FINAL Flashcards

1
Q

BASIC COMPONENTS OF MORTAR

A

LIME, WATER, SAND, CEMENT

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2
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TWO WAYS TO SPECIFY MORTAR

A

PROPORTION AND PROPERTY

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3
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TYPES OF PORTLAND CEMENT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN MORTAR

A

AIR ENTRAINED, TYPE IV OR V

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4
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WEAK TYPE OF MORTAR USED FOR RESORATION WORK

A

TYPE K

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5
Q

MOST IMPORTANT PROPERTY OF MASONRY

A

BOND STRENGTH

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6
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WHAT DOES BOND STRENGTH CONTROL IN MORTAR

A

-INCREASES FOR LOWER IRA
-LOWER AIR CONTENT
-LESS ELAPSED TIME
-HIGHER MORTAR FLOW
-INCREASED PRESSURE
-MODERATE WATER RETENTIVITY

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7
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES WHEN IRA ______

A

REDUCED (LOWER)

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8
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES WHEN AIR CONTENT ______

A

LOWER

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9
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES WHEN ELAPSED TIME IS ______

A

LESS

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10
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES WITH______ MORTAR FLOW

A

HIGHER

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11
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES WHEN PRESSURE ______

A

INCREASED

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12
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES WHEN WATER RETENTIVITY ______

A

MODERATE

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13
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES W/ ______

A

RETEMPERING

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14
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES ______SURFACE TEXTURE

A

ROUGH

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15
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BOND STRENGTH INCREASES WITHOUT

A

MOVEMENT BEFORE SET

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16
Q

TYPES OF GENERAL TYPES OF BRICK

A

BUILDING, FACING, PAVING, HOLLOW

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17
Q

PROPERTY OF MASONRY UNIT THAT AFFECTS BOND STRENGTH

A

IRA/SUCTION

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18
Q

RATIO OF EASILY FILLABLE TO TOTALLY FILLABLE PORE SPACE

A

C/B OR SATURATION COEFFICIENT

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19
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MOST IMPORTANT PROPERTY OF MASONRY UNITS THAT IS PREDICTED / CONTROLLED IN SPECIFICATION USING COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, BOILING, ABSORPTION, AND SATURATION COEFFICIENT

A

DURABILITY

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20
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THE PRODUCT OF AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF FREEZING CYCLE DAYS AND THE AVERAGE ANNUAL WINTER RAINFAILL IN INCHES

A

WEATHERING INDEX

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21
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THE DENSER, DARKER, COLORED SECTION OF EACH ANNUAL RING

A

SUMMERWOOD

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22
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SUMMERWOOD

A

DENSER, DARKER COLORED SECTION OF ANNUAL RING

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23
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THE CATEGORY OF WOOD/TIMBER WITH NEEDLE-LIKE OR SCALE LIKE YEAR ROUND LEAVES

A

SOFTWOODS/ CONIFERS

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24
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WATER THAT TRAVELS THROUGH SAPWOOD

A

FREE WATER

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25
Q

THE MOISTURE CONTENT WHERE ALL CELL WALLS ARE SATURATED BUT NO MOISTURE IS CONTAINED IN THE CELL CAVITIES

A

FIBER SATURATION POINT

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26
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TYPICAL VALUES FOR FIBER SATURATION POINT

A

25-30%

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27
Q

ANISOTROPIC

A

TO HAVE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES DEPENDING ON DIRECTION

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28
Q

TERM MEANING TO HAVE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES DEPENDING ON DIRECTION

A

ANISOTROPIC

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29
Q

FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

-SLOPE OF GRAIN
-SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY
-MOISTURE CONTENT
-TEMPERATURE
-DURATION/ RATE OF LOADING
-DEFECTS
VARIABILITY
LOAD SHARING
TREATMENT
SIZE

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30
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THE THREE DIMENSIONS USED TO DESCRIBE THE ORIENTATION OF LAODING

A

LONGITUDINAL, RADIAL, TANGENTIAL

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31
Q

DIRECTION WITH LEAST AMOUNT OF SHRINKAGE

A

LONGITUDINAL

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32
Q

THE HIGHEST STRENGTH CHARACTERISTIC HAS TO DO WITH WHAT

A

TYPE OF STRESS AND DIRECTION

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33
Q

WHAT STRESS AND DIRECTION HAVE THE HIGHEST STRENGTH FOR WOOD

A

TENSILE STRENGTH PARALLEL TO THE GRAIN

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34
Q

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA WHERE DEAD CELLS ARE PRESERVED

