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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Strip Footing
A rigid Connection is also called...
A wall footing is also called _____
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment

2. Strip Footing
A wall footing is also called _____
A rigid Connection is also called...
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the

3. Square - rectangular or round
HSS can be what Shape?
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
A snape Tie consits of...
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases

4. Hot Rolling
Camber refers to...
In a steel fram building - the secondary framing member for a roof or floor generally consist of ____ and ____
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

5. True
In an English-bonded Wall
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Control joints in concrete do what?

6. FBX
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
HSS can be what Shape?
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
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?

7. Ground-Supported Slabs - Elevated Slabs
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move

8. True
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding

9. 18 to 48 in
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
LH series has a depth range of...

10. A36
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as

11. Length - L - of unit
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
The Slag is what?
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?

12. Where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Mechanical couplers are used

13. Metals that do not contain Metals
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
NonFerrous Metals are...

14. 240 in =20ft
Retempering of motar means...
A slip-critical connection is...
Semirigid Connection is also called...
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____

15. Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
A vapor retarder is required under
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

16. Mildly
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
Galvanizing is...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

17. 40 ft
The term FLying form refers to...
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
A K-series steel joist that is 20 in deep cannot space more than ____
Control joints in concrete do what?

18. Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
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 structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

19. Getting Iron and Meling it - Then when the Ore is soft - Silica is beat out with a hammer
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
Girder is...
Working is the process by which____
The Slag is what?

20. Grade 50 steel
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
Hooks in bars are produced by turning the bars through
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel

21. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Unfinished bolts are made from
W-Shape is also called _____
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____

22. posttensioned concret
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Unfinished bolts are made from
Materials used for Formwork are___

23. G30 - G60 - G120
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
Galvanizing is...
Simple Connection is also called...

24. EAF - OHF - BOF
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Precast is where____
Form liners are used to...
What are the 3 types of furnaces?

25. Metals that contain Iron
Girder is...
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Ferrous Metals
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?

26. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
Ground-Supported slabs area____

27. Gas or arc
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
Twist-off Bolt method is...
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength

28. Pieces sticking out away from the columes
To protect reinforcment from corrosion - a minimum amount of concrete is ____
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Girder is...
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal

29. G30 - G60 - G120
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
A pour stop is generally used with
Site-cast is when ____
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __

30. Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
A slip-critical connection is...
Materials used for Formwork are___
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...

31. Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
G30 is for _____ corrosive enviroment
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____

32. The concrete is cast at the site
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Site-cast is when ____
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines

33. Metals that contain Iron
The Slag is what?
The chairs used for supporting reinforcing steel bars are generally
Ferrous Metals
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____

34. 2
Shores are used for...
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
In a running-bond wall
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___

35. Each course consists of Strechers
IN the steel joist designation 24LH10 the number 24 gives the _____
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi
In a running-bond wall

36. Average annual freezing cycle days - and average annual winter rainfall of the location
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
Built-up sections are made by _____
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings

37. False
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for floors
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
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

38. Concrete masonry Units
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
List the Mortar types from greatest Comprssive strength to The lowest compressive strength

39. AISC Type I Connection
A rigid Connection is also called...
Most of the cost comes from _____
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
Bricks that have core holes are ____

40. Bed Joints
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
Stirrups are generally made of...
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?

41. Steel fabricator
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Camber refers to...

42. Beams and Columns
S-Shape is also called ____
Horizontal Mortar joints are also called ______
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
W-Shape are mostly used for ____

43. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
In an English-bonded Wall
A common type of Form Tie is ____
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...

44. 2 1/2 hours of the initial preparations of mortar
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___

45. Two terminals of high-voltage electric circuit are brought close together and creating a sutained spark across the space between the terminals
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
In an English-bonded Wall
Arch welding is where
What are the 3 types of furnaces?

46. The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____
Stripping time is ___
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
Twist-off Bolt method is...

47. False
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...

48. Wide-Flange section
W-Shape is also called _____
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
In a Multisotry steel frame building - the columns are generally spiced every ____ floors
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?

49. The time between the end of concreting and the removal of the forms
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Stripping time is ___
Molten iron from the blast furnace is converted to molten steel by one of three ways - which is the Three?

50. Concave
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
A slip-critical connection is...
The Tendons used for prestressing a PT concrete slab on ground gernally consist of...
The most water tight joint is ____