A | B |
Grade beams, caissons, and steel H-piles are all types of | footings |
Auger cast piles are topped with a ____ to make the cluster work as a total load system | Pile cap |
A concrete slab poured at ground level is called a | slab on grade |
Foundation walls and footings are shown as ____ in elevation views | Hidden lines |
True or false a reinforced concrete beam that spans from footing to footing is called an auger cast pile | False |
True or false a caisson has a steel reinforcing cage installed before concrete is poured | true |
True or false concrete block is an efficent way of constructiong a foundation wall because no forms are required | true |
a ____ MAy be cast in a footing if the footing will be used to anchor a poured concrete wall | keyway |
when the slab and footings are cast as one continuous unit, it is called | a monolithic slab |
To prevent a slab from cracking you should place a ____ between the slab and the foundation walls | an expansion joint |
A waffle slab is a type of | concrete floor system |
the diameter of a #5 reinforcing bar is | 5/8" |
If the minimum overlap for reinforcing bars is 40 diameters how long would the splice be for a #6 bar | 30" |
In open web joist designations what does 110 designate in 10j3 | 10" deep joist |
Concrete beams are given added strength by using ____ to help hold the horizontl reinforcing bars in place and increase the resistance to shear stress | stirrups |
A grade mark, such as grade 60, on reinforcing steel indicates the steels | yield strength |
True or false devices called chairs are used to support reinforcing bars at the desired height | True |
True or false concrete is much stronger in tension than compression | false |
True or false prestressed concrete beams can span greater distances than normal reinforced concrete beams | true |
True or false Open web steel joists are widely used in light commercial construction | True |
Concrete that is exposed to view with intent to create a finished apearence is called | arichitectural |
If columns are identified using aa system of numbers and letters on the plan view then you can find their specs on a | column schedule |
if a beam dimension reads S12x16, then the type of beam to be used is a | wide range beam |