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1. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
stablize joists
Modular
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

2. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Bed Joints
Control joints in concrete do what?
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Composite

3. The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where...
Sloped on both sides
1kip=1000psi
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
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

4. Cellular-type plan is ______
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
excavation
Solid unit
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

5. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Beams
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Scaffolding

6. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Roof and Floor

7. Working is the process by which____
Support Pylons
False
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Steel fabricator

8. Materials used for Formwork are___
stablize joists
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
30 ft
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

9. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
Steel Joist Institute
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
False
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

10. Conventional stucco is also called...
True
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Steel Grade
Portland cement stucco

11. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Some veneer walls
field bolting of steel member
4 to 6 ft
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

12. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
Shelf angles
Extruded Bricks
2.67 ft
240 in =20ft

13. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Favorably
Steel
2in
Stress / strain = E

14. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Cohesive
Isolated pad footing
2
Each floor level

15. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Pile
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

16. 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?
Brick ledge
I Section
Live end
High-treated carbon steel

17. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
True
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams

18. A rain screen classing system addresses the issue of water penetration due to...
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Barrier walls
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space

19. An ideal pressure-equailzed drainage wall is also referred to as
Rain-screen wall
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Is embedded in the walls
Sloped on both sides

20. The Term Tendons includes Strands
True
Gravel
Cohesive
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

21. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Soft-coat EIFS
Drainage Walls
Within the plane of the veneer
Elevated Slabs

22. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
Vertical
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
Stretcher Face

23. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
stress=force/area
Force / Area
Lintel angle
4000 psi

24. 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
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Scaffolding
36 ksi

25. Standard CMU size
Open Headed joint
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
structural frame
M -S -N -O

26. High-strength bolts are made from
10-13 feet.
High-treated carbon steel
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
5000 psi

27. A snug-Tight condition is _____
144^2 - 18ft.
2
3 in
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person

28. A Simple Connection is...
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Hot Rolling
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.

29. The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Compressive strength
3000 PSI
Chairs
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars

30. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.
Henry Bessemer in 1855
Flying forms

31. 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
125psi
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Percast at the construction site
Two piece anchor - or which one is embedded in CMU backup and the other is embedded in the Veneers mortar joint

32. A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Bearing connection
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Construction Joint
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads

33. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Live end
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Cranes and rails

34. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Favorably
Spraying the mix over a mold
Two flange plates
shear force=force/area

35. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Temporary structural steel bracing members can also be used to strengthen an opening - they are attached to a panel before lifting and removed after the panel's erections Pg. 620
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
annealed glass
Hard coat EIFS

36. The most water tight joint is ____
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.
Concave
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

37. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
Type S
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Immediately above the flashing
2in

38. When lintel angels and shelf angles are combined in the same angle in a brick veneer clad building - the angle should be treated as a...
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

39. Galvanizing is...
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.
2in pg 645
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
3/8

40. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
4 to 6 ft
Footing
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
1kip=1000psi

41. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Base Plate
Lighter weight

42. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
2.67 ft
Column Footing
Vertical
A992

43. A slip-critical connection is...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
5000 psi
5 in
Brown coat

44. This type of form work has gained favor in constructing high-rise reinforced-concrete bearing walls structures
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Beams
Tunnel Form
Site cast concrete slabs

45. A vapor retarder is required under
Parallel - wider
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Gas or arc
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness

46. Fine Grained soles are______ with water
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Cohesive
At each floor level and roof level
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night

47. In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
240 in =20ft
Joists
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Length - L - of unit

48. The primary purpose of longitudinal steel bars in a reinforced concrete beam is to overcome the weakness of concrete in ______
90 to 180 degress
Tension
Floor decks
Cotton ropes - that absorb water from the airspace by capillary action and drain it to the outside.

49. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
3/8
Better
Alkali resistant

50. the GFRC skin is obtained by
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Spraying the mix over a mold
Square - rectangular or round
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)