF is most used?
8 and 30 in
Open Headed joint
PB pg 703
Steel

43. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
Porland cement - lime - and sand
2.67 ft
General contractor
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.

44. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Noncohesive Soils
Flexural and Shear.
stress=force/area
Cranes and rails

45. Cold formings is when __
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
The cladding resists all the wind load

46. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Elevated Slabs

47. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Lateral load support to the veneer
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Gauge number
Grouted Space

48. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
False
General contractor
Bed Joints
Tunnel Form

49. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
T section
2in
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

50. Unfinished bolts are made from
Barrier walls
Leveling Nut
Stress / strain = E
Carbon steel