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1. Cellular-type plan is ______
Gravity - wind and surface tension
A sufficient number and adequate lengths of walls must be provided in both principal directions of a building
American Standard Shape
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer

2. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Molded bricks
Pink
5000 psi
Barrier walls

3. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
2 1/2 in
Parallel - wider
3in

4. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
stablize joists
Support Pylons
Grade 50 steel
Column Footing

5. Z-flashing is effective in...
A conventional wood light frame building
A horizontal butt join in cladding
40 ft
16'

6. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
52-72
Elevated Slabs
Steel
All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature

7. The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
2 1/2 in
Thermal Mass

8. In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
8 and 30 in
Gravity - wind and surface tension
Strip Footing
Width - W - of Unit

9. Flashing must be accompanied by _____
Compressive strength
Weep holes
True
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it

10. Most of the cost comes from _____
Steel fabricator
The Framework
Elevated Slabs
Providing a anomalous slope in the surface.

11. What is the formula for shear force?
shear force=force/area
Cinder Block
Steel Joist Institute
stress=force/area

12. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
144^2 - 18ft.
Weep holes
Column Footing

13. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Pink
Beams
Flexural and Shear.
16'

14. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
2 to 4 ft
connection beam flanges
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns

15. a 20-ft high column shortens by 0.6 in. under a load. What is the resulting strain in the column?
Beams
Snap Tie
Strands
0.0025

16. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
The deflection of studs to withstand lateral loads
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Much lower
Either tension or compression

17. Rain screen is...
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
stress=force/area
240 in =20ft
Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber

18. A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Sloped toward the interior roof
Fibrous
Grade 50 steel
That it is welded

19. The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
Air tight
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
90 to 180 degress

20. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Gauge number

21. A cellular-type plane in multistory building is generally inherent in the following occupancy's?
Immediately about a flashing
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.
Residential
Lug

22. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Drilled pier footing
10-13 feet.
Vertical
Zero (0)

23. The commonly used floor system in a high-rise and midrise masonry bearing wall buildings in North America is...
4000 psi
Structural concrete fill
Percast at the construction site
Pre-cast concrete hollow-core slabs

24. Benefits of reinforced masonry
Drainage Walls
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
3in
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.

25. The material in an arch is primarily in _________
Compression
Favorably
10-13 feet.
Leveling Nut

26. The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Gauge number
Grouted Space
W-Shaped Columns and Beams

27. _______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Steel
Beams
Bed Joints
High-treated carbon steel

28. What is the formula for stress?
Pipe Section
High-treated carbon steel
stress=force/area
True

29. The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
2in pg 645
Steel
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Veneer wall

30. Modulus of elasticity
structural frame
4000 psi
Stress / strain = E
Grade 50 steel

31. A drip mechanism at the underside of a projecting horizontal surface counters the effect of...
Support Pylons
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
The industry's standard for masonry bearing wall structures.
Surface tension

32. the most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on ground in concrete tilt- up wall buildings is...
Zero (0)
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
4000 psi
A plastic cone and a loop at each end.

33. Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
annealed glass
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Steel Grade
3in

34. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
After World War 2
Width - W - of Unit
Greater than the cross-sectional area of the column

35. Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Spraying the mix over a mold
Construction Joint

36. Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
W - S - HP - M
Continuous Stip footing
True
Gauge number

37. in terms of water infiltration - the exterior walls in historical buildings functioned as
Barrier walls
Weep holes
windward face
A continuous closure strip

38. Girder is...
The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
A single wythe of brick (usally 4in nominal thickness)
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Pieces sticking out away from the columes

39. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Pipe Section
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
Concrete hollow-core slabs - metal deck - or wood deck.
Favorably

40. The simplest cellular-type plan is a_______
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
AISC Type I Connection
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Single-story - rectangular (box type)

41. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
General contractor
18'
Grouted Space
Metals that do not contain Metals

42. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Mild
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
8 and 30 in
A 100% solid unit

43. PT concrete is Also known as _______
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Steel
Pre-tensioned concrete
Gravel

44. Retempering of motar means...
Elevated Slabs
Drilled pier footing
Adding water to the mortar
3/8

45. In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Porland cement - lime - and sand
EAF - OHF - BOF
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
3/8

46. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Concrete masonry Units
control joints accomodate the shrinkage of concrete. their purpose is to provide weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crack there.
Scaffolding

47. The most common used size of brick is...
3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
36 ksi
3000 psi
Isolation Joints

48. What are the three forces that affect water infiltration through exterior wall are...
Gravity - wind and surface tension
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Elevated Slabs
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall

49. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in...
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories
5 in
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Metals that do not contain Metals

50. The form work used in constructing high-rse residential buildings in site-cast reinforced-concrete bearing walls generally consists of...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Pile
Large - prefabricated - tunnel forms that allow walls and slabs to be cast simultaneously
All exterior walls resisted the lateral loads individually