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. Clay is _______
Construction Joint
cohesive
Within the plane of the veneer
Low rise building 1 to 4 stories

2. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
8 in
Grouted Space
Pile
Drainage Walls

3. Coats of stucco are usally ____ thick
Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Sloped - thinner
3/8

4. Shelf angles are...
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
0.0025
Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Live end

5. The combination of bond Beams and Vertically reinforced CMU cells forms _______
Steel Grade
A reinforced-masonry frame
Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
4 to 6 ft

6. In a multisory building - shelf angles are typically used at...
Each floor level
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Strands
Control joints in concrete do what?

7. Modulus of elasticity refers to how _____ a material is...
Stiff
windward face
EAF - OHF - BOF
7 in

8. What does HHS stand for?
4000 psi
Tube
To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Hollow structural section

9. Stripping time is ___
24
2
That it is welded
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms

10. The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Lateral load support to the veneer
Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
A horizontal butt join in cladding
Pink

11. The purpose of flashing is to...
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior
Snap Tie
True

12. What is the Third Arrow Pointing at?
Dead End
Grouted Space
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
K-series - LH series - DHL series

13. Concrete is a(an) ____________ material
Rain-screen wall
Concave
Exterior cladding - waterproffing of the backup wall - flashing - weep holes
Elastic

14. Stress Formula
Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Isolation Joints
F = Force/Area = P (Force) /A (Area)
3/8

15. Plymer based EIFS are also called...
Cranes and rails
24in
Soft-coat EIFS
2in

16. In a brick veneer assembly - flashing is required
Cranes and rails
Structural concrete fill
S50X30
At foundation level - over a lintel angle - over a shelf angle - under a window sill.

17. What is the typical spacing between studs on center?

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

18. This CMU type resists water infiltration - one ways
Providing an impervious barrier to water
3/8 in
Alkali resistant
Portland cement stucco

19. What is the 2 arrow?
Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Open Headed joint
Columns
Base Plate

20. The arrows next to the Column and the base plate are indications of what?
Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
At each floor level and roof level
Force / Area
That it is welded

21. S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Failure stress / allowable stress
Cranes and rails
Supported by - and anchored to - the buildings structure
Width - W - of Unit

22. Flat glass obtained from the float glass process - without further treatment - is the basic glass - referred to as _____________
annealed glass
Sloped on both sides
Single-story - rectangular (box type)
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints

23. TCA recommends a minimum slab thickness of _____ regarless of the loads
Reservoir
Construction Joint
Support Pylons
5 in

24. Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
2 to 4 ft
Live ends
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
Support Pylons

25. What is one of the Empirical rules?
Scratch coat
GFRC skin - a light gauge steel frame - anchors
Weak in shear
That the thickness of exterior masonry walls progressively increase toward the lower floors.

26. In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Live end
Some veneer walls

27. A drainage wall is a wall that consists of an
24
W-shaped beams - Steel joints
10-13 feet.
Exterior cladding and a inner backup wall and a intervening air space between the cladding and the backup

28. Conventional stucco is also called...
A suitable base on which the roof or floor trusses and joist can be supported ans anchored
Zinc
Portland cement stucco
Alkali resistant

29. A 1 1/2 depression is commonly created in foundation to receive the first course of the veneer - What is the name of the ledge?
The Long part extending from the Foundation into the bed rock - as shown in this picture is called _____
Brick ledge
Scratch coat
Favorably

30. A two way joist floor is also called...
Type S
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary
18'
A Waffle Slab

31. A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Tube
A 100% solid unit
Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing

32. The purpose of flashing is to...
Electric Arc Furnace
3/8
Is embedded in the walls
Collect and channel any water that gets into the air space back to the exterior

33. A rigid Connection is also called...
Heavier members and spans from column to column
Joists
AISC Type I Connection
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

34. Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
I Section
Steel
Comressive Strength = load at failure / area = ksi or psi
Henry Bessemer in 1855

