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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Cranes and rails
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____

2. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Effloresecence
High-strength bolts are made from
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Camber refers to...

3. Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____

4. Head Joints
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Most of the cost comes from _____

5. Huge - steel cylinder whose interior is lined with refractory bricks - and the materials are stacked on the inside and then heated to mix them all together.
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Unfinished bolts are made from

6. SJI
Materials used for Formwork are___
A rigid Connection is also called...
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

7. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Camber refers to...
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength

8. MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
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.
CMU is _____
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

9. True
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
Ferrous Metals

10. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____

11. Metals that do not contain Metals
NonFerrous Metals are...
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____

12. 3/8
What does HHS stand for?
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
The most common thickness for mortar is____

13. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
A two way joist floor is also called...
Working is the process by which____
Effloresecence
A Blast Furnace is a ______

14. W-Shaped Columns and Beams
What is Core Holes?
K-series has a depth range of?
Effloresecence
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

15. 2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

16. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

17. American Standard Shape
S-Shape is also called ____
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
K series are more frequently used because they ____

18. Live ends
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding

19. Steel

20. Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Twist-off Bolt method is...

21. Metals that do not contain Metals
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
NonFerrous Metals are...
Bricks that have frogs are...
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

22. SJI
A Simple Connection is...
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
S-Shape is also called ____

23. Mildly
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Arch welding is where

24. The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Bricks that have frogs are...
Stripping time is ___
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

25. Heavier members and spans from column to column
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
The most common used size of brick is...
A pour stop is generally used with

26. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Camber refers to...
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the

27. Open-Hearth furnace
Cast Iron is formed when _______
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 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
OHF full name is?

28. Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
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?
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Slagwool is _____

29. True
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

30. Each course consists of Strechers
A vapor retarder is required under
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
In a running-bond wall
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

31. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
NonFerrous Metals are...
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
A common type of Form Tie is ____

32. 4 to 6 ft
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
A two way joist floor is also called...
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______

33. True
The most common thickness for mortar is____
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground

34. A Waffle Slab
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
A two way joist floor is also called...
Arch welding is where

35. Stretcher Face
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal

36. Gas or arc
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Built-up sections are made by _____
HSS can be what Shape?
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding

37. Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Working is the process by which____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

38. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Girder is...
Form liners are used to...
Ground-Supported slabs area____
A snape Tie consits of...

39. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Cold formings is when __
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____

40. True
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too

41. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
BOF full name is _______
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
A snug-Tight condition is _____

42. American Standard Shape
Stripping time is ___
EAF full name is?
The Term Tendons includes...
S-Shape is also called ____

43. Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Mechanical couplers are used
A two way joist floor is also called...
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...

44. 3in
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Shores are used for...

45. 24
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Camber refers to...
In an English-bonded Wall

46. 8 and 30 in
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Ferrous Metals
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
In an English-bonded Wall

47. 8 and 30 in
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
What are the 3 types of furnaces?

48. The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
W-Shape is also called _____

49. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

50. False
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
A slip-critical connection is...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape