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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Bearing connection
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
Control joints in concrete do what?
Simple Connection is also called...
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...

2. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
A wall footing is also called _____
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as

3. prestressed concrete member

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4. W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
The most common thickness for mortar is____
In an English-bonded Wall
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____

5. Metals that contain Iron
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Ferrous Metals

6. Basic Oxygen Furnace
Mechanical couplers are used
A common type of Form Tie is ____
Cold formings is when __
BOF full name is _______

7. 50
Built-up sections are made by _____
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi

8. Pile
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Girder is...
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

9. Chairs
DLH series has a depth range of...
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the

10. Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Arch welding is where
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Arch welding is where

11. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
The primary purpose of steel reinforments is to increase the tensile strenth of concrete elements - however - steel reinforcments is also used to increase the shear strength and compressive strenght of concrete elements
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Camber refers to...
In a running-bond wall

12. Chairs
Cast Iron is formed when _______
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?

13. Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.

14. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
The most common used size of brick is...
A vapor retarder is required under
In an English-bonded Wall
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______

15. 52-72
DLH series has a depth range of...
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel

16. 4
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.
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Galvanizing 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

17. False
K-series has a depth range of?
Girder is...
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
K series are more frequently used because they ____

18. Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
HSS can be what Shape?
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

19. Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings

20. 2 to 4 ft
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors

21. High-treated carbon steel
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
High-strength bolts are made from

22. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
A slip-critical connection is...
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
In an English-bonded Wall
Mechanical couplers are used

23. Grade 50 steel
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
A two way joist floor is also called...

24. Depth of the joist in inches
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

25. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Bricks that have core holes are ____
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
PT concrete is Also known as _______

26. Wide-Flange section
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
W-Shape is also called _____
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...

27. posttensioned concret
PT concrete is Also known as _______
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.

28. Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
HSS can be what Shape?
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape

29. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Stirrups are generally made of...
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Bricks that have frogs are...

30. Stretcher Face
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
The Slag is what?
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____

31. Pile
Galvanizing is...
The most common thickness for mortar is____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move

32. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

33. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Frame Structure is defined by ________
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
CMU is _____
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines

34. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Girder is...

35. True
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
BOF full name is _______
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the

36. 4 to 6 ft
The Slag is what?
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Simple Connection is also called...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

37. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Twist-off Bolt method is...
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Materials used for Formwork are___

38. Electric Arc Furnace
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
EAF full name is?
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by

39. The concrete is cast at the site
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Site-cast is when ____
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which

40. Lighter member that spans between the girders
The most common thickness for mortar is____
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

41. Strip Footing
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Effloresecence
A wall footing is also called _____

42. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A snug-Tight condition is _____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...

43. 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.
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Cast Iron is formed when _______

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.
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
A Blast Furnace is a ______

45. Live end
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____

46. Steel pipes
A common type of Form Tie is ____
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
The most common used size of brick is...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors

47. Pre-tensioned concrete
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Slagwool is _____
PT concrete is Also known as _______

48. Sloped - thinner
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
OHF full name is?

49. Beams and Columns
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Semirigid Connection is also called...
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
W-Shape are mostly used for ____

50. 4 to 6 ft
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
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?
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?