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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the

2. Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
A wall footing is also called _____
What is Core Holes?
High-strength bolts are made from
EAF full name is?

3. 50
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Effloresecence
A rigid Connection is also called...

4. Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
A common type of Form Tie is ____
Working is the process by which____
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 ____
CMU is _____

5. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Frame Structure is defined by ________
What does SJI stand for?
Shores are used for...
The exposed face of the brick is call _____

6. Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Form liners are used to...

7. Two flange plates
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A two way joist floor is also called...
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?

8. Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
What is Core Holes?
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 ____
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____

9. 2 1/2 in
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through

10. Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water

11. Steel fabricator
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
CMU is _____

12. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
HSS can be what Shape?
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Simple Connection is also called...

13. Steel
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
K-series has a depth range of?
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the

14. High-treated carbon steel
Working is the process by which____
Cold formings is when __
High-strength bolts are made from
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?

15. Two flange plates
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Precast is where____
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within

16. Concrete masonry Units
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Bricks and Blocks are called ____

17. Depth of the joist in inches
Retempering of motar means...
Twist-off Bolt method is...
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____

18. It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
A common type of Form Tie is ____
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Bricks that have frogs are...

19. False
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?

20. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
High-strength bolts are made from
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Camber refers to...
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by

21. 18 to 48 in
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
A two way joist floor is also called...
LH series has a depth range of...
The most common used size of brick is...

22. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
A snape Tie consits of...
Control joints in concrete do what?
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Simple Connection is also called...

23. A Waffle Slab
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
A two way joist floor is also called...

24. A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
The term FLying form refers to...
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks

25. Hollow structural section
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
What does HHS stand for?
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

26. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
The most common used size of brick is...
A slip-critical connection is...
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...

27. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
In a Flemish-bonded wall

28. 2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Built-up sections are made by _____
NonFerrous Metals are...

29. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Bricks that have frogs are...
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Galvanizing is...

30. 52-72
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Most of the cost comes from _____
DLH series has a depth range of...
What does HHS stand for?

31. Structural concrete fill
A pour stop is generally used with
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
The Slag is what?

32. Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
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.
Site-cast is when ____
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______

33. Bed Joints
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
The most common used size of brick is...

34. EAF - BOF - OHF
The Term Tendons includes...
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?

35. Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Stripping time is ___
Shores are used for...
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______

36. M -S -N -O
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
Retempering of motar means...
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the

37. The Framework
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Form liners are used to...
Most of the cost comes from _____

38. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Working is the process by which____
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Slagwool is _____

39. Metals that contain Iron
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Ferrous Metals
Cold formings is when __

40. The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.
A pour stop is generally used with
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.
Precast is where____
The most water tight joint is ____

41. 18 to 48 in
Precast is where____
LH series has a depth range of...
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column

42. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Shores are used for...
The most common used size of brick is...
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____

43. To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Mechanical couplers are used
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...

44. FBX
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
PT concrete is Also known as _______
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 _____

45. 2
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?

46. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
Shores are used for...
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which

47. Molded bricks
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
High-strength bolts are made from
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Bricks that have frogs are...

48. Concave
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
The most water tight joint is ____
K-series has a depth range of?
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?

49. Cranes and rails
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Formwork is refereed to as

50. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
In an English-bonded Wall
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units