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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Concave
Retempering of motar means...
W-Shape is also called _____
The most water tight joint is ____
Weathering index of a location is a function of the

2. Steel

3. 2
The Term Tendons includes...
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
A pour stop is generally used with
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?

4. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
The term FLying form refers to...
High-strength bolts are made from
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

5. Steel pipes
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Girder is...
Control joints in concrete do what?

6. The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Formwork is refereed to as
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______

7. True
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation

8. A 100% solid unit
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines

9. Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment

10. High-treated carbon steel
High-strength bolts are made from
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
W-Shape is also called _____

11. 3 in
Precast is where____
A pour stop is generally used with
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____

12. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
High-strength bolts are made from
Effloresecence
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
A slip-critical connection is...

13. Steel Joist Institute
What does SJI stand for?
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
A snape Tie consits of...

14. W-shaped beams - Steel joints
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
A two way joist floor is also called...
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally

15. Live end
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings

16. G30 - G60 - G120
Working is the process by which____
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Galvanizing is...
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where

17. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Ground-Supported slabs area____
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____

18. Floor decks
K series are more frequently used because they ____
A tube is referred to as a ____
A pour stop is generally used with
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____

19. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
A snug-Tight condition is _____
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Camber refers to...
A snape Tie consits of...

20. Solid unit
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Twist-off Bolt method is...

21. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
Retempering of motar means...
Semirigid Connection is also called...
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
In an English-bonded Wall

22. Steel Grade
DLH series has a depth range of...
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

23. Live end
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
A Blast Furnace is a ______
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?

24. Pre-tensioned concrete
A slip-critical connection is...
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
PT concrete is Also known as _______
W-Shape are mostly used for ____

25. G30 - G60 - G120
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?

26. Pieces sticking out away from the columes
Simple Connection is also called...
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Girder is...
Effloresecence

27. HHS
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
A tube is referred to as a ____
OHF full name is?

28. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Materials used for Formwork are___
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 ____
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____

29. 240 in =20ft
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

30. False
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____

31. Mildly
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Unfinished bolts are made from

32. Depth of the joist in inches
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
In a running-bond wall
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____

33. 2 1/2 in
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Cast Iron is formed when _______
What is Core Holes?
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists

34. Chairs
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
A Simple Connection is...

35. Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines

36. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
The Slag is what?
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

37. EAF - BOF - OHF
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?

38. Roof and Floor
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
The most common used size of brick is...

39. Parallel - wider
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

40. Highly Crosive - Extreme
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Cold formings is when __
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength

41. Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
EAF full name is?
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by

42. Bearing connection
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

43. 3000 PSI
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within

44. True
The Term Tendons includes...
Simple Connection is also called...
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?

45. Open-Hearth furnace
Stripping time is ___
OHF full name is?
Site-cast is when ____
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

46. 90 to 180 degress
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
A pour stop is generally used with
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Fine Grained soles are______ with water

47. Depth of the joist in inches
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______

48. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Bricks that have frogs are...
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Arch welding is where

49. Zinc
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
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 ____
S-Shape is also called ____
HSS can be what Shape?

50. 3 in
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?