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Construction Basics Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Gauge number
Twist-off Bolt method is...
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
Mechanical couplers are used
Unfinished bolts are made from

2. Concave
A rigid Connection is also called...
Girder is...
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
The most water tight joint is ____

3. False
Fine Grained soles are______ with water
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
HSS can be what Shape?
Materials used for Formwork are___

4. Flat-plate floor - and one-way joist floor
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
Steel decks are availiable in two catagories ___ and ____
If you put less lime in Morar this decreases
The two most commonly used concrete floor systems are...

5. 4 to 6 ft
PT concrete is Also known as _______
Joist spacing is generally between ___ and ___ for ceilings?
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi

6. 52-72
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
DLH series has a depth range of...
K-series has a depth range of?

7. Reinforced concrete member
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
A concrete member containing reinfrocing bars is called _____
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
G60 is for ____ corrosive enviroment

8. Highly Crosive - Extreme
G120 is for ____ corrosive enviroment
In specifying the dimesnsions f a masonry unity - which dimensions is stated first?
A Simple Connection is...
HSS can be what Shape?

9. Molded bricks
Bricks that have frogs are...
Joists Girders has ______ than a Joist
Blast Furnace is the process by which ______
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...

10. Compressive strength - boling-water absorbation - and saturation coefficient of the bricks
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?

11. Length - L - of unit
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
W-Shape is also called _____
In a Flemish-bonded wall

12. Ties are generally not provided in a concrete wall
The most important reason for providing ties in concrete wall is to...
Camber refers to...
Shores are used for...
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which

13. Is the Specified dimension plus one mortar joint thickness
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
A Simple Connection is...
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Control joints in concrete do what?

14. 4
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.
Scaffold-types shores are usally made from
A snape Tie consits of...
Frame Structure is defined by ________

15. Fall within the range of loads spans that are common in buildings
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?
K-series has a depth range of?
A fixed anchor assemly is called a ____
K series are more frequently used because they ____

16. Zinc
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
The structural design of formwork design is the reponsibility of the
The freeze-thaw resistance of bricks has been found to be a function of the
Slagwool is _____

17. posttensioned concret
A doubly rienforced beam is one in which
In a running-bond wall
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...

18. Lighter member that spans between the girders
A shear connection between a steel beam and a steel column can be made without connection beam flanges to the column
Coarse-Grained soils are refered to as ______ with water
A snape Tie consits of...
A Joist has _____ than a Joist Girder

19. Concrete masonry Units
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?
Bricks and Blocks are called ____
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

20. AISC Type III Connection
Semirigid Connection is also called...
What does SJI stand for?
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
S-Shape is also called ____

21. True
The Slag is what?
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
Diagonal bridging may be used as an alternative to horizontal bridging to stablize joists?
Three differenet types of cleaning Concrete surfaces is...

22. Lighter Weight - Easier Erection
In an English-bonded Wall
What are some Advantages to using Steel and Joists and Joist Girders?
Hot-dipped galvanized the steel member is immersed in a kettle of molten _____
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?

23. Strands
The Term Tendons includes...
W-Shape are mostly used for ____
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Cast Iron is formed when _______

24. Cranes and rails
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______

25. True
In a Flemish-bonded wall
In specifying the dimensions of a masonry unit - which dimension is states last?
EAF full name is?
field bolting of steel member is gerneally preferred over filed welding?

26. 24
The most important reason for providing tires in concrete conlumn is too
HSS can be what Shape?
The maximum span of a K-series Joists is ____ times is depth
In connecting the upper-Column shaft with a lower-column shaft in a multistory steel frame building - we generally require?

27. The courses alternate between headers ans stretchers
In an English-bonded Wall
The most common used size of brick is...
Shores are used for...
What are the two benifits of pressing concret?

28. 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.
Ferrous Metals
Retempering of mortar - if needed - should be generally done within
Steel reinforcement in concrete elements that are permanently exposed to earth - such as in footing - must have a minimum concrete cover of ____
A Blast Furnace is a ______

29. Chairs
Stripping time is ___
____ are used to Support the Rebar up off pf the ground
If you put more lime in Mortar this increases
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...

30. Snap Tie
Pocket formers in a PT concrete slab-on ground are used at...
The most common used size of brick is...
A common type of Form Tie is ____
K-series has a depth range of?

31. To increase the shear strength of beam above that provided by concrete
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?
LH series has a depth range of...
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____

32. Provide unifrom drying and firing of bricks
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
Form liners are used to...

33. Steel
Effloresecence
Details of connection between Steel Framing members are generally prepared by the buildings
_______ is the Most important Ferrous Metal
A 10 in deep joist can be used for a maximum span of _____

34. No. 3 or No. 4 bars
A tube is referred to as a ____
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units
OHF full name is?
Stirrups are generally made of...

35. Steel Grade
Who Manufactureres joists and joist girders?
Yeild strength of steel is also referred to as the ______
What does HHS stand for?
The exposed face of the brick is call _____

36. AISC Type I Connection
A rigid Connection is also called...
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____
Form liners are used to...
DLH series has a depth range of...

37. They provide a weakness in the slab at predetermined locations to force the slab to crak there and not somewhere else.
Formwork is refereed to as
HSS can be what Shape?
Control joints in concrete do what?
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...

38. Live end
S-Shapes are mostly used for_____
Slagwool is _____
In a PT concrete slab on groud - the tendons are stressed from the
Frame Structure is defined by ________

39. Each course Consists of alternate headers and stretchers
The stregth of concrete in a residential concrete slab-on=ground is generally
In a Flemish-bonded wall
The 'perfect' amount of carbon is from .01 to 1.7% - this metal is called ______
Site cast concrete slabs can be one of two types What are they?

40. False
The two Strength Properties of Mortar are ______
Steel Joist Institue classifies joists into three categories. What are they?
A vapor retarder is required under
Steel joist and joist girders are best utilized in a building that has concentrated loads.

41. HHS
CMU is _____
A tube is referred to as a ____
In a Flemish-bonded wall
This Grade of Steel is The most popular in use in buildings

42. G30 - G60 - G120
Galvanizing is...
The primary reason for providing core hols in bricks is to...
The Three Levels of Hot-dip Galvanizing are...
W shapes the interior serfaces of the flanges are ____ and are ____ than the S shape

43. American Standard Shape
EAF full name is?
S-Shape is also called ____
Bricks that have frogs are...
Most Structural Steel sections are produced using _______

44. Solid unit
Height adjustablilty in shores made of dimension lumber is provided through___
A masonry unit has 20% voids is referred to as a...
Retempering of motar means...
The Nominal Dimensions of masonry units

45. posttensioned concret
The Term prestressed concrete refers to both pretensioned and...
Inside of Pressed concret the prestressing cables are called____
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
Camber refers to...

46. EAF - OHF - BOF
The most commonly used steel for framming menbers is_______
What are the 3 types of furnaces?
Stirrups are used in Concrete beam ____
The thickness of a roof or floor deck is generally specified in terms of...

47. 8 in to 30 in
Girder is...
Deep foundations use what to ensure that the building does not move
K-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

48. Bolting the member and rightening them with a spud wrench using full force
A tube is referred to as a ____
A snug-Tight Connection between framing members is obtained by
A two way joist floor is also called...
High-strength bolts are made from

49. Allow water washing of concrete after stripping the forms
S-Shape is also called ____
Form liners are used to...
A rigid connection between a steel beam and a Steel column can be made without connecting Beam Flanges to the Column
The grade of A992 yields strength of ____ksi

50. Fibrous
The most common thickness for mortar is____
Iron is _______ in character - unlike steel
Bricks that are highly absorptive may need to be wetted before being laid in a wall
A shear connection between a Steel beam and a Steel Colum is also called a ____