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Construction Basics Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. MOre Crrosive Enviroment - Hot






2. Noncohesive Soils






3. Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching






4. Henry Bessemer in 1855






5. Snap Tie






6. Concave






7. Roof and Floor






8. Steel fabricator






9. 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.






10. Basic Oxygen Furnace






11. To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete






12. Gauge number






13. Henry Bessemer in 1855






14. Floor decks






15. Depth of the joist in inches






16. Carbon steel






17. SJI






18. False






19. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion






20. Cinder Block






21. Chairs






22. Plastic - and Steel chairs with plastic-coated feet






23. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection






24. Gauge number






25. Cohesive






26. 2






27. Steel






28. Metals that contain Iron






29. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection






30. True






31. As a structure that is made entirely of linear elements - columns and beams.






32. 3000 PSI






33. Zinc






34. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs






35. 8 in to 30 in






36. High-treated carbon steel






37. 50






38. 8 and 30 in






39. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground






40. Snap Tie






41. Cold-formed and light structural steel members - in zinc coating






42. Obtaining by welding two or more standard sections together






43. The concrete is cast at the site






44. Sloped - thinner






45. Wide-Flange section






46. 50






47. Grade 50 steel






48. K-series - LH series - DHL series






49. Cinder Block






50. G30 - G60 - G120