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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Stirrups are generally made of...

2. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
The term FLying form refers to...
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...

3. Live end
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
The Slag is what?

4. The concrete is cast at the site
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
EAF full name is?
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Site-cast is when ____

5. Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Working is the process by which____
Roof deck is generally topped with _____

6. Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Girder is...

7. Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Formwork is refereed to as
Form liners are used to...
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...

8. Grade 50 steel
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
What does HHS stand for?
Ferrous Metals

9. Pile
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Site-cast is when ____
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move

10. AISC Type I Connection
A rigid Connection is also called...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Stripping time is ___

11. Flying forms
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 ____
What is Core Holes?
Stirrups are generally made of...
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...

12. Steel Grade
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

13. Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
Cast Iron is formed when _______
Simple Connection is also called...
Cold formings is when __
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding

14. Heavier members and spans from column to column
Retempering of motar means...
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____

15. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
S-Shape is also called ____
What does SJI stand for?
Formwork is refereed to as
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

16. False
Camber refers to...
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
BOF full name is _______
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding

17. Grade 50 steel
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____

18. posttensioned concret
Working is the process by which____
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Precast is where____
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move

19. Lighter member that spans between the girders
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
In an English-bonded Wall

20. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Effloresecence
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
LH series has a depth range of...

21. False
BOF full name is _______
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by

22. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Bricks that have frogs are...
Form liners are used to...
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Cold formings is when __

23. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?

24. Parallel - wider
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?

25. 18 to 48 in
Stirrups are generally made of...
LH series has a depth range of...
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
What are the 3 types of furnaces?

26. Steel pipes
A pour stop is generally used with
K series are more frequently used because they ____
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

27. Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
W-Shape is also called _____
Shores are used for...
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______

28. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Effloresecence
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____

29. The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
The term FLying form refers to...
Stripping time is ___
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____

30. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Mechanical couplers are used
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...

31. EAF - BOF - OHF
The Term Tendons includes...
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?

32. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
W-Shape is also called _____
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

33. Solid unit
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
A slip-critical connection is...
Frame Structure is defined by ________
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

34. Steel

35. 40 ft
K series are more frequently used because they ____
K-series has a depth range of?
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____

36. Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
Cast Iron is formed when _______
High-strength bolts are made from
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____

37. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
A vapor retarder is required under
Effloresecence

38. Bed Joints
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Galvanizing is...
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
The most common used size of brick is...

39. Dead End
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____

40. Basic Oxygen Furnace
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
BOF full name is _______
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Formwork is refereed to as

41. A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Semirigid Connection is also called...
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Twist-off Bolt method is...
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 ____

42. 52-72
Control joints in concrete do what?
What is Core Holes?
DLH series has a depth range of...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

43. M -S -N -O
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Cast Iron is formed when _______
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______

44. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Shores are used for...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Arch welding is where
Cold formings is when __

45. Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Bricks that have frogs are...
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Shores are used for...
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally

46. Strands
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
The Term Tendons includes...
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water

47. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Frame Structure is defined by ________
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines

48. Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Cold formings is when __
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases

49. 240 in =20ft
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Ground-Supported slabs area____
A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

50. Highly Crosive - Extreme
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Bricks that have core holes are ____