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1. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Hollow structural section
10-13 feet.
Walls with vertical reinforcement
Gravel

2. The Horizontal Lines in the Middle are called ____
Air tight
Concrete masonry Units
Beams
True

3. Stress Formula
Construction Joint
Snap Tie
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Cross bearing Walls plane

4. Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
2
Zinc
AISC Type III Connection
Control joints in concrete do what?

5. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
windward face
Lintel angle
Sanding smooth the insulation boards for EIFS
Cranes and rails

6. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
2
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
a nonmovement joint in a large concrete slab. It is used when concrete cannot be placed in on continuous operation.
Compression

7. W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Highly Crosive - Extreme
structural frame
Beams and Columns
The Framework

8. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Sloped toward the interior roof
That it is welded
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.
The ground-floor slab of the building is too small to accommodate the precasting of all the walls

9. Rinforced-Masonry walls are ________
Walls with vertical reinforcement
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Cross bearing Walls plane
Shores

10. Mortar-Capturing device is a...
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole
Favorably
Residential
Square - rectangular or round

11. What are two of the most durable flashing materials?
Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Isolation Joints
Copper and stainless steel
Residential

12. The most water tight joint is ____
Immediately above the flashing
Barrier walls
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Concave

13. Repetitive floor planes are not only structurally more efficient but also _____
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
More easily constructable.
Reinforced concrete wall - CMU wall - wood or steel stud wall
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

14. The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to...
3000 PSI
Prevent the buckling of vertical reinforcement in columns
tempered glass
Device that consists of a mesh made of polymeric strands witch trap the droppings and suspend them permanently above the weep hole

15. The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
W-Shaped Columns and Beams
7/8in
52-72
High-treated carbon steel

16. The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Brick ledge
Gauge number
2in

17. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
More easily constructable.
Mild
Immediately above the flashing
Pipe Section

18. The Top Left hand Corner is a ____ Beam
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Angle section (L)
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
SJI

19. The thicker the wall the larger the _______ needs to be
Steel pipes
Beams and Columns
Wide-Flange section
Reservoir

20. The GFRC skin is typically
1/2 to 3/4 thick
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Pre-tensioned concrete
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure

21. A vapor retarder is required under
A conventional wood light frame building
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Column Footing

22. The important feature of an Exterior drainage wall is...
5000 psi
Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
AISC Type III Connection

23. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Footing
Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Support Pylons
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete

24. In a tilt up wall constuction system - the walls are...
2
Live end
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Percast at the construction site

25. Was is directly underneith the concrete Slab
Water Proofing
2 to 4 ft
52-72
AISC Type III Connection

26. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
Snap Tie

27. The Middle-THird Rule indicated that ______
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
3000 PSI
2in
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.

28. The maximum recoomended spacing for vertical expansion joints is...
1/2 to 3/4 thick
36 ksi
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
Beams

29. If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
2 to 4 ft
Vertical reinforcing bars

30. Precast is where____
The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Footing
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.

31. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Bed Joints
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.
Compression
Steel fabricator

32. the most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up
A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab-on-ground.
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
3000 PSI
4000 psi

33. A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Highly Crosive - Extreme
Water Proofing
Compressive strength
40 ft

34. in a suspension bridge - Which member(s) is (are) in compression
Support Pylons
2.67 ft
Beams
Strip Footing

35. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Sloped - thinner
3 in
Isolation Joints
S50X30

36. Galvanizing is...
Copper and stainless steel
3000 psi
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
The concrete is cast at the site

37. If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
AISC Type III Connection
Flying forms
EAF - BOF - OHF

38. In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
True
True
Two flange plates
Barrier walls

39. IF the bottom piece was extended what would we call it?
Steel Grade
Metals that contain Iron
Lug
True

40. Plymer modified EIFS are also called...
Where the concrete absorbs the heat from the day and slowly releases it during the night
The Framework
Hard coat EIFS
Portland cement stucco

41. 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
Acrylic polymer-based mix
30ft
S50X30
Elevated Slabs

42. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Steel pipes
4 to 6 ft
Grade 50 steel
Pipe Section

43. Plastic tubes work ____ than wicks
Better
Alkali resistant
Solid unit
Open-Hearth furnace

44. A rigid Connection is also called...
Capillary break
AISC Type I Connection
1/2 to 3/4 thick
Huge - steel cylinder whose interior is lined with refractory bricks - and the materials are stacked on the inside and then heated to mix them all together.

45. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
24in
3/8
Stress at the point of failure
3/8 in

46. Where are deep foundations used?
where soil is not strong.
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Surface tension
2in

47. 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
True
Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force

48. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
One piece anchors
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
stablize joists
50

49. fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Mid- to-high rise masonry bearing wall residential buildings
Continuous strip footings - isolated pad footings - drilled pier footings.
SJI
Dead End

50. The units of modulus of elasticity are _______
Psi - ksi - Pa - and GPa
The concrete is cast at the site
144^2 - 18ft.
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.