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1. Flying forms
Arch welding is where
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 ____
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Form liners are used to...

2. The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
DLH series has a depth range of...
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Formwork is refereed to as

3. 3 in
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...

4. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Camber refers to...
The Term Tendons includes...
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 ____

5. Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
A vapor retarder is required under
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Form liners are used to...

6. W-Shaped Columns and Beams
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Girder is...

7. A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Mechanical couplers are used
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______

8. Head Joints
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
A snape Tie consits of...
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____

9. Grade 50 steel
Control joints in concrete do what?
A rigid Connection is also called...
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?

10. Lighter member that spans between the girders
Twist-off Bolt method is...
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

11. Strands
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?

12. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Mechanical couplers are used
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within

13. K-series - LH series - DHL series
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
A snape Tie consits of...
The most water tight joint is ____
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?

14. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
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 ____
Working is the process by which____
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks

15. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
K-series has a depth range of?
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Formwork is refereed to as
Stirrups are generally made of...

16. A36
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Ferrous Metals

17. Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
W-Shape is also called _____
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Arch welding is where

18. Zinc
Cold formings is when __
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Galvanizing is...
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____

19. Wide-Flange section
W-Shape is also called _____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Cast Iron is formed when _______

20. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
W-Shape is also called _____
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Semirigid Connection is also called...

21. Live ends
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
EAF full name is?
Camber refers to...
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

22. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
LH series has a depth range of...
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Twist-off Bolt method is...
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases

23. Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
A Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.

24. Highly Crosive - Extreme
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

25. Cinder Block
CMU is _____
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
Form liners are used to...

26. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
Ferrous Metals
S-Shape is also called ____
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

27. Cranes and rails
Unfinished bolts are made from
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____

28. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Bricks that have frogs are...
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Effloresecence

29. American Standard Shape
S-Shape is also 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?
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Control joints in concrete do what?

30. Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
W-Shape is also called _____

31. Reinforced concrete member
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Bricks and Blocks are called ____

32. 8 and 30 in
Arch welding is where
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Frame Structure is defined by ________
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __

33. True
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
In a Flemish-bonded wall
Bricks that have frogs are...
What does SJI stand for?

34. The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
A tube is referred to as a ____
Mechanical couplers are used
Stripping time is ___
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors

35. Carbon steel
Unfinished bolts are made from
Form liners are used to...
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____

36. Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
The Slag is what?
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?

37. 4 to 6 ft
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
A common type of Form Tie is ____
A two way joist floor is also called...

38. MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Bricks that have core holes are ____

39. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
The most common used size of brick is...
The Term Tendons includes...
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______

40. Henry Bessemer in 1855
Effloresecence
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
NonFerrous Metals are...

41. Depth of the joist in inches
The most common thickness for mortar is____
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 maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____

42. Simple Connection
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

43. False
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
Stirrups are generally made of...
The Slag is what?
OHF full name is?

44. 3000 PSI
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
The term FLying form refers to...

45. High-treated carbon steel
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
High-strength bolts are made from
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors

46. 240 in =20ft
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____

47. False
What does HHS stand for?
What is Core Holes?
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column

48. Noncohesive Soils
Slagwool is _____
Effloresecence
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water

49. G30 - G60 - G120
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores 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
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally

50. Henry Bessemer in 1855
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Camber refers to...

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