CM 313 EXAM 1 WITH ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED
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Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Delivery ✔Correct answer-owner contracts with separate entities for the
design and construction of a project
26. Historical load-bearing masonry structures were designed with the assumption that ✔Correct
answer-B. All wind loads on the building were resisted by exterior walls only, with no structural
interaction between them.
26. Use of the load-bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived...
✔Correct answer-E. After World War II
26. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of
a ✔Correct answer-A. Conventional Wood Light-Frame Building
26. Referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced-masonry wall implies that the wall contains
✔Correct answer-C. Vertical Reinforcing Bars
26. Masonry walls without joint reinforcement are called plain masonry ✔Correct answer-B. False
(Masonry walls without vertical reinforcement are called plain masonry)
26. A bond beam in a masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons ✔Correct
answer-C. At each floor level and roof level
26. A bond beam in a masonry bearing wall building must be a ✔Correct answer-D. Reinforced-
Concrete Beam
26. A typical bond beam is provided with ✔Correct answer-A. Horizontal Reinforcement
26. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has ✔Correct
answer-D. All of the Above
26. A cellular-type floor plan in a multistory building is generally inherent in the following
occupancies ✔Correct answer-A. Residual Occupancies
26. In a cross-bearing wall structure, the load-bearing walls are ✔Correct answer-A. perpendicular
to the main axis of the building
26. Compared to a longitudinal-bearing wall floor plan, a cross-bearing wall floor plan generally gives
larger exterior wall openings. ✔Correct answer-A. True
26. The commonly used floor system in high-rise and mid-rise masonry bearing wall buildings in
North America is ✔Correct answer-B. Precast-Concrete Hollow-Core Slabs
26. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow-core slabs is generally ✔Correct answer-E. (a)
and (b)
, 26. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow-core slabs runs perpendicular to the bearing walls.
✔Correct answer-A. True
26. Where the cutting of masonry units is discouraged, the wall dimensions are based on the
masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is ✔Correct answer-B. 8 inches
26. The clear height of opening in CMU walls is ✔Correct answer-A. 3/8 in. greater than the
multiples of the masonry unit module
26. In high-rise residential buildings built with site-cast reinforced concrete bearing walls using tunnel
forms, the floors and roofs are generally constructed of ✔Correct answer-E. None of the above
(Steel joists and wide flange beams)
26. The formwork used in constructing site-cast reinforced-concrete walls and floors simultaneously
consists of ✔Correct answer-C. Sheet steel tunnel forms
26. Insulating concrete forms can only be used for ✔Correct answer-E. None of the above
(Only for Exterior Walls)
26. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in ✔Correct answer-C. Low-Rise
Buildings- 1 to 4 stories
26. In a tilt-up wall construction system, the walls are ✔Correct answer-C. Precast at the
construction site
26. The temporary braces that support concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when ✔Correct
answer-D. All of the above
26. The most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up wall panels is ✔Correct answer-C.
4,000 psi
26. The most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on-grade in concrete tilt-up wall
buildings is ✔Correct answer-C. 4,000psi
26. The foundations for concrete tilt-up walls consist of ✔Correct answer-D. All of the above
26. During the erection of concrete tilt-up walls, a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel and
the top of the footing. This gap is approximately ✔Correct answer-B. 2 inches
26. The most commonly used method of connecting tilt-up walls to the slab on grade is ✔Correct
answer-B. A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab on grade
26. Reinforced concrete tilt-up walls are generally used as load-bearing enclosure walls. ✔Correct
answer-A. True
11. To obtain soil-sampling tubes from below ground, which soil-testing method is commonly used?
✔Correct answer-B. Test Boring Method
ANSWERS|LATEST EXAM|ALREADY GRADED A+
Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Delivery ✔Correct answer-owner contracts with separate entities for the
design and construction of a project
26. Historical load-bearing masonry structures were designed with the assumption that ✔Correct
answer-B. All wind loads on the building were resisted by exterior walls only, with no structural
interaction between them.
26. Use of the load-bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived...
✔Correct answer-E. After World War II
26. The structural behavior of a contemporary load-bearing masonry wall building is similar to that of
a ✔Correct answer-A. Conventional Wood Light-Frame Building
26. Referring to a masonry wall as a reinforced-masonry wall implies that the wall contains
✔Correct answer-C. Vertical Reinforcing Bars
26. Masonry walls without joint reinforcement are called plain masonry ✔Correct answer-B. False
(Masonry walls without vertical reinforcement are called plain masonry)
26. A bond beam in a masonry bearing wall building is required for structural reasons ✔Correct
answer-C. At each floor level and roof level
26. A bond beam in a masonry bearing wall building must be a ✔Correct answer-D. Reinforced-
Concrete Beam
26. A typical bond beam is provided with ✔Correct answer-A. Horizontal Reinforcement
26. A load-bearing wall structure works best when the floor plan of the building has ✔Correct
answer-D. All of the Above
26. A cellular-type floor plan in a multistory building is generally inherent in the following
occupancies ✔Correct answer-A. Residual Occupancies
26. In a cross-bearing wall structure, the load-bearing walls are ✔Correct answer-A. perpendicular
to the main axis of the building
26. Compared to a longitudinal-bearing wall floor plan, a cross-bearing wall floor plan generally gives
larger exterior wall openings. ✔Correct answer-A. True
26. The commonly used floor system in high-rise and mid-rise masonry bearing wall buildings in
North America is ✔Correct answer-B. Precast-Concrete Hollow-Core Slabs
26. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow-core slabs is generally ✔Correct answer-E. (a)
and (b)
, 26. The keyway between precast-concrete hollow-core slabs runs perpendicular to the bearing walls.
✔Correct answer-A. True
26. Where the cutting of masonry units is discouraged, the wall dimensions are based on the
masonry module. The module used in CMU walls is ✔Correct answer-B. 8 inches
26. The clear height of opening in CMU walls is ✔Correct answer-A. 3/8 in. greater than the
multiples of the masonry unit module
26. In high-rise residential buildings built with site-cast reinforced concrete bearing walls using tunnel
forms, the floors and roofs are generally constructed of ✔Correct answer-E. None of the above
(Steel joists and wide flange beams)
26. The formwork used in constructing site-cast reinforced-concrete walls and floors simultaneously
consists of ✔Correct answer-C. Sheet steel tunnel forms
26. Insulating concrete forms can only be used for ✔Correct answer-E. None of the above
(Only for Exterior Walls)
26. The concrete tilt-up wall construction system is generally used in ✔Correct answer-C. Low-Rise
Buildings- 1 to 4 stories
26. In a tilt-up wall construction system, the walls are ✔Correct answer-C. Precast at the
construction site
26. The temporary braces that support concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when ✔Correct
answer-D. All of the above
26. The most commonly used strength of concrete for tilt-up wall panels is ✔Correct answer-C.
4,000 psi
26. The most commonly used strength of concrete for the slab-on-grade in concrete tilt-up wall
buildings is ✔Correct answer-C. 4,000psi
26. The foundations for concrete tilt-up walls consist of ✔Correct answer-D. All of the above
26. During the erection of concrete tilt-up walls, a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel and
the top of the footing. This gap is approximately ✔Correct answer-B. 2 inches
26. The most commonly used method of connecting tilt-up walls to the slab on grade is ✔Correct
answer-B. A continuous concrete closure strip in the slab on grade
26. Reinforced concrete tilt-up walls are generally used as load-bearing enclosure walls. ✔Correct
answer-A. True
11. To obtain soil-sampling tubes from below ground, which soil-testing method is commonly used?
✔Correct answer-B. Test Boring Method
