Test your basic knowledge |

Construction Basics

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Semirigid Connection is also called...
2
AISC Type III Connection
3 in
Live end

2. The The Fourth Arrow is Pointing at
Column Footing
Electric Arc Furnace
Beams and Columns
1. decking 2. membrane 3. insulation 4. flashing

3. Who designed the kaunthaus bregenz?
Peter Zumther
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Mild

4. Frame Structure is defined by ________
As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
A325
Noncohesive Soils
Scratch coat

5. Use of the load bearing masonry wall system became extinct for a while and was revived
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
A992
After World War 2
All the walls of the building have been erected - all the walls have been anchored to the slab-on-ground - the roof structure is complete

6. Stress Formula
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
Roof and Floor
Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Acrylic polymer-based mix

7. The Term GFRC is an acronym for...
Glass fiber-reinforced concrete
Copper and stainless steel
Steel
Isolation Joints

8. During the erection of concrete tilt up walls - a gap is left between the bottom of a wall panel the top of the footing. The gap is approximately
Immediately above
A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
2in
Two flange plates

9. Conventional stucco is also called...
FBX
Portland cement stucco
A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.

10. Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
perpendicular
A36
The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition
Bed Joints

11. Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
K-series - LH series - DHL series
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
The exterior cladding in a pressure equalized wall
Construction Joint

12. A bond beam in masonry bearing wall building
Is embedded in the walls
Stretcher Face
Surface tension
AISC Type I Connection

13. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Live end
Compression
Steel fabricator
Grouted Space

14. Retempering of motar means...
Steel fabricator
20 ft
Electric Arc Furnace
Adding water to the mortar

15. PC curtain wall system is used in all climates - its particularly favored in...
Either tension or compression
Grouted and reinforced with horizontal steel dowels
It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Harsh climates - where onsite masonry and concrete construction are problematic due to freeze hazard and slow curing rate of Portland cement.

16. The most common used 28 day strength of concrete of PC curtian wall panels is ______
Simple Connection
Construction Joint
5000 psi
Molded bricks

17. Per ASTM standars - facing bricks are classiffied as Types FBS - FBX. amd FBA. Which of these types has the most stringent requirements for dimensional tolerance - chippage - and warpage?
A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Footing
Weak in shear
FBX

18. IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
16 in
In plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
Depth of the joist in inches
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner

19. The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Pile
Unequal distribution of air pressure on the exterior of the wall and in the airspace between the cladding an d the backup wall.
stablize joists
Shelf angles

20. The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
General contractor
Longitudinal bearing Wall Plan.
4000 psi
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.

21. in a typical stress-strain diagram of a material - the stress is generally plotted along the _________ axis
Steel Grade
False
Vertical
4000 psi

22. A Mortar capturing device in a brick veneer assembly is used
2in pg 645
G30 - G60 - G120
W16X25
Immediately about a flashing

23. For a brick veneer that bears on the foundation and continuses to the top of the building without any intermediate support - the maximum veneer height is limited to...
30 ft
Out of Plane shear between the wall and the floor or roof deck
SJI
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored

24. The Two bottom Left ones are called _____
Tube
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Tougher pg 617
240 in =20ft

25. The clear height of openings in a CUM wall is...
3/8 greater than the multiples of the masonry unit module.
Tougher pg 617
Adding water to the mortar
I Section

26. Most of the cost comes from _____
Gas or arc
90 to 180 degress
The Framework
ground supported slabs (a.k.a. slabs-on-ground or slabs-on-grade) bear directly on a compacted ground with organic top soil removed. 2. elevated slabs rest on and are part of the structural frame of the building. Therefore they are also referred to a

27. There should only be _____ gravity load connections - also referred to as bearing supports per panel located as near the columns as possible
Pieces sticking out away from the columes
To ensure stability against overturning by wind loads
Head Joints
2

28. The steel anchors that connect the veneer to the CMU backup wall are...
7-5/8x7-5/8x15-5/8
Two piece wire anchors
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Reservoir

29. This mortar is gernerally specified in all-brick veneer except in seismic zones.
Deck that the load is transferred to all four walls - and are generally of site-cast concrete.
Type N
A 100% solid unit
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically

30. What does SJI stand for?
Porland cement - lime - and sand
Steel Joist Institute
5 in
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.

31. High-strength bolts are made from
Adding water to the mortar
High-treated carbon steel
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
Gas or arc

32. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
cohesive
25 ft and not more than 10 ft from the walls corner
After World War 2
By functioning as a water reservior

33. Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Deck that spans between two opposite walls - and the gravity load on the deck is carried in one direction across the two opposite walls.
False
Tougher pg 617
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.

34. Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Mock-up
Rain-screen wall
Steel fabricator
Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members

35. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
4000 psi
3/8
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
stress=force/area

36. Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
By functioning as a water reservior
Live end
AISC Type I Connection
Stabilizing members that space across the joists

37. What is the first thing a contractor does at a construction site?
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Flying forms
Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
excavation

38. The maximum distance between fastners for stucco is...
7 in
Hard coat EIFS
Gas or arc
Discontinuity of walls at foundations and requires a heavy transfer structure.

39. one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor should not be spaced more than ____
32 in on center and not more than 18 in vertically
Flexible - durable - resistance to UV radiation.
stablize joists
Metals that contain Iron

40. A slip-critical connection is...
Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
240 in =20ft
3/8
W16X25

41. Flashing material must be impervious to...
Exterior cladding - Air space - Flashing - Water resistant backup - and weep holes.
Flying forms
Open - vertical mortar joint in the veneer.
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

42. The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Vertical
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
18'

43. Weathering index of a location is a function of the
stress=force/area
Continuous Stip footing
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
240 in =20ft

44. a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
By functioning as a water reservior
Shelf angles
True
Capillary break

45. The Top right hand Beam is called a
T section
Carbon steel
Site cast concrete slabs
Width - W - of Unit

46. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Elastic
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup
Steel fabricator
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

47. S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Sloped - thinner
Snap Tie
Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Scaffolding

48. A rigid Connection is also called...
That it is welded
3in
AISC Type I Connection
Depth of the joist in inches

49. Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Stress at the point of failure
Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
field bolting of steel member

50. strongbacks can

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183