CH 11

On a drawing (blueprint), a building element is referred to as W10 x 33. This element could be a:

Beam

Composite steel decking reinforces the concrete slab in which direction?

C. Perpendicular to beams and girders

Weathering and stainless steels are examples of:

Steel Alloys

Shear studs are often welded to the top of a steel beam. These studs serve to:

bond the beam to the concrete and cause the beam and concrete to act as a single structural unit.

Which of these steel framing features provides earthquake safety? A. Eccentrically braced frames B. Braced frames C. Composite flooring D. Wide-flange beams E. Slip-critical connections

A. Eccentrically braced frames

Which of the following terms is not associated with achieving longer spans in steel? A. Joist girder B. Backup bar C. Castellated beam D. Rigid frame members E. Plate girder

B. Backup Bar

Which of the following has the principal function of providing lateral stability to a steel frame? A. Shear connections B. Diagonal bracing C. Anchor bolts D. High-strength bolts E. All of the above

B. Diagonal bracing

You would be most likely to find leveling nuts near which item? A. A coped beam-to-beam connection B. An arc-welding electrode C. A column base plate D. Exterior X-bracing on a steel frame E. A beam-to-column moment connection

C. A column base plate

Which of the following is primarily responsible for preparing structural steel shop drawings, which show details of connections, exact spacing of bolt holes, anchor bolt sizes and locations, and so on; and for to the site steel components that are ready to be assembled without further processing? A. Architect/engineer B. General contractor C. Steel fabricator D. Steel erector E. Steel manufacturer (the mill)

C. Steel fabricator

Steel production does not include: A. coking of coal. B. reheating in a breakdown mill. C. continuous casting of molten steel into W-shapes. D. electric furnace melting. E. disposal of slag.

C. continuous casting of molten steel into W-shapes.

Which of these is not an example of a cold-formed steel product? A. Light-gauge C-channel B. Steel deck C. Steel tubing D. Steel angle E. Concrete prestressing strands

D. Steel angle

Welded Connections: A. are usually weaker than bolted connections. B. can be performed by unskilled workers. C. are not sensitive to weather conditions. D. only require gas, not electricity. E. none of the above.

E. none of the above

Which of the following is not an acceptable means of making a steel column fire resistant? A. Wrap the column with layers of drywall. B. Apply an intumescent mastic/paint. C. Encase the column in concrete. D. Use a water-filled box column. E. All of the above are acceptable means of making a steel column fire resistant.

E.All of the above are acceptable means of making a steel column fire resistant.

Open-webbed steel joists are usually used in a commercial steel-framed building to support:

Roof Decks

The most important aspect of a high-strength bolt connection is:

Tensioning of the bolts

Shear panels or shear walls are sometimes used in steel-framed buildings. Which component of wood light frame construction serves the same function as a shear panel/wall?

Wall Sheathing

Structural steel: A. contains roughly 2 percent carbon. B. is made of carbon with iron as alloy. C. contains nickel and chromium as alloys. D. is largely made from scrap automobiles. E. is exactly what used to be called wrought iron.

is largely made from scrap automobiles.

A member on a steel drawing is identified as L5 x 4 x ⅜. This member is:

An angle