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1. Walers
The Horizontal members of this image for formwork is called ______
SJI
Square - rectangular or round
Modular

2. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Tunnel Form
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Lug
windward face

3. Shelf angles are...
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
8
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

4. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Column Footing
4
Residential

5. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Support Pylons
20 ft
shear force=force/area
Horizontal reinforcement

6. Arch welding is where
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
8 and 30 in
Chairs
4000 psi

7. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Residential
Immediately above the flashing
Acrylic polymer-based mix

8. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Angle section (L)
3/8
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Hard coat EIFS

9. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
16 in
Weep holes
The connections between the walls and the floor or roof decks
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

10. What is the First arrow point at?
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Leveling Nut
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Elevated Slabs

11. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
False
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Molded bricks
perpendicular

12. G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.

13. DLH series has a depth range of...
Thermal Mass
52-72
True
Stress / strain = E

14. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
A reinforced-masonry frame
Support Pylons
Failure stress / allowable stress
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.

15. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Dead End
tempered glass
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Plortland cement-based mix

16. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Ground-Supported slabs area____
G30 - G60 - G120
True

17. Slagwool is _____
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Lighter member that spans between the girders
2
Vertical reinforcing bars

18. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Stiff
Is embedded in the walls
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

19. The width of an expansion joint is ___
Residential
3/8
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Flexural and Shear.

20. Form liners are used to...
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
3/8 in
2 1/2 in

21. Two-way deck is a ____
More easily constructable.
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Column Footing

22. Thermal Mass is _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
4000 psi
Each course consists of Strechers
A continuous closure strip

23. Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
16 in
Wide-Flange section
False

24. OHF full name is?
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Walls with overhangs
Open-Hearth furnace
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

25. Precast-concrete hollow-core slabs are most commonly used in____
2.67 ft
General contractor
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
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings

26. The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
2in
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
3/8 in
A horizontal butt join in cladding

27. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Simple Connection
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
A ductile material

28. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
2 to 4 ft
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Water Proofing
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

29. The most common thickness for mortar is____
1in
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
3/8

30. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
16 in
Capillary break
Shores
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.

31. High-strength bolts are made from
High-treated carbon steel
Hot Rolling
perpendicular
7/8in

32. The cost of a tilt up wall system compares _____ with that of a masonry bearing wall system
Metals that do not contain Metals
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
True
Favorably

33. What is an Isolation Joint?

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34. Modulus of elasticity
Stress / strain = E
FBX
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Shelf angles

35. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
SJI
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers

36. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Either tension or compression
50
General contractor
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

37. A two way joist floor is also called...
Footing
Gas or arc
A Waffle Slab
Steel Grade

38. A typical anchor used with brick veneer and CMU backup wall assembly consist of...
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
PB pg 703
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint
After World War 2

39. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Grade 50 steel
Compressive strength
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
1in

40. Minimum concrete strength of _____ for a slab
PB pg 703
3000 psi
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

41. BOF full name is _______
Immediately above
Tilt-up Concrete Association
Lug
Basic Oxygen Furnace

42. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Depth of the joist in inches
Live end
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

43. A snug-Tight condition is _____
Isolation Joints
Strands
Brown coat
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

44. The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
1/2 to 3/4 thick
2 in
5 in
True

45. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Compression
where soil is not strong.
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

46. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
annealed glass
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

47. Simple Connection is also called...
AISC Type II Connection
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
S50X30
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace

48. The purpose of flashing is to...
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____

49. 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?
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Brick ledge
A 100% solid unit
Force / Area

50. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Hot Rolling
40 ft
4000 psi
3000 psi