8882752395 | Concrete is made from what materials? | portland cement, water, and aggregate | 0 | |
8882752396 | Portland cement is what to concrete? | Glue | 1 | |
8882752397 | How much does aggregate make up of in concrete? | 3/4 | 2 | |
8882752398 | Top is Continuous Beam Bottom is Reinforcement | What is the difference? | ![]() | 3 |
8882752399 | What happens to concrete when you add less water? | More strength | 4 | |
8882752400 | What type of force is concrete? What helps it balance it out? | It is strong in compression meaning it needs reinforcement to make it strong in tension | 5 | |
8882752401 | What are admixtures? How does it affect it? | an adhesive that is added to concrete, it can help it by during or before the curing process can change strength, workability, durability, curing speed, color, and appearance. | 6 | |
8882752402 | Name 3 types of admixtures | Air entertaining, accelerating, retarder, super plasticizer, water reducing, fly-ash, color (pigmenting) | 7 | |
8882752403 | Difference between SILL plate and SOLE plate? | The sill plate is on the bottom and the sole plate is located on the top. | 8 | |
8882752404 | Steel is strong in what force? | It is strong in tension | 9 | |
8882752405 | Name the types of concrete used in construction? | Reinforced concrete, Stressed, Cast in place, Precast, Rammed earth | 10 | |
8882752406 | How many days does it take for concrete to fully cure? | 28 days | 11 | |
8882752407 | How does concrete protect steel? | Prevents from corrosion | 12 | |
8882752408 | Where should you use reinforcement? | Only placed when there are tensile forces | 13 | |
8882752409 | Types of reinforcement? | rebar, wire mesh, wire fabric | 14 | |
8882752410 | What are bond forces? | adhesive forces between concrete and steel aided by ribs along the surface of the rebar | 15 | |
8882752411 | Where should you place the bars? | bottom of the beam, where there is more tension | 16 | |
8882752412 | What is a rebar cage? | cage of reinforcement that is embedded in concrete, vertical bars, and lateral reinforcement | 17 | |
8882752413 | What supports rebar? | cages, chairs, bolsters suspended rebar | 18 | |
8882752414 | What is pre-stressed concrete? | A stress applied to concrete before it is set. Steel bars and cables are embed in concrete and stretched and released placing the concrete in compression. Gives concrete the ability to be thinner. | 19 | |
8882752415 | What is post-tensioned concrete? | Process that is tensioned after it has cured. Tensioning occurs on site. | 20 | |
8882752416 | What is cast in place concrete? | Cite cast or poured in place. Poured directly on site, unlimited sculptural quality. No restrictions on size or shape. Poured between formwork... this requires form ties form ties prevent formwork from seriating from the concrete. cast in place in large or smaller assembled components. | 21 | |
8882752417 | What is pre cast concrete? | Automated system, much more consistent and quality. Panels, slabs, beams, complex shapes. Cured in steam, helps with strength and consistency. Transportation limits size and weight of components. Limits the types of components that can be made. | 22 | |
8882752418 | What is rammed earth? | Compacted mix of earth, cement, water. Cannot contain any organic matter, typically 12" min thickness, and must be compacted. | 23 | |
8882752419 | Difference between pretension and post tension? | pre: stress added before concrete post: stress added after concrete | 24 | |
8882752420 | What effects foundation? | soil and groundwater, structural requirements, loads, footprint and depth. Construction Methods, codes, and times. | 25 | |
8882752421 | What is excavation and preparation? | this is always required in site work in construction, and it's support provides work area to the most common is shoring. | 26 | |
8882752422 | Name some of the types of excavation? | Slurry wall, shoring, shallow foundation | 27 | |
8882752423 | Name the different types of footings? | Column, wall, combined, and cantilever | 28 | |
8882752424 | What is Slab-on-grade? | used in climates with little or no ground frost with thickened edges, least expensive foundation + floor system. Applied to one-two story buildings, colder regions bear deeper footings which dig past the frost line. | 29 | |
8882752425 | What is Deep foundations? | bigger structures, allows way more surface area, may be mechanically drilled or hand drilled. | 30 | |
8882752426 | Types of Deep foundations? | Cassion, piles, poles | 31 | |
8882752427 | Types of Movement joints? | control joints, construction joints, expansion joints, and isolation joints | 32 | |
8882752428 | What is a One way framing? | integrally cast and uses parallel support | 33 | |
8882752429 | What is a Two way framing? | support beams and columns on all four sides | 34 | |
8882752430 | What is a Pre-cast framing? | utilizes linear members, utilizes multiple steel connections to assist in assembly | 35 | |
8882752431 | One way | L/B >2 | 36 | |
8882752432 | Two way | L/B<2 | 37 | |
8882752433 | Solid slab? | it is just a slab that goes across to its beams, no support in the center | 38 | |
8882752434 | joist system (ribbed slab)? | added support beams and reinforces the one way | 39 | |
8882752435 | Name the different Two way slabs? | flat plate, flat slab, and waffle slab | 40 | |
8882752436 | Name the different types of pre-cast framing? | solid slab, hollow-core, double t, single t, beams, and girders | 41 | |
8882752437 | Different ways of Joining pre-cast assemblies? | Bolting, welding, grouting, and bearing pads | 42 | |
8882752438 | Can you combine welding and bolting? | yes, but it depends on the areas and connection materials as well as the desired level of rigidity | 43 | |
8882752439 | How is the process making for steel? | Casting, forging, rolling, extruding | 44 | |
8882752440 | How is steel made? | ore + oxygen + coke | 45 | |
8882752441 | Different types of steel alloys? | stainless steel, galvanized steel, and cor-ten steel (weathered steel) | 46 | |
8882752442 | What is steels weakness? | high heat | 47 | |
8882752443 | what is OWSJ? | open web steel joist | 48 | |
8882752444 | What is IBC & NFPA? | Life, safety, wellness. Building code, fire safety, and state | 49 | |
8882752445 | What types of fire proofing are there? | easement, lath and plaster, enclosures, and spray-applied | 50 | |
8882752446 | Three types of common connections? | bolts, rivets, and welding | 51 | |
8882752447 | What is a shear connection? | vertical forces within the beam to column connection | 52 | |
8882752448 | What is a moment connection? | rotational forces seen at the beam and column connection stabilizing | 53 | |
8882752449 | Rolling of steel vs heating of steel | Different processes gives steel different properties | 54 | |
8882752450 | What is a primary structure? | Major framework of structure , bears majority of load, and primary members of structural systems | 55 | |
8882752451 | What is a secondary structure? | Smaller members that transfer to a primary structural member and joist | 56 | |
8882752452 | What is a One-way beam system? | each pair of external columns supports a long span free of intermediate columns and flanges are oriented parallel to lateral forces. | 57 | |
8882752453 | What is a non-bearing wall? | walls that are not structural, not based on the structural system | 58 | |
8882752454 | What is a subtractions? | Areas where you do no need a regular column grid. Decide where to thicken up members to span a subtraction. | 59 | |
8882752455 | What are the different types of decking? | form, composite, and roof | 60 | |
8882752456 | What is form deck? | permanent formwork for reinforcement slab until slab can support itself+ live load | 61 | |
8882752457 | what is a composite deck? | tensile reinforcement for slab, composite action achieved concrete slab and floor beams joist by welding shear stud | 62 | |
8882752458 | What is a rood deck? | can be finished without concrete | 63 |
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