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Construction Basics Exam

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1. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Shores are used for...
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

2. Stretcher Face
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
The Term Tendons includes...
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______

3. True
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
In an English-bonded Wall

4. 3000 PSI
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
The exposed face of the brick is call _____

5. 18 to 48 in
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
LH series has a depth range of...
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Arch welding is where

6. Live ends
Girder is...
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

7. EAF - BOF - OHF
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Control joints in concrete do what?
The term FLying form refers to...

8. 2 to 4 ft
Galvanizing is...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too

9. Lighter member that spans between the girders
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

10. Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Working is the process by which____
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
A wall footing is also called _____

11. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

12. Noncohesive Soils
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
NonFerrous Metals are...
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

13. Steel pipes
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Working is the process by which____
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Shores are used for...

14. Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Simple Connection is also called...
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

15. 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?
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.

16. Adding water to the mortar
Galvanizing is...
Arch welding is where
Retempering of motar means...
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall

17. A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
A Simple Connection is...
Built-up sections are made by _____
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within

18. Gauge number
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors

19. Mildly
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
A slip-critical connection is...

20. Open-Hearth furnace
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
OHF full name is?
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
What are the 3 types of furnaces?

21. 3/8
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A vapor retarder is required under
The most common thickness for mortar is____

22. A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Control joints in concrete do what?
The term FLying form refers to...

23. Stabilizing members that space across the joists
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
K-series has a depth range of?
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

24. Carbon steel
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
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
Unfinished bolts are made from

25. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
In a Flemish-bonded wall
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
A Simple Connection is...

26. Henry Bessemer in 1855
LH series has a depth range of...
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column

27. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
In a running-bond wall
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Arch welding is where

28. MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

29. 24
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
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 ____
PT concrete is Also known as _______

30. Steel fabricator
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
CMU is _____
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____

31. Bearing connection
LH series has a depth range of...
The most common used size of brick is...
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the

32. Steel Joist Institute
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
What does SJI stand for?
LH series has a depth range of...
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?

33. False
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Galvanizing is...
In a Flemish-bonded wall

34. AISC Type I Connection
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
A rigid Connection is also called...

35. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Precast is where____
Camber refers to...
The most common used size of brick is...

36. Stretcher Face
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
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
The term FLying form refers to...
W-Shape are mostly used for ____

37. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Cold formings is when __
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

38. Snap Tie
A common type of Form Tie is ____
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?

39. M -S -N -O
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.

40. High-treated carbon steel
Precast is where____
High-strength bolts are made from
Simple Connection is also called...
Slagwool is _____

41. A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
A Simple Connection is...
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
A snape Tie consits of...
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

42. 240 in =20ft
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
The most water tight joint is ____
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______

43. Two flange plates
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength

44. W-shaped beams - Steel joints
LH series has a depth range of...
S-Shape is also called ____
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____

45. Strands
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
The Term Tendons includes...
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
A common type of Form Tie is ____

46. Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
The Slag is what?
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
HSS can be what Shape?
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______

47. 24
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
HSS can be what Shape?
Materials used for Formwork are___

48. Width - W - of Unit
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Arch welding is where
Stirrups are generally made of...
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape

49. Adding water to the mortar
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
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
Shores are used for...
Retempering of motar means...

50. Bearing connection
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Camber refers to...
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____