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Construction Basics Exam

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1. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Shores are used for...
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
The most common used size of brick is...

2. 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.
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
A Blast Furnace is a ______

3. Grade 50 steel
A Simple Connection is...
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
DLH series has a depth range of...

4. MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
The most water tight joint is ____
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
A common type of Form Tie is ____
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column

5. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Frame Structure is defined by ________

6. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
What is Core Holes?
In a Flemish-bonded wall
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Simple Connection is also called...

7. Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
A pour stop is generally used with
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by

8. A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
BOF full name is _______
Twist-off Bolt method is...
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...

9. A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Built-up sections are made by _____
A Simple Connection is...
Most of the cost comes from _____

10. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
A vapor retarder is required under
What is Core Holes?
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 ____
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column

11. Molded bricks
In an English-bonded Wall
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Bricks that have frogs are...
Built-up sections are made by _____

12. Steel fabricator
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
High-strength bolts are made from
What are the 3 types of furnaces?

13. 24
Site-cast is when ____
Precast is where____
Formwork is refereed to as
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

14. Width - W - of Unit
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Mechanical couplers are used

15. W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within

16. False
Cold formings is when __
High-strength bolts are made from
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column

17. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Cold formings is when __
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

18. Structural concrete fill
Girder is...
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____

19. Cinder Block
In a running-bond wall
CMU is _____
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
K-series has a depth range of?

20. W - S - HP - M
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
A Blast Furnace is a ______
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by

21. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Stirrups are generally made of...
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
The Slag is what?
Site-cast is when ____

22. W - S - HP - M
Girder is...
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?

23. 3 in
PT concrete is Also known as _______
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
The most water tight joint is ____

24. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
A common type of Form Tie is ____

25. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
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?
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______

26. A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Working is the process by which____
A snape Tie consits of...
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors

27. Steel Grade
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Working is the process by which____
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
What does SJI stand for?

28. Parallel - wider
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Galvanizing is...
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape

29. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
The most common thickness for mortar is____
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Stirrups are generally made of...
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____

30. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
In an English-bonded Wall
A vapor retarder is required under
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

31. Depth of the joist in inches
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too

32. G30 - G60 - G120
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Bricks that have core holes are ____
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...

33. Floor decks
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 snug-Tight condition is _____
A pour stop is generally used with
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column

34. True
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
A Blast Furnace is a ______

35. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
A vapor retarder is required under
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors

36. The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Formwork is refereed to as
A wall footing is also called _____
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Bricks that have frogs are...

37. Bearing connection
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

38. 3000 PSI
K series are more frequently used because they ____
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
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?

39. Noncohesive Soils
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
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

40. AISC Type II Connection
Simple Connection is also called...
Girder is...
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

41. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Frame Structure is defined by ________
Stirrups are generally made of...
Site-cast is when ____
A rigid Connection is also called...

42. Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Slagwool is _____
OHF full name is?
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____

43. 2 1/2 in
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
DLH series has a depth range of...
High-strength bolts are made from
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists

44. Metals that do not contain Metals
NonFerrous Metals are...
Cold formings is when __
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Fine Grained soles are______ with water

45. Live end
Most of the cost comes from _____
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

46. American Standard Shape
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
OHF full name is?
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
S-Shape is also called ____

47. A992
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Bricks that have frogs are...

48. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Built-up sections are made by _____
A vapor retarder is required under
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
A two way joist floor is also called...

49. Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?

50. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Materials used for Formwork are___
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Bricks that have core holes are ____
A Blast Furnace is a ______