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1. A rigid Connection is also called...
AISC Type I Connection
same
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
3 in

2. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Lateral load support to the veneer
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
1/2 to 3/4 thick

3. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
36 ksi
3000 psi
Horizontal reinforcement
Simple Connection

4. The purpose of flashing is to...
Joists
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
3/8

5. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Drilled pier footing
Stiff
Hard coat EIFS
Portland cement stucco

6. in a simple three-member truss consisting of two rafters and a tie - each member is in...
Either tension or compression
A continuous closure strip
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Thermal Mass

7. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
After World War 2
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Stiff
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

8. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Support Pylons
Some veneer walls
Open Headed joint
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

9. To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
3 in
Providing an impervious barrier to water
Gauge number

10. Low carbon (mild) steel is a(an) __________ material
Base Plate
Elastic-plastic
Isolated pad footing
50

11. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Depth of the joist in inches
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Cinder Block

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

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13. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Steel
4
Strip Footing

14. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
Mildly
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
52-72
windward face

15. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Cinder Block
False
3in

16. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
Sloped - thinner
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Bed Joints
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

17. What is the First arrow point at?
Leveling Nut
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
8 in to 30 in
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

18. Mechanical couplers are used
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Barrier walls
That it is welded
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion

19. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
W16X25
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
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.

20. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
W - S - HP - M
Modular
excavation
Live end

21. The Vertical Lines that are not connected to Beams are called ____
Stress at the point of failure
Joists
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Noncohesive Soils

22. Conventional stucco is also called...
Scratch coat
Simple Connection
Portland cement stucco
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

23. A bond Beam in a Masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons
At each floor level and roof level
0.0025
Veneer wall
1kip=1000psi

24. Stack casting is used when
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
2
HHS
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces

25. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
Elevated Slabs
Electric Arc Furnace
A 100% solid unit
Capillary break

26. One-way deck is a ______
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Each floor level
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Tube

27. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Noncohesive Soils
Width - W - of Unit
AISC Type III Connection
where soil is not strong.

28. The use of ______ concrete is customary
Construction Joint
Tube
Two flange plates
4000 psi

29. Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Fibrous
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
20 ft
Open Headed joint

30. 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
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
connection beam flanges
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

31. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Isolated pad footing
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Scratch coat

32. A concrete tilt-up system is limited to...
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
2in
Lintel angle

33. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Favorably
Peter Zumther

34. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Plortland cement-based mix
2in

35. A rectngular column measuring 12 in x 12 in. in cross section carries a loat of 18 kips. What is the stress in the column
Steel Joist Institute
125psi
30ft
Lintel angle

36. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
tempered glass
Type S
Gravel
Soft-coat EIFS

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
Hard coat EIFS
Isolated pad footing
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
30ft

38. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Control joints in concrete do what?
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

39. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
HHS
Water Proofing
That it is welded
2 in

40. Retempering of motar means...
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Adding water to the mortar
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Square - rectangular or round

41. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
True
Modular
Column Footing

42. What is a construction joint?
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.
American Standard Shape
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

43. What is one of the Empirical rules?
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Leveling Nut
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

44. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
True
Vertical reinforcing bars
Barrier walls
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

45. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
16 in
Pink

46. the foundations for concrete tilt-up walls constits of...
Lighter member that spans between the girders
30 ft
Lug
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.

47. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Sloped toward the interior roof
5 in
Bearing connection
Portland cement stucco

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

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49. What is the 2 arrow?
Base Plate
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
A ductile material

50. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
Site cast concrete slabs
Length - L - of unit
Support Pylons