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Construction Basics Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Zinc






2. Square - rectangular or round






3. Chairs






4. Depth of the joist in inches






5. Pieces sticking out away from the columes






6. 4






7. Two flange plates






8. Extruded Bricks






9. W-shaped beams - Steel joints






10. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load






11. Henry Bessemer in 1855






12. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers






13. Open-Hearth furnace






14. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.






15. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor






16. False






17. Lighter member that spans between the girders






18. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.






19. prestressed concrete member

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20. 2 to 4 ft






21. HHS






22. 24






23. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams






24. AISC Type III Connection






25. True






26. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall






27. Steel Joist Institute






28. A felexible connection that allows the ends of the beam to rotate under the load.






29. 240 in =20ft






30. Dead End






31. Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.






32. 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






33. Highly Crosive - Extreme






34. Fibrous






35. Snap Tie






36. True






37. Hot Rolling






38. 8 and 30 in






39. 2 1/2 in






40. Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces






41. Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer






42. G30 - G60 - G120






43. False






44. A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt






45. G30 - G60 - G120






46. Each course consists of Strechers






47. Bed Joints






48. 52-72






49. False






50. Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together