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1. Joists between the walls and the floor slabs of a site-cast reinforced concrete bearing wall are _______ than those in msonry wall and precast-concrete hollow-core slab structure.
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Mild
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Tougher pg 617

2. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Continuous Stip footing
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
8 in

3. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Noncohesive Soils
Elastic-plastic

4. The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
By functioning as a water reservior
Stress / strain = E
Hollow structural section

5. 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
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Favorably
Isolation Joints

6. Semirigid Connection is also called...
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
AISC Type III Connection
125psi
Expanded metal lath

7. A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
4
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Stretcher Face

8. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
Failure stress / allowable stress
G30 - G60 - G120
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

9. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Tube
Mildly

10. What type of glass is used for places above walkways with no overhead protection

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11. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
4
Mildly
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Zinc

12. 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
3/8
HHS
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Isolation Joints

13. Weep holes must be provided ______ to the flashing
Immediately above
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Much lower
Failure stress / allowable stress

14. What is the bottom piece called?
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Footing
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

15. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
PB pg 703
structural frame
After World War 2
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together

16. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Noncohesive Soils
4000 psi
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Either tension or compression

17. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
cohesive
0.0025
Walls with vertical reinforcement
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

18. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
The concrete is cast at the site
A horizontal butt join in cladding
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Angle section (L)

19. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Fibrous
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
A reinforced-masonry frame
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

20. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
18'
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.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

21. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Base Plate
True
Ground-Supported slabs area____
50

22. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Mildly
Grouted Space
Strip Footing

23. A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Plortland cement-based mix
Lighter member that spans between the girders
Tube
Zero (0)

24. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
A continuous closure strip
By functioning as a water reservior
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
4 to 6 ft

25. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
Lintel angle
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Metals that do not contain Metals

26. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
1kip=1000psi
Soft-coat EIFS
No. 3 or No. 4 bars

27. What is the First arrow point at?
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
G30 - G60 - G120
Leveling Nut
Some veneer walls

28. Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
125psi
Strands
By functioning as a water reservior
Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs

29. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Width - W - of Unit
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
Plortland cement-based mix

30. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
A Waffle Slab
Brick ledge
I Section
Gravity - wind and surface tension

31. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Barrier walls
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Spraying the mix over a mold
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

32. Frame Structure is defined by ________
Snap Tie
Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
Sloped toward the interior roof
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

33. Modulus of elasticity
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
AISC Type II Connection
Stress / strain = E
Pipe Section

34. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Cinder Block
7 in
SJI
T section

35. What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Gravel
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

36. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
8 and 30 in
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

37. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
2in
every floor
Bearing connection
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

38. The simplest and most effective weep hols is a _____
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Basic Oxygen Furnace
4 to 6 ft
High-treated carbon steel

39. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Drainage Walls
A 100% solid unit
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
General contractor

40. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
windward face
Elastic-plastic
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Beams and Columns

41. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
A Waffle Slab
Concave

42. Mechanical couplers are used
125psi
A 100% solid unit
Dead End
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

43. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Zinc
Barrier walls
Horizontal reinforcement
True

44. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Lateral load support to the veneer
K-series - LH series - DHL series

45. The length of a masonry wall is based on ______ dimension
Parallel - wider
Modular
16'
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

46. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Pile
American Standard Shape
Lug
Is embedded in the walls

47. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Lintel angle
Steel
Gauge number
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

48. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Angle section (L)
Gravel

49. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
50
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

50. What is a control joint used for?
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Square - rectangular or round
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.
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space