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Construction Basics Exam

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1. False
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Frame Structure is defined by ________
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings

2. Sloped - thinner
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 Column Spice is approximately ___ ft above the lower floor so that the erector can use the floor as a platform to make the connection.
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape

3. True
Galvanizing is...
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

4. G30 - G60 - G120
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
Cold formings is when __
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...

5. Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Stripping time is ___

6. Two flange plates
Stripping time is ___
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __

7. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
Effloresecence
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

8. Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
The Slag is what?
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Control joints in concrete do what?

9. Fibrous
The most water tight joint is ____
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

10. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
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 ____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
A two way joist floor is also called...
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?

11. Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Slagwool is _____
Stirrups are generally made of...
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
In a Flemish-bonded wall

12. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Materials used for Formwork are___
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
In a Flemish-bonded wall

13. Each course consists of Strechers
Stirrups are generally made of...
A tube is referred to as a ____
In a running-bond wall
The Term Tendons includes...

14. Reinforced concrete member
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
DLH series has a depth range of...
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

15. Simple Connection
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Bricks that have frogs are...
Precast is where____
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____

16. 40 ft
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
In a running-bond wall
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through

17. General contractor
Stripping time is ___
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
A tube is referred to as a ____

18. 2 to 4 ft
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors

19. Open-Hearth furnace
Girder is...
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
OHF full name is?
W-Shape are mostly used for ____

20. 2
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Mechanical couplers are used
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors

21. 4
What does SJI stand for?
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
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.

22. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Slagwool is _____
Control joints in concrete do what?
In a running-bond wall
Frame Structure is defined by ________

23. True
Cast Iron is formed when _______
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally

24. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A vapor retarder is required under
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
K-series has a depth range of?

25. Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Form liners are used to...

26. Hollow structural section
Girder is...
K-series has a depth range of?
What does HHS stand for?
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

27. Dead End
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

28. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Stirrups are generally made of...
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally

29. Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
Cold formings is when __

30. Strip Footing
CMU is _____
A wall footing is also called _____
A tube is referred to as a ____
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?

31. Strands
The Term Tendons includes...
K-series has a depth range of?
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

32. Bed Joints
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
CMU is _____
Ferrous Metals

33. 90 to 180 degress
A snape Tie consits of...
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____

34. Electric Arc Furnace
EAF full name is?
Cold formings is when __
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
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?

35. True
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
In a Flemish-bonded wall
K-series has a depth range of?

36. Steel pipes
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems 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 ____
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

37. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Mechanical couplers are used

38. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
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.
Frame Structure is defined by ________
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
What is Core Holes?

39. Two flange plates
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Built-up sections are made by _____

40. Floor decks
OHF full name is?
A pour stop is generally used with
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?

41. Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Slagwool is _____
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by

42. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

43. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Most of the cost comes from _____
A snug-Tight condition is _____
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally

44. 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.
A Blast Furnace is a ______
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...

45. Adding water to the mortar
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Retempering of motar means...
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____

46. False
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Working is the process by which____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

47. Cranes and rails
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Roof deck is generally topped with _____

48. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
In an English-bonded Wall
A snug-Tight condition is _____
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___

49. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist

50. Concave
The most water tight joint is ____
DLH series has a depth range of...
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___