A

HEARTWOOD

35
Q

THIN LAYER BENEATH THE BARK WHERE GROWTH OCCUR

A

CAMBIUM

36
Q

COMMON TYPE OF LONGITUDINAL CELLS USED FOR SUPPORT AND TRANSPORT IN BOTH SOFTWOODS AND HARDWOODS

A

TRACHEIDS

37
Q

ONE ADDITIONAL/DIFFERENT TYPE OF CELL FOUND ONLY IN HARDWOODS

A

FIBERS AND VESSELS

38
Q

ONE OF TWO COMPONENTS ON THE MOLECULAR LEVEL THAT PROVIDE THAT BINDER IN WOOD

A

HEMICELLULOSE OR LIGNIN

39
Q

DIFFERENT TYPES OF AGGREGATE GRADATIONS

A

DENSE, OPEN, GAP, UNIFORM

40
Q

AGGREGATE CHARACTERISTICS PRODUCED BY CRUSHING

A

ANGULAR, ROUGH SURFACE TEXTURE

41
Q

TYPE OF GRADATION WITH A LARGE FINENESS MODULUS (COARSE OR FINE)

A

COARSE

42
Q

T OR F , FINE GRADATION HAS A LARGER FINENESS MODULUS THAN COARSE

A

FALSE

43
Q

WATER NEEDED TO BRING AN AGGREGATE FROM OD TO SSD CONDITION / OD WEIGHT *100

A

ABSORPTION CAPACITY (%)

44
Q

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND APPARENT SPECIFIC GRAVITY

A

VOLUME OF PERMEABLE VOIDS INCLUDED IN GSB NOT IN GSA

45
Q

POZZOLANIC MATERIAL ADDED TO PORTLAND CEMENT AS A MINERAL ADMIXTURE

A

FLY ASH AND SILICA FUME

46
Q

PPPREDOMINANT PRODUCTS FROM THE HYDRATION REACTION BETWEEN PORTLAND CEMENT AND WATER

A

CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE (C-S-H)
AND CALCIUM HYDROXIDE (CH)

47
Q

THE PRIMARY REASON GYPSUM IS ADDED TO PORTLAND CEMENT

A

TO CONTROL RATE OF STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT AND RETARD QUICK SETTING TENDENCY-SLOW REACTION OF C3A

48
Q

GYPSUM IS ADDED TO PORTLAND CEMENT TO CONTROL THE RATE_______ AND RETARD _________, WHICH SLOWS ____

A

OF STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT, RETARD QUICK SETTING TENDENCY, REACTION OF C3A

49
Q

major compounds of portland cement

A

C3S, C2S, C3A, C4AF

50
Q

PORTLAND CEMENT TYPE WITH LARGEST PERCENTAGE

A

C3A C3S (TYPE III)

51
Q

EFFECT OF ENTRAINED AIR ON WORKABILITY

A

INCREASED WORKABILITY

52
Q

PCC ADMIXTURES

A

AIR ENTRAINING, WATER REDUCING, SUPERPLASTICIZER, RETARDING, ACCELERATING

53
Q

CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN ALKALI IONS IN PORTLAND CEMENT AND REACTIVE SILICA IN CERTAIN AGGREGATE TYPES THAT PRODUCES EXPANSIVE PRODUCTS

A

ALKALI-AGGREGATE REACTION (ASR)

54
Q

FACTORS IMPORTANT DURING CURING TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM PCC COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

A

TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE/RH

55
Q

TWO PARTIALLY REVERSIBLE PHENOMENA IN PCC THAT AFFECT BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE MOVEMENT OF ABSORBED WATER

A

CREEP AND SHRINKAGE

56
Q

TEST MEASURING RESISTANCE TO FLOW OF ASPHALT CEMENT

A

VISCOSITY

57
Q

TYPES OF LIQUID ASPHALTS

A

CUTBACKS, EMULSIFIED ASPHALTS

58
Q

SIMPLE TWO ELEMENT VISCOELASTIC MODEL USED TO UNDERSTAND BEHAVIOR OF ASPHALT CEMENT

A

KELVIN/PARALLEL OR MAXWELL/SERIES

59
Q

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT USED FOR SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM AGING OF ASPHALT CEMENTS

