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Construction Basics Exam

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1. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Frame Structure is defined by ________

2. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Control joints in concrete do what?
A two way joist floor is also called...
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Cold formings is when __

3. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Most of the cost comes from _____
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Formwork 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.

4. 2 1/2 in
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?

5. 50
Bricks that have core holes are ____
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?

6. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
In a Flemish-bonded wall
BOF full name is _______
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

7. The concrete is cast at the site
A slip-critical connection is...
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Site-cast is when ____

8. Electric Arc Furnace
EAF full name is?
Mechanical couplers are used
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal

9. 52-72
DLH series has a depth range of...
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
A vapor retarder is required under
EAF full name is?

10. Steel Joist Institute
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
What does SJI stand for?

11. Noncohesive Soils
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
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 ____
Stripping time is ___

12. A Waffle Slab
A two way joist floor is also called...
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
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.

13. Parallel - wider
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
BOF full name is _______

14. A 100% solid unit
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Galvanizing is...
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
What does SJI stand for?

15. Stretcher Face
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
A two way joist floor is also called...

16. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Control joints in concrete do what?
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
What does HHS stand for?
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

17. prestressed concrete member

18. Strands
The Term Tendons includes...
DLH series has a depth range of...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units

19. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
A rigid Connection is also called...
Camber refers to...
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.

20. The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
A snape Tie consits of...
LH series has a depth range of...
Materials used for Formwork are___
Stripping time is ___

21. 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.
NonFerrous Metals are...
Site-cast is when ____
A Blast Furnace is a ______
BOF full name is _______

22. Pre-tensioned concrete
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Cold formings is when __
A rigid Connection is also called...
PT concrete is Also known as _______

23. posttensioned concret
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

24. Highly Crosive - Extreme
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Horizontal Mortar joints are 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?
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

25. Bed Joints
Most of the cost comes from _____
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
LH series has a depth range of...

26. Henry Bessemer in 1855
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

27. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
The most common used size of brick is...

28. Heavier members and spans from column to column
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Shores are used for...
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____

29. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
BOF full name is _______
Retempering of motar means...

30. High-treated carbon steel
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
High-strength bolts are made from
NonFerrous Metals are...

31. Reinforced concrete member
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

32. 2 to 4 ft
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Effloresecence
A pour stop is generally used with
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors

33. Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...

34. Pre-tensioned concrete
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Mechanical couplers are used
PT concrete is Also known as _______

35. A36
Slagwool is _____
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Shores are used for...
The Slag is what?

36. Cranes and rails
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
High-strength bolts are made from

37. Metals that contain Iron
Ferrous Metals
Site-cast is when ____
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...

38. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Bricks that have core holes are ____
Built-up sections are made by _____
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____

39. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
A snape Tie consits of...
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground

40. HHS
Semirigid Connection is also called...
A tube is referred to as a ____
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?

41. HHS
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A tube is referred to as a ____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

42. Steel
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
Built-up sections are made by _____
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal

43. Head Joints
Precast is where____
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____

44. Live ends
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
PT concrete is Also known as _______
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

45. 240 in =20ft
A vapor retarder is required under
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____

46. FBX
A common type of Form Tie 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?
High-strength bolts are made from
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?

47. Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
Bricks that have core holes are ____
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Bricks that have frogs are...

48. True
The most water tight joint is ____
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

49. Metals that contain Iron
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Ferrous Metals

50. Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Simple Connection is also called...
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____