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Construction Basics Exam

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1. A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
A snape Tie consits of...
Precast is where____
A Simple Connection is...

2. Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
The term FLying form refers to...
Shores are used for...
What does HHS stand for?

3. Highly Crosive - Extreme
Materials used for Formwork are___
A tube is referred to as a ____
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____

4. SJI
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
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.

5. 2
Most of the cost comes from _____
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors

6. The Framework
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Most of the cost comes from _____

7. Steel Grade
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
NonFerrous Metals are...
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

8. A Waffle Slab
A two way joist floor is also called...
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Twist-off Bolt method is...

9. False
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
A slip-critical connection is...
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment

10. Molded bricks
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Bricks that have frogs are...
Form liners are used to...

11. AISC Type I Connection
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
A rigid Connection is also called...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

12. FBX
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
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?
Frame Structure is defined by ________
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi

13. Solid unit
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
What is Core Holes?
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____

14. 52-72
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Precast is where____
DLH series has a depth range of...

15. Sloped - thinner
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
NonFerrous Metals are...

16. AISC Type II Connection
Simple Connection is also called...
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______

17. Grade 50 steel
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 Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

18. A large formwork assembly for concrete walls
The term FLying form refers to...
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

19. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
Frame Structure is defined by ________
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

20. Floor decks
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
What does SJI stand for?
A pour stop is generally used with

21. Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Slagwool is _____
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Built-up sections are made by _____

22. Approximately equal to the combined cost of concrete and steel
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
What are the 3 types of furnaces?

23. The bolt shank and nut are marked after the joint has been snugged. Then a specific amount of rotation is induced in the nut with repect to the bolt - generally 1/3 to a full turn beyond the snug-tight condition
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Control joints in concrete do what?
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Precast is where____

24. American Standard Shape
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Working is the process by which____
What does HHS stand for?
S-Shape is also called ____

25. True
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
The most common used size of brick is...
Camber refers to...
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation

26. Snap Tie
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
A common type of Form Tie is ____

27. prestressed concrete member

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28. Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Cast Iron is formed when _______
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
What is Core Holes?
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____

29. Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel

30. 90 to 180 degress
DLH series has a depth range of...
S-Shape is also called ____
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through

31. Cranes and rails
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Frame Structure is defined by ________

32. The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Formwork is refereed to as

33. Pile
Ground-Supported slabs area____
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where

34. Chairs
In a Flemish-bonded wall
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground

35. Concrete masonry Units
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __

36. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
A snug-Tight condition is _____
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____

37. Fibrous
Precast is where____
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...

38. G30 - G60 - G120
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______

39. AISC Type III Connection
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Twist-off Bolt method is...
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.

40. Hoizontal bridging members at the bottom of the joists - and horizontal briging members at the top of the joists
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
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 freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Ground-Supported slabs area____

41. A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Twist-off Bolt method is...
DLH series has a depth range of...
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
NonFerrous Metals are...

42. Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Roof deck is generally topped with _____

43. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
Control joints in concrete do what?
The Slag is what?

44. Cohesive
The Term Tendons includes...
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall

45. 2 1/2 in
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists

46. 3000 PSI
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
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.
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

47. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
The term FLying form refers to...
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Ground-Supported slabs area____
The term FLying form refers to...

48. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
The most common used size of brick is...
Weathering index of a location is a function of the

49. 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.
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
What is Core Holes?
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...

50. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Retempering of motar means...
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?