CM 1112- LSU

Reinforce pedistal at elevator pit with 8 ______ verticles.

#5

How deep are the keyways placed in the walls and slabs? (Section 3.3)

1 1/2 "

What is the duration of the manufacturer's limited warranty?

1 year

1. A slot or groove intended to create an opening too large to be bridged by a drop of water and, thereby, to eliminate the passage of water by capillary action; the coarse aggregate layer under a concrete slab on grade which discourages the migration of water from the ground below into the concrete slab above. 2. The mineral waste that rises to the top of molten iron or steel or to the top of a weld. 3. A strip of wood, metal, or plaster that establishes the level to which concrete or plaster will be placed. 4. A concrete surface lying upon, and supported directly by, the ground beneath. 5. A membrane used to resist the migration of liquid water through a floor, wall, or roof. 6. A long-handled tool used for the initial floating of a freshly poured concrete slab. See also Darby.

1. Capillary break 2. Slag 3. Screed 4. Slab on grade 5. Moisture Barrier 6. Bull float

1. In precast concrete, an open grid fabric of carbon fibers bonded with epoxy resin, used as a substitute for welded wire reinforcing. 2. A steel plate anchored into the surface of concrete, to which another steel element can be welded. 3. A spanning device in which masonry units in successive courses are cantilevered slightly over one another; a projecting bracket of masonry or concrete. 4. A permanent, fixed form in which precast concrete elements are produced. 5. A thin layer of concrete cast over the top of a floor deck. 6. A horizontal wood member fastened to a wall or beam to which the ends of joists may be connected.

1. Carbon fiber reinforcing 2. Weld plate 3. Corbel 4. Casting bed 5. Topping 6. Ledger

1. Dust collected in the stacks of coal-fired power plants, used as a supplementary cementitious material in concrete and mortar. 2. Hydraulic cementitious material or pozzolan mixed with portland cement to modify the cement product's properties or lower the energy required to manufacture the cement 3. A supplementary cementitious material, such as fly ash, silica fume, and some naturally occurring shales and clays, that has few or no inherent cementitious properties but that, in the presence of moisture, can react with calcium hydroxide released by other cementitious materials to create a hydraulic cement product. 4. Very finely divided silicon dioxide, a pozzolan, used as an admixture in the formulation of high-strength, low-permeability concrete; also called microsilica. 5. An expression of the relative proportions, by weight, of water and cement in a concrete mixture. 6. A white colored natural pozzolan that enhances appearance, workability, and hardened properties of concrete.

1. Fly ash 2. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) 3. Pozzolan 4. Silica fume 5. Water—cement ratio 6. High-Reactivity Metakaolin (HRM).

1. A type of joint used to separate abutting materials or assemblies that should remain structurally independent, such as where new construction meets old, or where a nonstructural slab on grade abuts structural columns or walls. 2. A dry powder that is dusted onto the surface of a concrete slab before troweling to react with the concrete and produce a hard wearing surface for industrial use. 3. A liquid that, when sprayed on the surface of newly placed concrete, forms a water-resistant layer to prevent premature dehydration of the concrete. 4. An intentional, linear discontinuity in a structure or component designed to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur in response to various forces so as to minimize or eliminate cracking elsewhere. Also called a contraction joint. 5. A concrete slab finished to a high degree of flatness and levelness according to a recognized system of measurement. 6. An index number expressing the statistical flatness or levelness of a concrete slab.

1. Isolation Joint 2. Shake-on hardener 3. Curing compound 4. Control joint 5. Superflat floor 6. F-number

1. Separation of the constituents of wet concrete caused by excessive handling or vibration. 2. In freshly poured concrete, to eliminate trapped air and cause the concrete to fill completely around the reinforcing bars and into all the corners of the formwork; usually done by vibrating the concrete. 3. Structures, usually temporary, that give shape to poured concrete and support it and keep it moist as it cures. 4. A substance applied to concrete formwork to prevent concrete from adhering. 5. Concrete formulated so that it is highly flowable and fills formwork completely without needing consolidation. 6. A flexible hose-like tube for placing concrete; used to break the fall of the concrete and prevent segregation.

1. Segregation 2. Consolidate 3. Formwork 4. From release compound 5. Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) 6. Dropchute

What is the specification (spec) for the vapor barrier?

15 mil

Drilled footing rebars extended to within _______ of top of pedistal.

2"

What is the strength of the concrete? (S2)

3500 psi

How thick is the gravel?

