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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

2. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Twist-off Bolt method is...
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

3. 2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Form liners are used to...
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within

4. Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Built-up sections are made by _____
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Form liners are used to...

5. Strip Footing
High-strength bolts are made from
OHF full name is?
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
A wall footing is also called _____

6. False
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Frame Structure is defined by ________
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

7. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Camber refers to...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?

8. Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Built-up sections are made by _____

9. FBX
Built-up sections are made by _____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
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?
Materials used for Formwork are___

10. The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Precast is where____
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally

11. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
A Simple Connection is...
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____

12. Grade 50 steel
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Stripping time is ___
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which

13. Sloped - thinner
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move

14. 24
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

15. Square - rectangular or round
HSS can be what Shape?
Formwork is refereed to as
The Slag is what?
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____

16. EAF - BOF - OHF
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____

17. False
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
High-strength bolts are made from

18. 3in
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

19. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Most of the cost comes from _____
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
A vapor retarder is required under
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __

20. Hot Rolling
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

21. Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
LH series has a depth range of...
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
A slip-critical connection is...
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

22. Steel
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...

23. Stabilizing members that space across the joists
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...

24. Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?

25. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Stripping time is ___
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Camber refers to...
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

26. 52-72
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Simple Connection is also called...
DLH series has a depth range of...
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______

27. The Framework
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
A wall footing is also called _____
The most water tight joint is ____
Most of the cost comes from _____

28. K-series - LH series - DHL series
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____

29. True
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
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?
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

30. Width - W - of Unit
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
The Term Tendons includes...
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
A wall footing is also called _____

31. 3/8
Mechanical couplers are used
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

32. Wide-Flange section
W-Shape is also called _____
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
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?

33. Steel Joist Institute
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
What does SJI stand for?
Built-up sections are made by _____
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units

34. Roof and Floor
Form liners are used to...
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Control joints in concrete do what?
Bricks that have core holes are ____

35. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
A snug-Tight condition is _____

36. Gauge number
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

37. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
A vapor retarder is required under
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within

38. 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
NonFerrous Metals are...
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Weathering index of a location is a function of the

39. True
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __

40. The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Roof deck is generally topped with _____

41. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Arch welding is where
HSS can be what Shape?

42. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Stripping time is ___
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Mechanical couplers are used
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?

43. AISC Type III Connection
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Semirigid Connection is also called...
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
OHF full name is?

44. False
What does SJI stand for?
OHF full name is?
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.

45. Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Bricks that have frogs are...
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units

46. Mildly
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
A vapor retarder is required under
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment

47. Live end
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____

48. Open-Hearth furnace
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
OHF full name is?
Shores are used for...

49. Length - L - of unit
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
A Simple Connection is...

50. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which