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1. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
1in
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Horizontal reinforcement

2. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
4
That it is welded
Barrier walls
Steel

3. Most common used Veneer wall is...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Reinforced concrete member
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

4. DLH series has a depth range of...
52-72
30 ft
Steel Grade
Reservoir

5. K-series has a depth range of?
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
8 in to 30 in
3/8
A 100% solid unit

6. The use of ______ concrete is customary
Pre-tensioned concrete
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
4000 psi
Immediately about a flashing

7. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Head Joints
Walls with overhangs
3/8
Width - W - of Unit

8. in a pressure-equalized wall the backup wall must be
Air tight
40 ft
3/8
2in pg 645

9. The coping on a roof parapet is generally
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
T section
Sloped toward the interior roof
At each floor level and roof level

10. What is an Isolation Joint?

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11. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
Some veneer walls
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Shores

12. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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13. In general - a _______________ is more forgiving of construction and workmanship deficiencies than a steel stud-brick veneer
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
CMU backed brick veneer
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
90 to 180 degress

14. Capillary break is a...
Head Joints
2in
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Footing

15. S section I beam with a nominal depth of 50' and a weight of 60 lbs per 3 feet
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
Gravity load support to the veneer
S50X30
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.

16. 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 ___
That it is welded
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
144^2 - 18ft.
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

17. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Sloped toward the interior roof
Gas or arc
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

18. Stirrups are generally made of...
Length - L - of unit
T section
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

19. Z-flashing is effective in...
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Snap Tie
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Walls with overhangs

20. What is the formula for shear force?
Pile
same
18'
shear force=force/area

21. The keyway between precast-concret hollow-core slabs is generally
Peter Zumther
4000 psi
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating

22. In a running-bond wall
Each course consists of Strechers
3000 PSI
Square - rectangular or round
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

23. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
The concrete is cast at the site
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms

24. Standard CMU size
excavation
20 ft
Pre-tensioned concrete
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

25. What is the 2 arrow?
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Base Plate
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

26. Stress Formula
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Drilled pier footing
Type N
Type N

27. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______
Is embedded in the walls
Lighter weight
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high

28. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
windward face
W - S - HP - M
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
Metals that do not contain Metals

29. Laminated glass can be made with ____________ or annealed glass
tempered glass
Scratch coat
Pile
After World War 2

30. Unfinished bolts are made from
Horizontal reinforcement
Composite
1kip=1000psi
Carbon steel

31. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Elastic-plastic
Tube
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
Brown coat

32. BOF full name is _______
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Lug
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint

33. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
3/8
E = Change in length / original length = d / L
3/8
4000 psi

34. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
stress=force/area
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings

35. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Fibrous
AISC Type III Connection
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.

36. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
18 to 48 in
3/8 in
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor

37. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Joists
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Chairs

38. In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
2
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Composite

39. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
CMU backed brick veneer
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Noncohesive Soils
field bolting of steel member

40. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Water Proofing
Width - W - of Unit
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

41. What is the Fill Made up of?
Head Joints
Gravel
Open Headed joint
Hot Rolling

42. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Stiff
Mildly
Parallel - wider

43. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Tension
Spraying the mix over a mold
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Joists

44. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Open-Hearth furnace
cohesive
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.

45. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
False
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
G30 - G60 - G120

46. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Modular
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Extruded Bricks

47. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Capillary break
8 in to 30 in
3000 PSI

48. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Barrier walls
Favorably
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

49. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has
EAF - BOF - OHF
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
Pink
1/2 to 3/4 thick

50. Formwork is refereed to as
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Steel Joist Institute
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.