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1. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
Tougher pg 617
8
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa

2. Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Gas or arc
American Standard Shape
At each floor level and roof level
Concrete masonry Units

3. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Lighter member that spans between the girders
50
A36

4. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Simple Connection
Metals that do not contain Metals
Scaffolding
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

5. Plain-Masonry walls are _______
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
Peter Zumther
Zero (0)
Joists

6. Gravity generally affects water penetration through an exposed horizontal surface of a wall and can counted by
I Section
1kip=1000psi
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
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

7. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
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
Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.

8. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Compression
Expanded metal lath

9. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
Within the plane of the veneer
Residential

10. Which type of EIF is most used?
Pink
connection beam flanges
That it is welded
PB pg 703

11. DLH series has a depth range of...
A Waffle Slab
Masonry walls without virtical reinforcement.
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
52-72

12. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
16 in
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Mildly

13. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Adding water to the mortar
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

14. How high off the does glass have to remain tempered?

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15. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
30 ft
Site cast concrete slabs
Two piece wire anchors

16. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
excavation
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Gauge number

17. Simple Connection is also called...
AISC Type II Connection
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Compression
4000 psi

18. A Simple Connection is...
A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Gravity - wind and surface tension
False
8 in

19. Metal anchors are needed to transfer lateral loads to the backup wall in...
Some veneer walls
Tube
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Scratch coat

20. In what order are roof componants placed:
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing
3000 PSI
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.
Sloped toward the interior roof

21. The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Barrier walls
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
50
True

22. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Within the plane of the veneer
Actual strength / required strength
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

23. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
Joists
36 ksi
Molded bricks

24. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
Snap Tie
True
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Shores

25. The GFRC skin is typically
1/2 to 3/4 thick
False
True
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

26. Stack casting is used when
Sloped toward the interior roof
Live ends
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Angle section (L)

27. A fully cured Stucco is ___ thick
7/8in
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
Noncohesive Soils
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

28. two types of facotry-blended mixes for this finish coat are available - name some
Acrylic polymer-based mix
Column Footing
Chairs
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls

29. This type of Mortar is used in seismic zones
Type S
Zero (0)
Site cast concrete slabs
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.

30. In a brick veneer assembly - weep holes are required at...
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
AISC Type II Connection
Tension
Immediately above the flashing

31. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Less than it's ultimate stress
Beams and Columns
4000 psi
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand

32. Rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building - they are used for 2nd and higher floors.
Steel
Elevated Slabs
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron

33. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls
Reservoir
Electric Arc Furnace
52-72

34. __________ are vertical supports used in the forming of concrete.
connection beam flanges
Shores
A Waffle Slab
Failure stress / allowable stress

35. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Heavier members and spans from column to column
General contractor
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
Footing

36. What is the 2 arrow?
Immediately about a flashing
PB pg 703
Base Plate
36 ksi

37. A vapor retarder is required under
Parallel - wider
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location

38. Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Roof and Floor
Capillary break
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall

39. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
Two piece wire anchors
16 in
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
windward face

40. In a cross-bearing wall structure - the load bearing walls are...
Perpendicular to the main axis of the building.
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

41. When a cable or rope is compressed by a force - What is the compressive stress i it?
Zero (0)
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
shear force=force/area

42. a backup wall is required in a...
Veneer wall
10-13 feet.
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
125psi

43. What is the bottom piece called?
Footing
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Carbon steel
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.

44. The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
stress=force/area
EAF - BOF - OHF
Joists
W - S - HP - M

45. Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
True
A325
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

46. Name one of the types of foundations of tilt-up walls
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Compression
Isolated pad footing
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks

47. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
3/8 in
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.
Gauge number
Construction Joint

48. the allowable stress in a material is generally

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49. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Composite
Copper and stainless steel
40 ft
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

50. What is the Fill Made up of?
Gravel
Scaffolding
Weep holes
30 ft

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