4"

What is the thickness of the slab? (S1 and S7)

5"

What is the specification (spec) for the WWF?

6x6 W2.9/W2.9

Which of these is not true for retaining walls?

A gravity retaining wall works like a vertical cantilever.

Figure A demonstrates what: Figure B demonstrates what: Figure C demonstrates what:

A- Before Assembly B- Assembled C- Grouted

Figure A demonstrates what kind of beam? Figure B demonstrates what kind of beam? Figure C demonstrates what kind of beam? Figure D demonstrates what kind of beam?

A- Rectangular beam B- L-shaped beam C- inverted-tee beam D- Aashto beam

Figure A demonstrates what? Figure B demonstrates what? Figure C demonstrates what? Figure D demonstrates what?

A- Two-way solid slab B- Two-way flat slab with drop panels and mushroom capitals C- Two-way flat plate D- Two-way concrete joist system (waffle slab)

Figure A demonstrates what? Figure B demonstrates what? Figure C demonstrates what?

A- Vertical reinforcing bars are wired to the dowels that project from the footings, and horizontal bars are wired to the vertical bars B- The formwork is erected. Sheets of plywood form the faces of the concrete. They are supported by vertical wood studs. The studs are supported against the pressure of the wet concrete by horizontal wales. The walers are supported by steel rod ties that C- After the concrete has been poured, consolidated, cured, the wedges that secure the walers to the form ties are driven out, the formwork is pulled off the concrete, and the projecting ends of the form ties are broken off.

Figure A demonstrates what? Figure B demonstrates what?

A- Workers stack the blocks to form the exterior walls of a house. Openings for doors and windows are formed with dimension lumber. Blocks can be cut to length with a simple handsaw B- This sample wall, form which some of the blocks have been removed, shows that the completed wall contains a continuous core of reinforced concrete with thermal insulation inside and out

Formwork not supporting weight of concrete can be removed: (Section 3.10)

After 24 hours

Slump tests are to be performed: (Section 3.14)

At the discharge point for each day's pour

A device at foundation level that diminishes the transmission of seismic motions to a building

Base isolator

A wall that carries structural loads from floors, roofs, or walls above.

Bearing wall

Which of the following is too big to lift with one hand?

Boulder

What is the precast concrete tread finish?

Broom

A set of regulations intended to ensure a minimum standard of health and safety in buildings

Building Code

The graphic construction drawings and written specifications to which a building is constructed.

Construction Documents

Figure 5 demonstrates:

Construction Team

Earth reinforcing can be an economical alternative to the use of:

Conventional retaining walls

The owner assumes the highest cost risk in which arrangement?

Cost plus a fee

Figure C demonstrates:

Design/Build Entity

Construction expertise (e.g., by the construction firm) is typically included latest in the planning process in which arrangement?

Design/bid/build

The extraction of water from an excavation or its surrounding soil.

Dewatering

Information or certifications used to describe the composition, environmental performance, or life-cycle impacts of a construction material or product.

Environmental labels

#4 bar is 1 in. diameter.

False

A heavy roller or loaded dump truck makes only one pass over the subgrade.

False

As to Design/Build method, owner hires CM as independent entity to oversee design and construction services provided by multiple entities.

False

Clays are cohesionless.

False

Concrete paving and walks are specified in Division 3 (Section 1.1)

False

Control joints need to extend at most ¼ the depth the slab to be effective.

False

Deep foundations are least expensive.

False

Fibrous admixtures are used to increase the plastic shrinkage cracking that occurs during curing.

False

Fly ash and slag are permitted as additives: (Section 2.3.C)

False

IBC Type V is fully noncombustible.

False

Owner shall pay for all failed tests: (Section 3.14.A)

False

Phased construction is most naturally suited to design/bid/build construction.

False

To increase void volume, a graded range of aggregates varying in size is used.

False

Wall panels can be ribbed, to increase their vertical span capacity but maximizing weight, or formed into other special shapes.

False

Figure A demonstrates: Figure B demonstrates: Figure C demonstrates:

Figure A demonstrates: A rotary drill bores a hole through the sheeting and into stable soil or rock. A steel pipe casing keeps the hole from caving in where it passes through noncohesive soils. Figure B demonstrates: Steel prestressing tendons are inserted into the hole and grouted under pressure to anchor them to the soil. Figure C demonstrates: After the grout has hardened, the tendons are tensioned with a hydraulic jack and anchored to a waler.