A

RTFOT AND PAV

60
Q

SHRP/ SUPERPAVE TEST USED TO MEASURE HIGH TEMPERATURE (SHEAR) STIFFNESS OF ASPHALT CEMENT

A

DYNAMIC SHEAR RHEOMETER (DSR)

61
Q

VOLUME COMPONENT OF THE MIXTURE THAT INCLUDES EFFECTIVE BINDER ____ AND AIR _______

A

ASPHALT CEMENT
VMA

62
Q

AGGREGATE GRADATION RECOMMENDED FOR SURFACE MIXES TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SKID RESISTANCE

A

OPEN GRADED

63
Q

AS BINDER CONTENT INCREASES ______ INCREASES TOO

A

FATIGUE RESISTANCE
DURABILITY
THERMAL CRACKING RESISTANCE
FLEXIBILITY
LOW PERMEABILITY

64
Q

PRINCIPLE USED TO CREATE MASTER STIFFNESS CURVE

A

TIME-TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSTIITON

65
Q

IN THE MARSHALL MIX DESIGN METHOD , THE AVERAGE OF THE BINDER THREE PROPERTY/VALUE COMBINATIONS IS USED AS A PRELIMINARY OPTIMUM/TARGET BINDER CONTENT

A

MAX DENSITY
MAX MARSHALL STABILITY
4% AIR VOIDS

66
Q

TYPE OF REINFORCED COMPOSITE WITH A BRITTLE MATRIX

A

FRC=FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE

67
Q

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WOOD AND TIMBER/LUMBER

A

PRESENCE OF DEFECTS

68
Q

THREE PRIMARY FORMS OF DISTRESS IN AC

A

RUTTING
FATIGUE CRACKING
THERMAL CRACKING

69
Q

ADDING AIR TO A PCC MIXTURE REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF THIS COMPONENT IN THE MIXTURE

A

FINE AGGREGATE-SAND

70
Q

PHYSICAL DURABILITY TEST FOR AGGREGATES

A

LA ABRASION/DEGRADATION, SOUNDNESS F/T, POLISHING, CRUSHING

71
Q

ADVANCES MADE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF SUPERPAVE BINDER GRADING SYSTEM

A

-MODIFIED MATERIALS
-CONSTANT MEASURED PROPERTY W/TEMP CHANGE FOR DIFFERENT CLIMATES
-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURED DIRECTLY TO PERFORMANCE
-LONG TERM AGING CONSIDERED
-ENTIRE TEMP RANGE CONSIDERED

72
Q

(T/F)MORTAR IS DESIGNED FOR STRENGTH

A

FALSE
MORTAR IS DESIGNED FOR WORKABILITY

73
Q

INGREDIENTS FOR MORTAR

A

PC, LIME, SAND OR FA, WATER (+ SMALL CA FOR GROUT W/REINFORCEMENT)

74
Q

CELLS OF SOFTWOOD

A

PARENCHYMA
TRACHEIDS

75
Q

CELLS OF HARDWOOD

A

PARENCHYMA
TRACHEIDS
FIBERS
VESSELS (PORES)

76
Q

EFFECT OF MOISTURE ON MECH STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

NEGATIVE

77
Q

EFFECT OF ON DENSITY MECH STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

POSITIVE

78
Q

WHAT DOES DENSITY MEAN IN WOOD

A

DECREASED POROSITY

79
Q

EFFECT OF DEFECTS, SLOPE OF GRAIN ON MECH STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

(PARALLEL VS PERPENDICULAR)
NEGATIVE

80
Q

EFFECT OF LOAD SHARING ON MECH STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

POSITIVE

81
Q

EFFECT OF RATE OF LOADING ON MECH STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

POSITIVE

82
Q

EFFECT OF LOAD DURATION ON MECH STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

NEGATIVE

83
Q

EFFECT OF COOLING TEMPERATURE ON MECH STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

POSITIVE

84
Q

EFFECT OF WARMING TEMP ON MECH STRENGTH OF WOOD

A

NEGATIVE