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1. False
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
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.
CMU is _____

2. Bear directly on a compacted ground with the organic top soil removed.
Ground-Supported slabs area____
What does HHS stand for?
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...

3. Highly Crosive - Extreme
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Semirigid Connection is also called...
A Blast Furnace is a ______

4. Cranes and rails
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength
A Simple Connection is...

5. 40 ft
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores

6. Roof and Floor
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too

7. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
LH series has a depth range of...

8. Snap Tie
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
A common type of Form Tie is ____
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal

9. American Standard Shape
Twist-off Bolt method is...
S-Shape is also called ____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?

10. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
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
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
Arch welding is where

11. MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
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 ____
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

12. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
Arch welding is where
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______

13. Reinfocing bars are provided at the top and bottom of the beams
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
In a running-bond wall
Most of the cost comes from _____
A Simple Connection is...

14. 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.
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
A Blast Furnace is a ______
The term FLying form refers to...
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____

15. 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.
Unfinished bolts are made from
Cast Iron is formed when _______
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Twist-off Bolt method is...

16. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
Cold formings is when __
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
The most common used size of brick is...
High-strength bolts are made from

17. Beams and Columns
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
OHF full name is?

18. K-series - LH series - DHL series
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____

19. Two flange plates
Twist-off Bolt method is...
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
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___

20. Sloped - thinner
S shapes the interior surfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the W shape
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
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

21. prestressed concrete member

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22. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
The most water tight joint is ____
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where

23. Pre-tensioned concrete
Stirrups are generally made of...
A tube is referred to as a ____
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______

24. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
A snape Tie consits of...
A vapor retarder is required under
Stirrups are generally made of...
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

25. Snap Tie
In an English-bonded Wall
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
A common type of Form Tie is ____
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

26. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
Slagwool is _____
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
Stirrups are generally made of...
Simple Connection is also called...

27. W-shaped beams - Steel joints
Built-up sections are made by _____
A vapor retarder is required under
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____

28. 4
Most of the cost comes from _____
The Slag is what?
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.
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape

29. It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
Bricks that have frogs are...

30. 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 ____
A rigid Connection is also called...
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from

31. Parallel - wider
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 ____
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape

32. Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Stripping time is ___
Mechanical couplers are used
Working is the process by which____
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...

33. 18 to 48 in
A vapor retarder is required under
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
LH series has a depth range of...
The most common thickness for mortar is____

34. 40 ft
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
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 ____
Effloresecence
Ground-Supported slabs area____

35. Pre-tensioned concrete
In a Typical sitecast reinforced Concrete structure - the cost of formwork and shores is...
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?

36. 4 to 6 ft
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
What is Core Holes?
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth

37. Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
CMU is _____

38. False
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
A pour stop is generally used with
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____

39. Simple Connection
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
A Blast Furnace is a ______

40. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
In a Flemish-bonded wall
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

41. Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
Built-up sections are made by _____
The term FLying form refers to...

42. It took the excess carbon in the moten pig iron and was converted to carbon dioxide by blowing oxygen through it
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
LH series has a depth range of...
Weathering index of a location is a function of the

43. True
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?
K series are more frequently used because they ____
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall

44. Length - L - of unit
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
DLH series has a depth range of...

45. All sheet-steel components are fabricated by rolling and pressing the sheets into carious cross-sectional profiles at room temperature
High-strength bolts are made from
In a Flemish-bonded wall
Cold formings is when __
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____

46. Extruded Bricks
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Bricks that have core holes are ____

47. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
OHF full name is?
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____

48. Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____

49. Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
Frame Structure is defined by ________
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
A common type of Form Tie is ____

50. False
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.
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
LH series has a depth range of...
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column