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1. Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
W-Shape is also called _____
Precast is where____
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Shores are used for...

2. A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Camber refers to...
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____

3. Metals that do not contain Metals
Bricks that have frogs are...
NonFerrous Metals are...
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...

4. Basic Oxygen Furnace
BOF full name is _______
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape

5. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Frame Structure is defined by ________
Cold formings is when __
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____

6. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
Semirigid Connection is also called...
In a Flemish-bonded wall
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

7. EAF - BOF - OHF
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
What does HHS stand for?
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.

8. American Standard Shape
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
S-Shape is also called ____

9. Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
The most common thickness for mortar is____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Form liners are used to...

10. Structural concrete fill
Simple Connection is also called...
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column

11. Metals that contain Iron
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Ferrous Metals

12. Live end
The term FLying form refers to...
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____

13. Basic Oxygen Furnace
BOF full name is _______
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
The most common thickness for mortar is____

14. HHS
Girder is...
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
A tube is referred to as a ____

15. Floor decks
A pour stop is generally used with
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Retempering of motar means...
Ferrous Metals

16. Steel fabricator
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
The most common used size of brick is...
DLH series has a depth range of...

17. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Materials used for Formwork are___
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Bricks that have frogs are...
Ground-Supported slabs area____

18. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

19. Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
What is Core Holes?
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Weathering index of a location is a function of the

20. 24
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too

21. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

22. Pieces sticking out away from the columes
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Girder is...
A snape Tie consits of...
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?

23. Heavier members and spans from column to column
A rigid Connection is also called...
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

24. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
A Blast Furnace is a ______
EAF full name is?
Cold formings is when __

25. 3/8
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
The most common thickness for mortar is____

26. posttensioned concret
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Ground-Supported slabs area____

27. Sloped - thinner
Effloresecence
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____

28. W - S - HP - M
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?

29. Depth of the joist in inches
Stirrups are generally made of...
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
K-series has a depth range of?
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as

30. Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Form liners are used to...
Arch welding is where
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks

31. True
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
PT concrete is Also known as _______
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

32. To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?

33. General contractor
A rigid Connection is also called...
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
K series are more frequently used because they ____
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

34. Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
Camber refers to...
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the

35. AISC Type III Connection
Semirigid Connection is also called...
What does HHS stand for?
Unfinished bolts are made from
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water

36. A36
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the

37. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
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?
Materials used for Formwork 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.

38. Concrete masonry Units
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
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?

39. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
S-Shape is also called ____
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Effloresecence
Retempering of motar means...

40. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
In an English-bonded Wall
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings

41. Dead End
Most of the cost comes from _____
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Working is the process by which____

42. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Frame Structure is defined by ________
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases

43. Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Slagwool is _____
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Roof deck is generally topped with _____

44. 3in
Stripping time is ___
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which

45. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
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 Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...

46. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Control joints in concrete do what?
A Blast Furnace is a ______
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the

47. Electric Arc Furnace
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
EAF full name is?
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation

48. Gas or arc
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding

49. False
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
A two way joist floor is also called...

50. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
The most water tight joint is ____
A two way joist floor is also called...
A snug-Tight condition is _____

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