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1. In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing - the area of the bearing plate used is generally
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

2. Shelf angles are...
Soft-coat EIFS
Steel fabricator
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
where soil is not strong.

3. What is the yield stress of A36 steel?
Modular
annealed glass
Lighter weight
36 ksi

4. Standard CMU size
Roof and Floor
Pipe Section
After World War 2
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8

5. The anchors in a brick veneer wall assembly provide
Lateral load support to the veneer
Thermal Mass
Metals that do not contain Metals
A Waffle Slab

6. StiffBacks
Lintel angle
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs
Head Joints
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______

7. Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to...
stablize joists
Vertical reinforcing bars
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
they extend the entire thickness of the slab - they isolate the slab from the building's structural componants.

8. Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
90 to 180 degress
16'
K-series - LH series - DHL series
EAF - BOF - OHF

9. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?
Fibrous
Continuious waterproof membrane which provides a continuous barrior that originates at the backup wall and penetrates through air space and cladding
2
0.0025

10. A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
A Waffle Slab
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Air tight

11. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
T section
5 in
24
Type N

12. In a running-bond wall
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
CMU backed brick veneer
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure
Each course consists of Strechers

13. A wall footing is also called _____
2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
stablize joists
Strip Footing
30 ft

14. Bond beams are _____
Column Footing
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
The concrete is cast at the site
Individual elements - tha do not have continuity to resist diaphragm tension - and are anchored to to masonry beams.

15. What is the formula for shear force?
Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
shear force=force/area
Gas or arc
Gravel

16. The Top right hand Beam is called a
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Immediately about a flashing
T section
By Splitting I sections in half

17. Most common used Veneer wall is...
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Henry Bessemer in 1855
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)

18. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Horizontal reinforcement
A ductile material
Each floor level
Each floor level and roof level in all exterior walls and at all interior bearing walls ans shear walls.

19. 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
every floor
True
Sloped - thinner
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

20. OHF full name is?
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Soon as possible to allow rapid turnover and reuse of the framework
Open-Hearth furnace
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.

21. The Self-Furring glavanized steel lath(diamond pattern) is called what?
Steel fabricator
Expanded metal lath
3/8
5000 psi

22. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
Modular
Isolation Joints
3/8
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete

23. 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...
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Pre-tensioned concrete
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast

24. StiffBacks
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.
The Vertical lumber on this image of formwork is called ______
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Soft-coat EIFS

25. What is the First arrow point at?
50
Leveling Nut
Scaffolding
Highly Crosive - Extreme

26. 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 _____
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
2.67 ft
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
3000 PSI

27. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
3in
One piece anchors
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
Capillary break

28. Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Head Joints
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete

29. Two-way deck is a ____
30ft
Tunnel Form
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Modular

30. the GFRC skin is obtained by
Solid unit
Vertical reinforcing bars
Spraying the mix over a mold
Alkali resistant

31. G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Highly Crosive - Extreme
A ductile material
T section
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.

32. The minimum required width of airspace between brick veneer and CMU backup wall is...
Elevated Slabs
2in
40 ft
A992

33. A vapor retarder is required under
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
2in
36 ksi
W-shaped beams - Steel joints

34. During the time that the Empirical rules where in use - What is an important reason for progressively increasing wall thickness?
18'
Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover

35. What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
More easily constructable.
Wide-Flange section
Lighter Weight - Easier Erection

36. Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
Gauge number
3000 psi
8 in
Steel Grade

37. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
25 ft in the field of the wall and 10 ft from a wall's corner.
Angle section (L)
Gravity load support to the veneer
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building

38. An isolated concrete slab-on-ground requires what types of joints?
Low-rise buildings generally up to 50 ft
True
Each course consists of Strechers
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

39. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Grouted Space
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.
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.
24

40. BOF full name is _______
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Lug
Scaffolding

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42. The use of ______ concrete is customary
4000 psi
The cladding resists all the wind load
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Pile

43. The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Isolated pad footing
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
A horizontal butt join in cladding

44. Is that the walls that are required for load-bearing purposes may also function as shear walls in addition to enclosing and dividing spaces.
Steel
Tube
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Masonry Bearing Wall Structure

45. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Actual strength / required strength
Increase the strength of beam in shear
Shelf angle anchored to the structural frame of the building
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck

46. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
That it is welded
Gauge number
4000 psi
1in

47. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel

48. DLH series has a depth range of...
Steel embeds in wall and slab welded together with steel plates
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
52-72

49. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
Two piece wire anchors
10-13 feet.

50. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Scaffolding
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Steel
perpendicular