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Construction Basics Exam
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1. 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.
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Cast Iron is formed when _______
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
2. Width - W - of Unit
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
3. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
4. True
Cast Iron is formed when _______
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
A Blast Furnace is a ______
5. A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
PT concrete is Also known as _______
High-strength bolts are made from
6. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Galvanizing is...
DLH series has a depth range of...
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
7. A325
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Ground-Supported slabs area____
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
8. Heavier members and spans from column to column
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Twist-off Bolt method is...
K series are more frequently used because they ____
9. True
A common type of Form Tie is ____
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
10. Dead End
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
LH series has a depth range of...
11. A992
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
12. AISC Type II Connection
Cast Iron is formed when _______
Simple Connection is also called...
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
The most common used size of brick is...
13. 8 and 30 in
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Retempering of motar means...
EAF full name is?
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
14. Steel
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
The most common thickness for mortar is____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
What is Core Holes?
15. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
A slip-critical connection is...
Frame Structure is defined by ________
16. Roof and Floor
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Materials used for Formwork are___
17. True
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
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 fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
18. Lighter member that spans between the girders
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
PT concrete is Also known as _______
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
19. Extruded Bricks
Bricks that have core holes are ____
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
Effloresecence
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
20. False
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
DLH series has a depth range of...
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
21. The Framework
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Most of the cost comes from _____
22. Each course consists of Strechers
In a running-bond wall
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
23. It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Stripping time is ___
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
24. Grade 50 steel
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A vapor retarder is required under
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
25. American Standard Shape
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
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?
S-Shape is also called ____
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
26. Bearing connection
Effloresecence
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
27. The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
A Blast Furnace is a ______
28. True
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Mechanical couplers are used
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
A snug-Tight condition is _____
29. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
The most common used size of brick is...
30. Steel Joist Institute
High-strength bolts are made from
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
What does SJI stand for?
K series are more frequently used because they ____
31. W - S - HP - M
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Bricks that have frogs are...
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
32. True
A wall footing is also called _____
A tube is referred to as a ____
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
33. Mildly
Simple Connection is also called...
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
34. Solid unit
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Twist-off Bolt method is...
35. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Stirrups are generally made of...
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
36. A36
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Form liners are used to...
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
37. Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
K-series has a depth range of?
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
The Slag is what?
38. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
A common type of Form Tie is ____
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
39. Metals that do not contain Metals
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
NonFerrous Metals are...
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
40. Wide-Flange section
The most water tight joint is ____
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
A tube is referred to as a ____
W-Shape is also called _____
41. Extruded Bricks
Bricks that have core holes are ____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
42. A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
A snape Tie consits of...
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
43. 40 ft
The Term Tendons includes...
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
44. K-series - LH series - DHL series
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
S-Shape is also called ____
45. Live end
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
The most water tight joint is ____
46. Two flange plates
Form liners are used to...
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
47. A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.
A vapor retarder is required under
The most common thickness for mortar is____
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
A Simple Connection is...
48. Steel fabricator
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
49. 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.
Cast Iron is formed when _______
The Term Tendons includes...
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Effloresecence
50. American Standard Shape
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Control joints in concrete do what?
S-Shape is also called ____
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
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