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Construction Basics Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Extruded Bricks






2. Dead End






3. Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings






4. 2 to 4 ft






5. Extruded Bricks






6. Chairs






7. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber






8. General contractor






9. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals






10. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






11. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground






12. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness






13. AISC Type I Connection






14. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams






15. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing






16. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection






17. False






18. A36






19. EAF - BOF - OHF






20. 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.






21. 52-72






22. Roof and Floor






23. Sloped - thinner






24. EAF - OHF - BOF






25. A large formwork assembly for concrete walls






26. The Framework






27. EAF - BOF - OHF






28. HHS






29. The concrete is cast at the site






30. 4






31. General contractor






32. AISC Type II Connection






33. Reinforced concrete member






34. Sloped - thinner






35. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8






36. False






37. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks






38. Steel

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39. Adding water to the mortar






40. W - S - HP - M






41. Stretcher Face






42. Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness






43. Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks






44. False






45. W-shaped beams - Steel joints






46. Live ends






47. Steel fabricator






48. Head Joints






49. Bed Joints






50. Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force