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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks






2. Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.






3. 50






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






5. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.






6. Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel






7. Two flange plates






8. Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet






9. 2 1/2 in






10. Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists






11. Steel fabricator






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






13. Steel






14. High-treated carbon steel






15. Two flange plates






16. Concrete masonry Units






17. Depth of the joist in inches






18. It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it






19. False






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






21. 18 to 48 in






22. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing






23. A Waffle Slab






24. A large formwork assembly for concrete walls






25. Hollow structural section






26. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8






27. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers






28. 2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar






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






30. 52-72






31. Structural concrete fill






32. Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace






33. Bed Joints






34. EAF - BOF - OHF






35. Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength






36. M -S -N -O






37. The Framework






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






39. Metals that contain Iron






40. The concrete is casted in controled enviroments and then transported to the contruction job.






41. 18 to 48 in






42. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8






43. To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete






44. FBX






45. 2






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






47. Molded bricks






48. Concave






49. Cranes and rails






50. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers