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Construction Basics Exam

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1. True
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Formwork is refereed to as

2. AISC Type II Connection
Simple Connection is also called...
A vapor retarder is required under
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____

3. Steel Grade
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
A tube is referred to as a ____
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

4. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
In a Flemish-bonded wall
The term FLying form refers to...
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______

5. A 100% solid unit
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
A snape Tie consits of...
K-series has a depth range of?

6. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
A slip-critical connection is...
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
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...

7. Depth of the joist in inches
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____

8. 3 in
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Stirrups are generally made of...
Control joints in concrete do what?
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____

9. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Semirigid Connection is also called...
A common type of Form Tie is ____
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which

10. Gauge number
A pour stop is generally used with
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment

11. High-treated carbon steel
High-strength bolts are made from
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Mechanical couplers are used
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors

12. W - S - HP - M
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
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

13. Pile
K series are more frequently used because they ____
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

14. General contractor
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
In an English-bonded Wall

15. Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
A snape Tie consits of...
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______

16. Square - rectangular or round
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
HSS can be what Shape?
Twist-off Bolt method is...
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

17. Flying forms
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
The Term Tendons includes...
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
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 ____

18. 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.
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
A Blast Furnace is a ______
What is Core Holes?
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____

19. Floor decks
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
High-strength bolts are made from
BOF full name is _______
A pour stop is generally used with

20. Two flange plates
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Frame Structure is defined by ________

21. Reinforced concrete member
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Built-up sections are made by _____
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists

22. Carbon steel
K-series has a depth range of?
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Unfinished bolts are made from

23. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
LH series has a depth range of...
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
A rigid Connection is also called...

24. Dead End
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?

25. Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Ground-Supported slabs area____
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

26. Simple Connection
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
A slip-critical connection is...
What is Core Holes?

27. Steel
Most of the cost comes from _____
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Camber refers to...

28. The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
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
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Formwork is refereed to as

29. 3in
A slip-critical connection is...
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
What does HHS stand for?

30. Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___

31. A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
HSS can be what Shape?
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
The term FLying form refers to...

32. Head Joints
Cold formings is when __
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
The Slag is what?

33. Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Working is the process by which____
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Girder is...

34. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Unfinished bolts are made from
Ground-Supported slabs area____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Girder is...

35. Cinder Block
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
CMU is _____
The most common thickness for mortar is____
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal

36. General contractor
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Cold formings is when __
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the

37. Steel
K-series has a depth range of?
A common type of Form Tie is ____
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally

38. Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____

39. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
What is Core Holes?
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape

40. Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Shores are used for...
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings

41. False
Mechanical couplers are used
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
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

42. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____

43. Strands
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
A rigid Connection is also called...

44. Prevent the buckling of longitudinal column bars
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
What is Core Holes?
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
A rigid Connection is also called...

45. 4 to 6 ft
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

46. Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
DLH series has a depth range of...

47. False
DLH series has a depth range of...
Working is the process by which____
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
Materials used for Formwork are___

48. Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors

49. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
Stirrups are generally made of...
Ground-Supported slabs area____

50. Simple Connection
K-series has a depth range of?
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____