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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Materials used for Formwork are___
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
The most common used size of brick is...

2. 3in
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____

3. Open-Hearth furnace
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
OHF full name is?
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.

4. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
In a Flemish-bonded wall
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
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 height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists

5. A36
OHF full name is?
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Slagwool is _____
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____

6. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
DLH series has a depth range of...
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength

7. G30 - G60 - G120
A Simple Connection is...
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
CMU is _____

8. Reduced cracking in concret - and reduction in the dimensions of stuctural members
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Unfinished bolts are made from
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Weathering index of a location is a function of the

9. Hollow structural section
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
What does HHS stand for?
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

10. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
CMU is _____
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which

11. The Framework
Most of the cost comes from _____
Camber refers to...
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
A pour stop is generally used with

12. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
A slip-critical connection is...
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...

13. 40 ft
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____

14. Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
The most common used size of brick is...
Working is the process by which____
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?

15. False
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks

16. High-treated carbon steel
A snape Tie consits of...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
High-strength bolts are made from

17. Hot Rolling
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?

18. FBX
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Stirrups are generally made of...
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?

19. 2 1/2 in
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
The most common used size of brick is...

20. Pieces sticking out away from the columes
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
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Girder is...

21. 4
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Working is the process by which____
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
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.

22. True
What does HHS stand for?
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
A vapor retarder is required under
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.

23. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
PT concrete is Also known as _______
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist

24. It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
A Blast Furnace is a ______
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____

25. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Control joints in concrete do what?
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...

26. Steel Grade
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____

27. AISC Type I Connection
A rigid Connection is also called...
Slagwool is _____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through

28. HHS
OHF full name is?
A tube is referred to as a ____
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?

29. Roof and Floor
The term FLying form refers to...
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Slagwool is _____
BOF full name is _______

30. Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
The most common used size of brick is...
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...

31. Zinc
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
What does SJI stand for?
Weathering index of a location is a function of the

32. A 100% solid unit
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
High-strength bolts are made from
Site-cast is when ____

33. Strands
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
A tube is referred to as a ____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

34. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
Frame Structure is defined by ________
A vapor retarder is required under
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Arch welding is where

35. 2 to 4 ft
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Frame Structure is defined by ________
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?

36. Each course consists of Strechers
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
In a running-bond wall
Effloresecence

37. Pre-tensioned concrete
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
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?
What are the 3 types of furnaces?

38. Fibrous
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Unfinished bolts are made from
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
The Slag is what?

39. Is the Deposit of white substance on a masonry wall
The Slag is what?
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Effloresecence

40. Concrete masonry Units
Galvanizing is...
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____

41. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?

42. The concrete is cast at the site
Site-cast is when ____
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.
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Working is the process by which____

43. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

44. Strands
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
The Term Tendons includes...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel

45. Steel

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46. Wide-Flange section
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
W-Shape is also called _____
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...

47. Cinder Block
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
CMU is _____
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____

48. 2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Simple Connection is also called...
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within

49. Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
Form liners are used to...
Simple Connection is also called...
LH series has a depth range of...
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

50. Simple Connection
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
HSS can be what Shape?
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?