Chapter 24-27
1. Lime use in mortar
2. Flexural Strength of a masonry wall
3. Mortar Types (MSNO)
1. improves workability and water retentivity, also improves water tightness but decreases walls flexural tensile bond strength
2. primary strength properties of mortar
3. M-interior masonry walls
S- Seismic and high wind regions
N- general purpose
O-historic masonry
1. Exterior wall cladding materials
2. Min. airspace in a mid to high rise building with a brick veneer cladding
3. What supports the weight of the brick veneer in a mid to high rise building
4. Where do you support it?
1. brick veneer, stone cladding, GFRC'
2. 2"
3. steel shelf angles
4. anchored to the buildings structure
1. Type of glass-aluminum curtain walls
2. 3 types of glass aluminum wall system
3. DL and EX anchors
1. stick system, unitized system, unit and mullion system, panel system, column cover and spandrel system
2. NO CLUE
3. DL and EX (expansion anchors) anchors are provided at alternate floor levels,
1. Different types of sub floors
2. Thick set and thin set method of tiles
3. Terrazzo Floor
4. Wood flooring: strips, planks, and parquets
1. concrete and wood panels
2. thick set- 2-3in mortar bed applications, sloped floors, surface irregularities. thin set- 1/8 in mortar bed, use polymer-based adhesives, least expensive
3. concrete like mix, identified by the binding agent and method of installation
4. strips- 1 1/2in- 2 1/4in wide. planks 3in-8in wide. parquets- patterned floor: blocks, tiles, strips, or planks
1. Shallow foundation types
2. Dry Lumber
1. Slab-on-ground foundation, mat foundation, and raft or floating foundation
2. moisture content of <19% (either labeled as KD, or S-DRY)
1. Types of Mortar Joints
2. Nominal size of a standard brick
3. A wythe of a brick wall
4. A course of a brick wall
1. concave, raked, flush, weathered, struck
2. 4 x 2-2/3 x 8
3. each vertical layer of bricks
4. each horizontal layer of bricks in a wall assembly
1. Anchors between brick veneer and backup wall
2. Weep holes
3. Weep holes and flashing relationship
1. used to transfer the lateral load from the veneer to the backup wall
2. small holes in a wall to allow water to drain out
3. they control the moisture
1. Low sloped roof <3:12 but >1/4":12
2. 1 square of roof
3. Components in a low sloped roof
4. Flat roof membrane materials: Built-up roof, different components
1. a roof that is <3:12 but >1/4":12
2. 100ft^2
3. insulation, roof membrane, and flashing
4. built-up, modified bitumen, single-ply
1. Genral Process for wood floor installation
2. Key properties of sub flooring
3. Different Types of Ceilings
4. Different types of suspended ceilings and ceiling grids
1. nonathletic flooring- strip, plank, parquet either stapled or nailed to plywood sub-base or attached to concrete by adhesives.
athletic flooring- floating system, fixed wood sleeper system and fixed metal sleeper system
2. structurally sound, dry, flat, smooth, and level, clean and free of foreign materials, choice of flooring covering must coordinate with floor deflection
3. Exposed to plenum, attached to structure, and suspended ceiling
4. Direct Hung Suspension, Indirect Hung Suspension, Furring Bar System
1. Components of a lumber stamp
2. LVL and Gulam
1. identifies species of lumber (HEMFIR- hemlock or fir), moisture content (<19%=KD or S-DRY), the mill identificatory (SPIB or WWP), mill identification number (any number), and structural grade
2. LVL- laminated veneer lumber, made by gluing together wood veneers
Gulam- made by gluing 1 1/2 in thick laminations of solid lumber
2. Lintel of U-shaped CMU
3. Vertical Reinforcement in a CMU
4. Horizontal Reinforcement (joint reinforcement) in a CMU
1. face shell- outer rings/sides, web- middle lines, cell-inner tubes
2.When grouted and reinforced horizontally, several lintel units in the same course function as a
concrete beam that can be used to span an
opening
3. rebar placed inside CMU vertically
4. provided by steel wire reinforced placed in the mortar JOINT
1. What is adhered cladding
2.Different types of adhered cladding
3. Stucco cladding on a frame wall
4. Stucco on Masonry wall
5. EIFS components
1. cladding that is adhered directly to the backup wall using mortar or adhesive
2. stucco, adhered masonry wall veneer, EIFS, and stone cladding
3. require: exterior sheathing, air-water barrier, water resistant membrane, lath, scratch coat, brown coat, finish coat
4. no lath needed, base coat, finish coat, pre-wet the masonry/concrete to avoid that the wall absorbs the water of the stucco
5. rigid insulation, fiberglass, reinforcing mesh, polymer-based coat, polymer-based finish
1. Modified Bitumen; where or when would you typically use it
2. Single-ply roof membrane
3. How do you attach single ply membranes?
1. a watering proofing compound used for roofing
2. un-weldable provided in EPDM, weldable provided in PVC and TPO
3. Adhered, mechanically fastened, laid loose and ballasted
1. Factors in considering ceiling type and finish
2. Oldest and most common project delivery method
3. Delivery method that integrates construction and design
1. aesthetic, concealing utilities, wind loading, volume of occupied space, humidity, flammability, seismic activity, sound absorption, sound isolation, sustainability, antimicrobial resilience, light reflection, and Maintenace
2. design-bid-build
3. design-build
1. OSB and Plywood uses and differences
2. WLF Construction
1. OSB- Orientated Strand Board, made with strands that are oriented at right angles to each other, material of choice for sheathing of a building
Plywood- made by gluing wood veneers under heat and pressure
2. the dominant system for contemporary residential construction
1. Loadbearing wall resists what type of loads?
2. Bond beams in loadbearing wall
3. Tilt-up panels
1. gravity loads with its self-load
2. a continuously reinforced beam embedded in a masonry wall, generally located at the floor and roof levels
3. walls carried in by Crain or held up by wood memebers
1. What is float glass?
2. What is tempered glass?
3. What is spandrel glass?
4. What is low-E coating, and how does it work?
5. What type of IGU glass assembly gives you the highest R value (slide ~49)
1. flat glass that is manufactured by using the floating method
2. attained by heating it to 1300 degrees then rapidly cooling, 4x stronger than annealed glass
3. glass used in a metal-glass curtain wall in the spandrel area of the facade
4. a film that reduces the loss of interior heat absorbed by glass to the exterior, it reflects the long-wave interior heat back to the interior
5. Argon filled IGU with low-E and reflective glasses
1. Steep Slope Roofs
2. Different types of steep slope materials
3. Different types of shingles
4. Steep roof components
5. Ice Dam
6. How are clay tiles attached
2. shingles and metal
3. wood, slate, metal,asphalt
4. roof deck, underlayment, ice dam protection, finish roof materials, flashing
5. required in locations where freezing can occur at overhanging eaves, also prevents water from entering roof at walls
6. battens and cross battens provide weep space and drying of tile
1. General purpose of a building code
2. Definition of a Live Load
3. Compressive and tensile stress
1. to regulate issues on safety
2. as the load whose magnitude and placement changes with time
3. external force is compressive (weak or strong in compression)
external force is tensile (weak or strong in pulling)
1. Hip, Velley, Gable, and Shed roofs
1. hip- have a hip end [
valley- connection of 2 sides
gable- gable end ^
shed- slant
1. Exterior wall cladding resists water from penetrating the wall through several different methods. Water can penetrate via gravity induced and capillary action. How can you prevent it?
2. What is a drainage wall?
3. Different types of exterior wall cladding:
1-veneer wall with backup
2-adhered veneer wall
3-glazed curtain wall
1. by using drip mechanisms, coating the porous material with a sealer frequently, and using capillary breaks
2. a wall that consists of an exterior cladding, an inner backup wall, and an intervening air space between the cladding and backup
3. 1-anchored veneer wall
2-veneer wall that does not have anchors, is a face-sealed wall
3-glass curtain wall without backup, separated 2" from frame
1. Identify windows based on how they work
2. Be aware of different components in a wall section
3. What is a solid core wood door
4. What is a hallow core wood door
5. Different door types
1. fixed window, single-hung window, double-hung window, triple-hung window, casement window, awning window, horizontal sliding window, hopper window, pivoting window
3. flush wood or metal veneers laminated to both sides of a solid interior
4. wood or metal veneer placed on both sides of a frame to build a door that is partially or almost entirely hallow within
5. floor styles- flush door, louvered flush door, panel door, French door, divided French door, Dutch door
1. Basic Stair components
2. Rule of thumb portioning tread and risers
3. Minimum height of a unit guard unit
4. Minimum height of handrails
1. stringer, tread, riser, landing, carriage, baluster, navel post
2. 2 (riser height) + tread width = 24 to 25 in. Minimum tread 11 in, riser 4 to 7 inches (non-residential)
3. 42 in minimum
4. 34-38 in minimum
1. Thermal bridge vs Thermal break
2. What is LEED
3. 4 types of soil
1. Thermal bridge- a portion of building envelope that has a low thermal resistance than the rest
Thermal Break- a section of material with high thermal resistance epoxied between 2 parts of material with a much lower resistance
2. LEED- Leadership in Energy and Enviromental Design
3. Clay, Silt, Sand and Gravel
1. Impact of Water in concrete mix
1. In adding extra water in concrete mix allows for the mix to be more workable and flexible but reduces the strength as more water is added.
Reducing the water quantity in concrete makes the concrete less workable but increases the concretes strength