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Construction Basics Exam

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1. False
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
A pour stop is generally used with

2. Steel pipes
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally

3. W - S - HP - M
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Unfinished bolts are made from
Ground-Supported slabs area____

4. Connected members have been bolted together using spud wretch with the full force of a person
Precast is where____
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

5. Compressive strength and Flexural tensile bond strength
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
The term FLying form refers to...
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

6. Chairs
A snape Tie consits of...
What does HHS stand for?
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground

7. False
A pour stop is generally used with
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

8. 3 in
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?

9. The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
NonFerrous Metals are...
Formwork is refereed to as

10. EAF - BOF - OHF
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
In a Flemish-bonded wall
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

11. Cohesive
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
K-series has a depth range of?
If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____

12. A992
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____

13. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Arch welding is where
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...

14. True
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
A rigid Connection is also called...
A rigid Connection 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

15. Highly Crosive - Extreme
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

16. Bed Joints
Site-cast is when ____
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

17. A325
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Working is the process by which____
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

18. Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
The Slag is what?
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __

19. Metals that do not contain Metals
Slagwool is _____
NonFerrous Metals are...
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings

20. FBX
A tube is referred to as a ____
Ground-Supported slabs area____
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?
Fine Grained soles are______ with water

21. Heavier members and spans from column to column
K series are more frequently used because they ____
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
OHF full name is?
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist

22. A plastic cone and a loop at each end.
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
Girder is...
A common type of Form Tie is ____
A snape Tie consits of...

23. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Materials used for Formwork are___
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

24. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Site-cast is when ____

25. Workablity - water rentivity - and water tightness
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____

26. General contractor
Frame Structure is defined by ________
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____

27. 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.
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
A Blast Furnace is a ______
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

28. Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
The most water tight joint is ____
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
Shores are used for...

29. Rigid Insulation and Roof cover
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
Bricks that have core holes are ____
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______

30. Lighter member that spans between the girders
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Arch welding is where
Girder is...
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

31. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
What is Core Holes?
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___

32. Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
Bricks that have core holes are ____
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Form liners are used to...
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by

33. 2 to 4 ft
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Stripping time is ___
A tube is referred to as a ____

34. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
The most common used size of brick is...
A tube is referred to as a ____
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
A snug-Tight condition is _____

35. 24
A slip-critical connection is...
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

36. Stretcher Face
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
The most water tight joint is ____
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
The exposed face of the brick is call _____

37. HHS
If you are moving the prefabricated formwork for each bay of the floor as a complete unit and the put it into position with a crane This is refereed to as ____
What is Core Holes?
A tube is referred to as a ____
A common type of Form Tie is ____

38. prestressed concrete member

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39. Pre-tensioned concrete
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.
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?

40. Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Simple Connection is also called...
What does SJI stand for?
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___

41. It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
A Simple Connection is...
A two way joist floor is also called...
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____

42. Iron ore and coke are mixed together in a Furnace
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
LH series has a depth range of...
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______

43. Wide-Flange section
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Retempering of motar means...
W-Shape is also called _____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?

44. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Ferrous Metals

45. Noncohesive Soils
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
Control joints in concrete do what?
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

46. Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Twist-off Bolt method is...
The term FLying form refers to...
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Precast is where____

47. Stabilizing members that space across the joists
Horizontal Bridging Members are ?
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?

48. Hollow structural section
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
High-strength bolts are made from
What does HHS stand for?

49. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Frame Structure is defined by ________
A snape Tie consits of...
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____

50. M -S -N -O
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength