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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Bed Joints
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______

2. 2 1/2 in
Cold formings is when __
Arch welding is where
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
In an English-bonded Wall

3. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
A pour stop is generally used with
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
A snape Tie consits of...
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

4. SJI
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?

5. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
In a Flemish-bonded wall
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

6. True
A wall footing is also called _____
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 concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Retempering of motar means...

7. W-shaped beams - Steel joints
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
A two way joist floor is also called...
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____

8. Two flange plates
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

9. To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

10. A single 1/2 - 7 wire strand
Unfinished bolts are made from
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 Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Most of the cost comes from _____

11. Hot Rolling
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
What does SJI stand for?
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

12. Molded bricks
Bricks that have frogs are...
A tube is referred to as a ____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

13. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
In an English-bonded Wall
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Working is the process by which____
BOF full name is _______

14. Chairs
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
A rigid Connection is also called...
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

15. Strip Footing
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
A wall footing is also called _____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

16. A Waffle Slab
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A two way joist floor is also called...
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move

17. 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.
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines

18. A992
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases

19. prestressed concrete member

20. Strength of it - and weakens the strength of the wall.
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?

21. EAF - BOF - OHF
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Stirrups are generally made of...
A common type of Form Tie is ____
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally

22. The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
HSS can be what Shape?
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____

23. A325
A tube is referred to as a ____
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
In a Flemish-bonded wall
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

24. Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
What is Core Holes?
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Slagwool is _____

25. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Mechanical couplers are used
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...

26. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Frame Structure is defined by ________
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
Stirrups are generally made of...

27. Grade 50 steel
Cold formings is when __
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
A Blast Furnace is a ______
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____

28. Metals that contain Iron
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Ferrous Metals
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist

29. True
Galvanizing is...
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?

30. Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
W-Shape are mostly used for ____

31. Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
PT concrete is Also known as _______

32. Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
What is Core Holes?
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
A vapor retarder is required under
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by

33. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
In a Flemish-bonded wall
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Most of the cost comes from _____
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

34. Concave
BOF full name is _______
W-Shape is also called _____
The most water tight joint is ____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

35. American Standard Shape
S-Shape is also called ____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
K series are more frequently used because they ____

36. Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Cast Iron is formed when _______
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...

37. Upward deflection of a beam to counter downward deflection by a dead load
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Materials used for Formwork are___
Camber refers to...

38. A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
A snape Tie consits of...
The Slag is what?
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

39. Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

40. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
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 Term Tendons includes...
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____

41. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Materials used for Formwork are___
Site-cast is when ____
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Arch welding is where

42. High-treated carbon steel
In a Flemish-bonded wall
High-strength bolts are made from
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too

43. The size of the masonry that the manufacture would like to achieve.
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
A snug-Tight condition is _____
S-Shape is also called ____
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____

44. Grade 50 steel
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Retempering of motar means...
Twist-off Bolt method is...

45. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
A vapor retarder is required under

46. Open-Hearth furnace
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
OHF full name is?
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the

47. Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
A pour stop is generally used with
Stirrups are generally made of...
In a running-bond wall

48. True
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
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?

49. False
CMU is _____
Formwork is refereed to as
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____

50. Fibrous
Precast is where____
Materials used for Formwork are___
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel