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Construction Basics Exam

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1. Gas or arc
Retempering of motar means...
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
The Term Tendons includes...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

2. Floor decks
A pour stop is generally used with
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______

3. AISC Type II Connection
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Mechanical couplers are used
Simple Connection is also called...

4. 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
W-Shape is also called _____
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

5. Strands
The Term Tendons includes...
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
Ground-Supported slabs area____
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?

6. Flying forms
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
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 ____

7. A 100% solid unit
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
What is Core Holes?
The minimum depth of a K-series joist is ___ and the Max is __

8. Open-Hearth furnace
High-strength bolts are made from
OHF full name is?
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
Retempering of motar means...

9. Some interior concrete slabs-on-ground
A vapor retarder is required under
Semirigid Connection is also called...
A snug-Tight condition is _____
Who Invented the Basic Oxygen Furnace?

10. Bearing connection
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
A snug-Tight Condiction is also called...
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Control joints in concrete do what?

11. Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
What is Core Holes?
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings

12. True
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
Reshoring Concrete structures is necessary where excessive deflection of Floor slabs or foundation settlement is anticipate on remval of shores
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

13. Fibrous
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
In a Flemish-bonded wall
Shores are used for...
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel

14. Length - L - of unit
Roof deck is generally topped with _____
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Welding can be done by either ____ or ___ welding
Stirrups are generally made of...

15. Its strenth-to-weight ration is high - which reduces the weight of forms and shores.
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
Aluminum is commonly used as form and shore material because___
The Term Tendons includes...
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

16. Length - L - of unit
HSS can be what Shape?
A wall footing is also called _____
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____

17. Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...

18. 2 1/2 in
The Term Tendons includes...
Galvanizing is...
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
Roof decks are anchored to supporting members by continuous welds along the support lines

19. Lapped members - clamped together with specially made clamps - and screw-based metal assembly
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
A common type of Form Tie is ____
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___

20. A 100% solid unit
A masonry unit that has no voids is referred to as
Mechanical couplers are used
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
The most common used size of brick is...

21. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
LH series has a depth range of...
The term FLying form refers to...
Materials used for Formwork are___

22. W-Shaped Columns and Beams
The Slag is what?
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 most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by

23. 50
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Unfinished bolts have the same charateristics as ____ steel
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi

24. Roof and Floor
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______

25. Carbon steel
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
In a running-bond wall
Unfinished bolts are made from
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...

26. AISC Type III Connection
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Semirigid Connection is also called...
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
What does SJI stand for?

27. Fibrous
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Semirigid Connection is also called...
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

28. Encase steel sections in concrete - OR use a Spray-applied fire protection and gypsum board facing
Ways to Protect structural steel from fire are...
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Bricks that have frogs are...
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the

29. 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
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Floor deck is usally topped with a _____
In a running-bond wall

30. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
A Blast Furnace is a ______
A tube is referred to as a ____
Steel floor decks are either form decks or Composite decks.
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...

31. Noncombustible and is similar to fiberglass - manufacture of insulation.
Slagwool is _____
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Weathering index of a location is a function of the
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?

32. 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.
Ferrous Metals
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Cast Iron is formed when _______
Specified Dimensions of masonry units is ____

33. American Standard Shape
The height and depth of ending Bearing is ___ for all K-series joists
A Blast Furnace is a ______
S-Shape is also called ____
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

34. 240 in =20ft
Vertical Mortar joints are also called _____
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____

35. True
A snug-Tight Condiction 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
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____

36. The contained molds in which the concrete is cast
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Control joints in concrete do what?
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
Formwork is refereed to as

37. 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.
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A Blast Furnace is a ______
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
High-strength bolts are made from

38. Cohesive
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
The Term Tendons includes...
A slip-critical connection is...

39. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
K-series has a depth range of?
Galvanizing is...
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?
In a Flemish-bonded wall

40. Exposed aggregate finish by water washing - Abrasive blasting - acid etching
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...
Bricks that have core holes are ____
A steel with a yeild strenth of 50 ksi is also called _____
Effloresecence

41. Extruded bricks that have through-through hols.
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______
What is Core Holes?
Basic Oxygen Furnace did what?
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where

42. False
IRA is a measure of the Tensile Stregth of a brick?
Stripping time is ___
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
W-Shape is also called _____

43. Connections are tightened to a high tensil stress so that shear resistance is provided though fiction between the connect surfaces
Pretensioning is generally done at precaster's plant and yeilds a precast - ...
A slip-critical connection is...
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
The Term Tendons includes...

44. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
The oldest Method is also called Turn-of-Nut methos is where
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____

45. 24
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
Steel joist are braced against instabilty by
The exposed face of the brick is call _____
High-strength bolts have the same charterisitcs as ____

46. Wood and Plywood - Steel - Aluminum - Glass Fiber
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
Camber refers to...
Materials used for Formwork are___
A pour stop is generally used with

47. Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
The most water tight joint is ____
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
K series are more frequently used because they ____
High-strength bolts are made from

48. Hot Rolling
Shores are used for...
Semirigid Connection is also called...
S-Shape is also called ____
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

49. Greater Floor to Floor height - COncentrated Loads - Complex layout floor and roof frame - and Fire protection
The I-section can be classified into four shapes. What are they?
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
What are some Disadvantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?

50. Pieces sticking out away from the columes
a construction join in a concrete slab on ground is required if the concrete in the slab connot be placed in one continuous operation
Steel roof decks are either form decks or compoiste decks
Girder is...
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______