35. The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
2 in
Cylinder measuring 6 inches in diameter x 12 in high
Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet

36. Flashing material must be impervious to...
2
Bed Joints
7/8in
Water and resistant to puncture - tear - and abrasion

37. Wicks or Tubes need a spacing of ____ to go with open-head joints
Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
16 in
Control joints - Isolation joints - Construction joints
1. Girder-primary 2. Beam-secondary 3. joist-tertiary

38. The Bottom Right hand Picture is a ______
Basic Oxygen Furnace
Pipe Section
Each floor level
PB pg 703

39. The maximum spacing for one piece - corrigated anchor or an adjustable - two piece wire anchor is limited by the code to one anchor for every _____
cohesive
2.67 ft
7/8in
Construction Joint

40. Extend the entire thickness of the slab and they ensure that the slab is isolated from the buildings structural componenst so that their movments is not transfered to the slab
Wider space in an otherwize narrow joint
I Section
laminated glass - so that glass shards don't rain down death.
Isolation Joints

41. Most of the cost comes from _____
The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
18'
The Framework
4000 psi

42. A major benefit of a steel stud backup wall in a in a brick veneer assembly as compaired with a CMU backup wall is its ______
Lighter weight
24
10-13 feet.
Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall

43. Is directly underneith the concrete Slab
8 in
18'
Water Proofing
Live end

44. IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
False
Peter Zumther
Site cast concrete slabs
stress=force/area

45. What is the maximum height for a storefront window system?
Shores
10-13 feet.
No. 3 or No. 4 bars
FBX

46. a curtian wal is typically used in buildings whose structural system consists of...
Interegral to the mix of the finish coat pg 702
Joists
Spraying the mix over a mold
Reinforced concrete or steel frame structure

47. Modulus of elasticity
Stress / strain = E
By functioning as a water reservior
Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
144^2 - 18ft.

48. Panelized construction eliminates _____ - increasing on-site workers' safety
Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
2 to 4 ft
Scaffolding
2in pg 645

49. the temporary braces that support the concrete tilt-up walls are typically removed when
Water that may reach the backup by traveling over metal anchors or unintentional obstructions in the air space
Pile
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
144^2 - 18ft.

50. the stirrups in a reinforced concrete beam are used to...
Width - W - of Unit
T section
True
Increase the strength of beam in shear

Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?

Major Subjects
Tests & Exams AP CLEP DSST GRE SAT GMAT	Certifications CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/ PMP ITIL RHCE MCTS More...	IT Skills Android Programming Data Modeling Objective C Programming Basic Python Programming Adobe Illustrator More...	Business Skills Advertising Techniques Business Accounting Basics Business Strategy Human Resource Management Marketing Basics More...
Soft Skills Body Language People Skills Public Speaking Persuasion Job Hunting And Resumes More...	Vocabulary GRE Vocab SAT Vocab TOEFL Essential Vocab Basic English Words For All Global Words You Should Know Business English More...	Languages AP German Vocab AP Latin Vocab SAT Subject Test: French Italian Survival Norwegian Survival More...	Engineering Audio Engineering Computer Science Engineering Aerospace Engineering Chemical Engineering Structural Engineering More...
Health Sciences Basic Nursing Skills Health Science Language Fundamentals Veterinary Technology Medical Language Cardiology Clinical Surgery More...	English Grammar Fundamentals Literary And Rhetorical Vocab Elements Of Style Vocab Introduction To English Major Complete Advanced Sentences Literature Homonyms More...	Math Algebra Formulas Basic Arithmetic: Measurements Metric Conversions Geometric Properties Important Math Facts Number Sense Vocab Business Math More...	Other Major Subjects Science Economics History Law Performing-arts Cooking Logic & Reasoning Trivia

Test your basic knowledge |

Construction Basics

Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?

Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests

Major Subjects

Tests & Exams

Certifications

IT Skills

Business Skills

Soft Skills

Vocabulary

Languages

Engineering

Health Sciences

English

Math

Other Major Subjects

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests