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1. Heavier members and spans from column to column
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
The Slag is what?
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?

2. Stretcher Face
HSS can be what Shape?
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?
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists

3. W-Shaped Columns and Beams
A Simple Connection is...
A slip-critical connection is...
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

4. Pile
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
K series are more frequently used because they ____
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move

5. 3/8
The most common thickness for mortar is____
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Bricks that have core holes are ____
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

6. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Mechanical couplers are used
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____

7. True
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
Stripping time is ___
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground

8. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
Working is the process by which____
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...

9. posttensioned concret
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
A Blast Furnace is a ______
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Weathering index of a location is a function of the

10. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
What does HHS stand for?
Cold formings is when __
Materials used for Formwork are___
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal

11. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Frame Structure is defined by ________
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Simple Connection is also called...

12. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
In a running-bond wall
Most of the cost comes from _____
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

13. Bed Joints
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground

14. 8 in to 30 in
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
What does SJI stand for?
Site-cast is when ____
K-series has a depth range of?

15. Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Camber refers to...
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Form liners are used to...

16. 40 ft
Site-cast is when ____
DLH series has a depth range of...
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____

17. Roof and Floor
Camber refers to...
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
A Simple Connection is...

18. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape

19. Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
NonFerrous Metals are...
Galvanizing is...

20. SJI
Arch welding is where
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
LH series has a depth range of...

21. Concrete masonry Units
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Retempering of motar means...

22. 4 to 6 ft
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Frame Structure is defined by ________
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

23. Sloped - thinner
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel

24. Open-Hearth furnace
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
OHF full name is?
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units

25. G30 - G60 - G120
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...

26. Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Materials used for Formwork are___
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...

27. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
A rigid Connection is also called...
Ground-Supported slabs area____

28. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
The most common used size of brick is...
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
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?
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings

29. Highly Crosive - Extreme
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
A Simple Connection is...

30. Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
What is Core Holes?
Working is the process by which____
A rigid Connection is also called...
Bricks and Blocks are called ____

31. Beams and Columns
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...

32. Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Mechanical couplers are used
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____

33. Steel Grade
K series are more frequently used because they ____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Site-cast is when ____
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______

34. Cohesive
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
What does HHS stand for?
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

35. Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Cold formings is when __
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the

36. The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____

37. Live end
K series are more frequently used because they ____
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?

38. 50
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi

39. 50
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...

40. 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
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

41. Lighter member that spans between the girders
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

42. Strands
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____

43. posttensioned concret
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
In an English-bonded Wall

44. The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Mechanical couplers are used
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Formwork is refereed to as
Slagwool is _____

45. Length - L - of unit
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?

46. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Arch welding is where
Materials used for Formwork are___
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Built-up sections are made by _____

47. False
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through

48. Stretcher Face
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Galvanizing is...
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

49. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
S-Shape is also called ____
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

50. Gauge number
Slagwool is _____
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
BOF full name is _______

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