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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Each course consists of Strechers
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
In a running-bond wall
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel

2. 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
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Materials used for Formwork are___
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?

3. Heavier members and spans from column to column
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
What is Core Holes?
CMU is _____
Ferrous Metals

4. Fibrous
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
A two way joist floor is also called...
Working is the process by which____
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where

5. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
The Slag is what?
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Arch welding is where

6. False
Built-up sections are made by _____
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
Girder is...
Bricks that have frogs are...

7. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by

8. Dead End
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Galvanizing is...
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

9. The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
A pour stop is generally used with
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Precast is where____

10. Reinforced concrete member
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Most of the cost comes from _____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

11. 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
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

12. 4
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.
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

13. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

14. Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
HSS can be what Shape?
Galvanizing is...

15. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
NonFerrous Metals are...

16. M -S -N -O
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
A slip-critical connection is...
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength

17. 8 in to 30 in
K-series has a depth range of?
Camber refers to...
EAF full name is?
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?

18. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Arch welding is where
The term FLying form refers to...
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
Simple Connection is also called...

19. SJI
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
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 snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
High-strength bolts are made from

20. 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.
A Blast Furnace is a ______
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
A pour stop is generally used with
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

21. Henry Bessemer in 1855
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Cold formings is when __
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the

22. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Cold formings is when __
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

23. Steel pipes
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Galvanizing is...
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___

24. Open-Hearth furnace
OHF full name is?
Site-cast is when ____
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
A pour stop is generally used with

25. Length - L - of unit
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.

26. Structural concrete fill
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where

27. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Control joints in concrete do what?
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which

28. 240 in =20ft
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
OHF full name is?
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

29. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Mechanical couplers are used
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____

30. AISC Type III Connection
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
A common type of Form Tie is ____

31. Cohesive
Ferrous Metals
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Roof deck is generally topped with _____

32. Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Working is the process by which____
Bricks that have core holes are ____
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units

33. G30 - G60 - G120
Formwork is refereed to as
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
LH series has a depth range of...
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.

34. Grade 50 steel
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...

35. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
The term FLying form refers to...
A snug-Tight condition is _____
LH series has a depth range of...

36. Mildly
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Materials used for Formwork are___
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the

37. False
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
High-strength bolts are made from
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks

38. 4
Twist-off Bolt method is...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
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.
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water

39. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Stirrups are generally made of...

40. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
A vapor retarder is required under
In a running-bond wall
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______

41. The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Camber refers to...
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

42. False
Control joints in concrete do what?
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

43. False
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation

44. A325
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

45. Metals that do not contain Metals
A Simple Connection is...
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
NonFerrous Metals are...
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment

46. Hollow structural section
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
What does HHS stand for?
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding

47. Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
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 ____
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape

48. Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
Site-cast is when ____
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Stripping time is ___

49. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
The most common used size of brick is...
Stirrups are generally made of...
HSS can be what Shape?
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

50. Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
K series are more frequently used because they ____
A wall footing is also called _____