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1. Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
144^2 - 18ft.
Head Joints
Ground-Supported slabs area____
annealed glass

2. A rigid Connection is also called...
AISC Type I Connection
Grade 50 steel
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

3. In most masonry Beraing wall structures - the floors consist of precast_____
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Construction Joint
Chairs
Steel Joist Institute

4. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Mild
Surface tension
K-series - LH series - DHL series
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.

5. A connection between a floor or roof and a wall must be adequate to sustain the 3 forces What is one of these forces?
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.
10-13 feet.
Vertical
Gravity load from the floor or roof deck to the wall

6. W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Tunnel Form
Sloped - thinner
8
Parallel - wider

7. Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Copper and stainless steel
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Grouted Space
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

8. Simple Connection is also called...
Chairs
AISC Type II Connection
Grouted Space
CMU backed brick veneer

9. What are the types of concrete slabs and their function?
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.
One piece anchors
False
ground supported slabs (a.k.a. slabs-on-ground or slabs-on-grade) bear directly on a compacted ground with organic top soil removed. 2. elevated slabs rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building. Therefore they are also referred to a

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

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11. ____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Chairs
7/8in
One piece anchors
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

12. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Pile
=change in length/original length
A Waffle Slab

13. Bricks that have core holes are ____
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Extruded Bricks
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

14. The Top right hand Beam is called a
T section
Joists
Surface tension
3000 psi

15. Capillary break is a...
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Leveling Nut
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
36 ksi

16. Rain screen is...
stress=force/area
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Pre-tensioned concrete
Reservoir

17. Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
8 in
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
3 in
Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly

18. Pretensioned concrete & tensioned concrete have ______ stress
Copper and stainless steel
Columns
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
same

19. Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Concave
20 ft

20. In a brick veneer assembly with a steel stud backup wall - the design of studs is generally governed by
Peter Zumther
windward face
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
CMU backed brick veneer

21. Regarless of the type of footing - the bottom of panel is typically about ____ above top of the footing?
Base Plate
SJI
Walls with overhangs
2in

22. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Steel fabricator
Gravity load support to the veneer
Immediately about a flashing

23. Bond beams are _____
Hot Rolling
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

24. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Elevated Slabs
8
Within the plane of the veneer
Chairs

25. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
Construction Joint
Column Footing
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

26. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
PB pg 703
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Live end
4000 psi

27. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Capillary break
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load

28. a larger space - nearly 1/4 or wider - immediately beyond the capillary space is called what?
Lateral load support to the veneer
Capillary break
Head Joints
Failure stress / allowable stress

29. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Wide-Flange section
W - S - HP - M
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion
Flying forms

30. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
1kip=1000psi
FBX
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS

31. What are some advantages of using concrete for Load Bearing Walls?
2
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Extruded Bricks
Fire-resitive - mold-free - sound-insulating - relatively inexpensive and durable.

32. Bricks are anchored to the frame on every floor or every other floor?
Lug
every floor
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Head Joints

33. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
True
Each course consists of Strechers
G30 - G60 - G120
Steel Grade

34. 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
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
30ft
Stretcher Face
Leveling Nut

35. Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
PB pg 703
Force / Area
Steel

36. Conventional stucco is also called...
Compressive strength
52-72
Portland cement stucco
Vertical reinforcing bars

37. In referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced masonry wall it is implied that the wall contains
Leveling Nut
Vertical reinforcing bars
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Steel

38. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
FBX
Strands
4 to 6 ft
4

39. The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Shelf angles
G30 - G60 - G120

40. A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Increases the strength of a wall against bending - increases the sliding resistance of the wall to in-plane lateral loads - reducing horizontal displacement between floors - helps to resist the tension caused by overturning of the Wall.
K-series - LH series - DHL series
240 in =20ft
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

41. Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Live ends
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
L-shaped sheet metal or plastic element - that has a vertical leg that has openings to let the water out
8 in to 30 in

42. a backup wall is required in a...
Each course consists of Strechers
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Veneer wall
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection

43. The Slag is what?
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
EAF - BOF - OHF
Force / Area

44. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
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.
Column Footing
4
Henry Bessemer in 1855

45. The bearing strength of a material is closely related to it's ___________
Metals that do not contain Metals
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.
Compressive strength
8 in

46. The backup wall in brick veneer wall assemby consists of a...
Pipe Section
Depth of the joist in inches
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

47. Shores are used for...
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
True

48. What is the Fill Made up of?
0.0025
4000 psi
Steel pipes
Gravel

49. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
annealed glass
Pile
5 in
Expanded metal lath

50. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
3/8
Isolated pad footing
Surface tension
Beams