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1. Historical load bearing masonry structures were designed assuming that
High-treated carbon steel
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Simple Connection
Rain-screen wall

2. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Support Pylons
Isolation Joints
Walls with vertical reinforcement

3. Conventional stucco is also called...
Cohesive
Portland cement stucco
A horizontal butt join in cladding
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.

4. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
A ductile material
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Isolation Joints
Depth of the joist in inches

5. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Head Joints
Much lower
Copper and stainless steel
Concrete masonry Units

6. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
2.67 ft
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
annealed glass

7. 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
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Base Plate
Elastic-plastic
Isolation Joints

8. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
8 in
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Lateral load support to the veneer
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

9. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
A horizontal butt join in cladding
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

10. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
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Site cast concrete slabs

11. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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12. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
Less than it's ultimate stress
24in
90 to 180 degress
False

13. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
10-13 feet.
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Tension

14. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
W16X25
Soft-coat EIFS
A conventional wood light frame building
Basic Oxygen Furnace

15. The bending stresses along the neutral axis of a beam are _________
Flexural and Shear.
Joists
Zero (0)
2 in

16. EAF full name is?
Electric Arc Furnace
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Angle section (L)

17. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Roof and Floor
Brick ledge
3000 psi

18. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
52-72
36 ksi
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
CMU backed brick veneer

19. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Sloped - thinner
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
Residential

20. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Immediately about a flashing
Leveling Nut
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

21. strongbacks can

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22. 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.
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Isolated pad footing
90 to 180 degress
Tougher pg 617

23. Shores are used for...
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

24. Formwork is refereed to as
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

25. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Beams

26. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
2.67 ft
5 in
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework

27. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
High-treated carbon steel
The Framework
2

28. Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Parallel - wider
Structural concrete fill
A Waffle Slab
Is embedded in the walls

29. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Pile
3in
stablize joists

30. a curtain wall is separated form the structural fram of the building by a minimum of...
M -S -N -O
2 in
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Alkali resistant

31. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Beams and Columns
Depth of the joist in inches
Stress at the point of failure
Within the plane of the veneer

32. Precast is where____
Stress / strain = E
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

33. Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Strands
2in pg 645
EAF - BOF - OHF

34. Z-flashing is effective in...
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Reinforced-concrete or reinforced masonry beam
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Immediately above

35. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Water Proofing
Elevated Slabs
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Reinforced concrete member

36. A rigid Connection is also called...
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Shelf angles
Pre-tensioned concrete
AISC Type I Connection

37. A Simple Connection is...
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
90 to 180 degress
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

38. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Better
A horizontal butt join in cladding
3/8
Stiff

39. What is the formula for stress?
stress=force/area
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Favorably
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

40. A Blast Furnace is a ______
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
8 and 30 in
A continuous closure strip
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.

41. What is the Fill Made up of?
Elastic-plastic
connection beam flanges
Gravel
Beams

42. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Providing an impervious barrier to water
False

43. Stirrups are generally made of...
7/8in
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

44. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Within the plane of the veneer
A 100% solid unit
False
Soft-coat EIFS

45. Flashing needs to have these qualities
Dead End
By Splitting I sections in half
One piece anchors
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

46. Most of the cost comes from _____
Reinforced concrete member
2in
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
The Framework

47. A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Continuous Stip footing
Solid unit
Mild
Weak in shear

48. 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 felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
every floor
Brick ledge

49. What does HHS stand for?
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Hollow structural section
Asymmetry
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

50. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
Barrier walls
Flying forms
Hard coat EIFS
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.