Figure A demonstrates what kind of load? Figure B demonstrates what kind of load? Figure C demonstrates what kind of load?

Figure A: Dead load Figure B: Rain, Snow, and live loads Figure C: Wind load

The time, in minutes or hours, that a material or assembly will resist fire exposure as determined by ASTM E119.

Fire Resistant Rating

The depth in the earth to which the soil can be expected to freeze during a severe winter.

Frost Line

, A material or product's life-cycle contribution to global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions

Global warming potential

What does the hexagonal symbol represent on S7?

Keynote

A comprehensive method of describing the environmental impacts of a material or product, accounting for all phases of its life from original resource extraction through final disposal or recycling; also called cradle-to-grave analysis

Life-cycle analysis (LCA)

The moisture content at which a soil arrives at a flowable consistency; a relative indication of soil cohesiveness.

Liquid Limit

A code that is offered by a recognized national organization as worthy of adoption by state or local governments.

Model Building Code

An interior nonloadbearing wall.

Nonbearing wall, partition

A thick slab of reinforced concrete poured across the top of a pile cluster to cause the cluster to act as a unit in supporting a column or grade beam.

Pile Cap

The structural analysis is signed by:

Professional engineer

A wall that resists horizontal soil pressures at an abrupt change in ground elevation.

Retaining Wall

Traditionally, ________ is most commonly associated with design/bid/build construction

Sequential construction

The mineral waste that rises to the top of molten iron or steel or to the top of a weld.

Slag

The written portion of the construction documents, concerning the quality of materials and execution of construction procedures required for a building.

Specifications

The occupied belowground portion of a building.

Substructure

A pit designed to collect water for removal from an excavation or basement.

Sump

The above-ground portion of a building.

Superstructure

Providing for the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to provide for their needs. Providing healthy, resource-conserving, and energy efficient buildings.

Sustainability

The figure demonstrates:

The Bullitt Center

Edgers and groovers are used to create neatly formed, well-consolidated edges and joints in the slab surface.

True

IBC Type II is Noncombustible materials only.

True

IBC Type III Fire Resistance is 0 - 2 hours.

True

Membrane curing compounds are not allowed on surfaces which are to be covered with coating material applied directly to concrete: (Section 3.9.H)

True

Penetrations and tears in the vapor retarder are sealed tightly to maintain a continuous barrier.

True

Plant casting allows increased efficiency and higher quality control.

True

Sand is cohesionless and don't stick together when wet.

True

Selection samples are not required if colors have already been selected.

True

Sump pumps will let water in and then remove.

True

Type IV Cement has low heat of hydration (water-tightness).

True

Underpinning is a process of strengthening and/or stabilizing the foundation of an existing building.

True

Vapor retarder materials must be durable enough to resist being punctured or torn during subsequent construction operations.

True

Water is necessary for the chemical hydration of the cement and the hardening of the concrete.

True

Well sorted soil (right side): limited range of particle sizes with more void space and free draining.

True

Wood forms must be moistened immediately before placing concrete where form coating are not used. (Section 3.6.A)

True

Compressive strength tests require: (Section 3.14.5)

Two specimens tested at 28 days One specimen retained in reserve for later testing One set for each day's pour exceeding 5 CY All of above

What type of cement is required? (Section 2.3)

Type I

The process of placing new foundations beneath an existing Structure.

Underpinning

Which of the following deals with strengthening and/or stabilizing foundations of existing buildings?

Underpinning

Is the following statement describing a uniform settlement or a differential settlement? May disrupt building services where they enter building, or damage elements, such as stairs and walks, at the building/site interface.

Uniform

Which of these loads is typically not considered for foundation design?

Water in pipes

The item shown in the accompanying sketch is a synthetic rubber material. What is it called?

Waterstop

A law that specifies how land within a jurisdiction may be used.

Zoning ordinance

Find the false statement: Buildings that follow the Living Building Challenge must

be certified immediately after construction.

In phased construction:

building design may not be complete before construction begins.

One side of a building's footing rests on clay and the other side rests on a dense sand/gravel blend. The type of settlement you would expect is likely to be:

differential settlement.

Soldier beams and lagging are:

sheet piling.

The LEED system deals with:

sustainability in design and construction.

A construction project's critical path describes:

the fastest time in which a project can be completed.

A drainage mat (drainage blanket) is usually placed:

vertically