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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Stretcher Face
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
A pour stop is generally used with

2. 3/8
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
The most common thickness for mortar is____

3. Stretcher Face
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
The most water tight joint is ____
NonFerrous Metals are...
The exposed face of the brick is call _____

4. A special electric wrench is used that induces a predetermined torque bolt
Twist-off Bolt method is...
A pour stop is generally used with
A two way joist floor is also called...
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?

5. 50
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
The term FLying form refers to...

6. M -S -N -O
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Shores are used for...
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...

7. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Control joints in concrete do what?

8. It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Stripping time is ___
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

9. Molten Limestone that floats over molten Iron
The Slag is what?
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing 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?

10. Zinc
Most of the cost comes from _____
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Fine Grained soles are______ with water

11. MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
Girder is...
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
A rigid Connection is also called...

12. Elevated Slabs and arches - its formwork for arches
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Shores are used for...
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
A snape Tie consits of...

13. Head Joints
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?

14. 2 to 4 ft
In a running-bond wall
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Materials used for Formwork are___
A wall footing is also called _____

15. False
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
A vapor retarder is required under
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...

16. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Simple Connection is also called...
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?

17. Basic Oxygen Furnace
BOF full name is _______
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally

18. 3/5/8x2/1/4x7/5/8
Arch welding is where
Frame Structure is defined by ________
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
The most common used size of brick is...

19. Iron ore melts and then is cooled to a solid state by casting it on a sand bed - the shape of the casting resembles a little of new born pigs.
Cast Iron is formed when _______
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
What is Core Holes?
A vapor retarder is required under

20. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Mechanical couplers are used
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...

21. False
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Bricks and Blocks are called ____

22. Noncohesive Soils
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the

23. True
The most water tight joint is ____
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
A wall footing is also called _____
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.

24. Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

25. Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the

26. Live ends
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...

27. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Cold formings is when __
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

28. True
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

29. True
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
Form liners are used to...

30. 40 ft
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
PT concrete is Also known as _______
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____

31. The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Slagwool is _____
Stripping time is ___
Frame Structure is defined by ________
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____

32. Simple Connection
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Arch welding is where
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
The Slag is what?

33. False
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
W-Shape are mostly used for ____

34. False
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
Camber refers to...

35. A Waffle Slab
A two way joist floor is also called...
Precast is where____
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
The most common used size of brick is...

36. Beams and Columns
Most of the cost comes from _____
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Form liners are used to...
Precast is where____

37. False
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Shores are used for...
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column

38. To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______

39. Molded bricks
Materials used for Formwork are___
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Bricks that have frogs are...
Retempering of motar means...

40. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
What does HHS stand for?
Stressing-end assembly is called a ____
Frame Structure is defined by ________

41. False
LH series has a depth range of...
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
Stripping time is ___

42. True
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units

43. Pile
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

44. Two flange plates
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
Shores are used for...
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column

45. High-treated carbon steel
High-strength bolts are made from
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Shores are used for...

46. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Simple Connection is also called...
Arch welding is where
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?

47. False
K-series has a depth range of?
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?

48. Flying forms
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 ____
HSS can be what Shape?
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____

49. Mildly
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
Simple Connection is also called...
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 ____
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment

50. Floor decks
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
A pour stop is generally used with
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the