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1. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Weak in shear
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Two piece wire anchors
40 ft

2. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
3 in
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.

3. Water resistant layer on the backup wall protects it from
Grouted Space
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
One piece anchors

4. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Site cast concrete slabs
Spraying the mix over a mold
Length - L - of unit
S50X30

5. What is the priority of a girder - beam - and joist floor in order.
Lug
tempered glass
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Footing

6. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Hollow structural section
2 to 4 ft
Base Plate

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8. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Rain-screen wall
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
T section
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole

9. Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
Concrete masonry Units
True

10. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
3/8
2
To ensure the absence of tensile stress in masonry - the resultant of gravity load and the wind load at any horizontal section of the wall must remain within the middle third of the section.
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels

11. Arch welding is where
Metals that contain Iron
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

12. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Isolation Joints
3in
By functioning as a water reservior
Live end

13. Flashing material must be impervious to...
EAF - BOF - OHF
Zinc
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

14. Tilt-up walls are connected to the slab on ground by one of the following two method - name one
Compression
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
8 in

15. Reinforcement increases a masonry's walls ________ and _______ strength
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Type N
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Flexural and Shear.

16. The use of ______ concrete is customary
Live end
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
4000 psi

17. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Henry Bessemer in 1855
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Isolation Joints
perpendicular

18. According to building codes - plain concrete (concrete without steel reinforement is not permitted in new construction.
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Floor decks
False

19. Cast Iron is formed when _______
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.
every floor
Adding water to the mortar
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

20. 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
Isolation Joints
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Extruded Bricks

21. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
True
4000 psi
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Stiff

22. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
7/8in
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Gravity - wind and surface tension

23. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
stress=force/area
Pile
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
Zinc

24. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
Pipe Section
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

25. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall
I Section
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

26. Suction that pulls wind driven rain into the airspace of a drainage wall takes place on the __________ of the wall
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
M -S -N -O
Copper and stainless steel
windward face

27. 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
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
30ft
Air tight
Gravel

28. A typical bond beam is provided with
Pile
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Horizontal reinforcement
Open-Hearth furnace

29. The test specimens used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the united states is a...
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
AISC Type II Connection
Columns

30. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
Composite
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
=change in length/original length
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.

31. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
2.67 ft
4000 psi
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

32. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Noncohesive Soils
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
1in
At each floor level and roof level

33. A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
General contractor
Reinforced concrete member
Veneer wall

34. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
Strip Footing
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
annealed glass

35. CMU is _____
4000 psi
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Cinder Block
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

36. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
=change in length/original length
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Spraying the mix over a mold

37. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
Elastic
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Sloped on both sides
Capillary break

38. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Expanded metal lath
3/8 in

39. G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
A325
2in
Mildly
Compression

40. EAF full name is?
Immediately above the flashing
Electric Arc Furnace
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Base Plate

41. Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Noncohesive Soils
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

42. What is the bottom piece called?
Construction Joint
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Footing
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground

43. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Isolation Joints
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

44. In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Sloped - thinner
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
True

45. In high-rised residential buildings with site cast reinforced concrete bearing walls - the floors and the roofs are generally constructed of...
Extruded Bricks
Solid unit
Site cast concrete slabs
AISC Type I Connection

46. Arch welding is where
Cohesive
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
By Splitting I sections in half
8 in to 30 in

47. The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
8 and 30 in
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
3000 PSI
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

48. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
10-13 feet.
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
30ft
Construction Joint

49. What is the maximum length of a shelf angle?
20 ft
shear force=force/area
W16X25
30 ft

50. The most efficient weep hole in a brick veneer consists of a...
Less than it's ultimate stress
A conventional wood light frame building
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Open Headed joint