Chapter 11 - Online Quiz

Question 1

In slip critical connections, the bolts grip the two steel components so tightly together that the load is transferred between them by friction.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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, etc and for the site steel components that are ready to be assembles without further processing?

Answer 2

steel fabricator

Question 3

The width of the flange of a W12x14:

Answer 3

must be looked up in a handbook

Question 4

Open web steel joints are made by cutting the web of a wide flange section along a zigzag path, then rejoining the two halves in a greater depth by welding. T/F

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Plumbing up refers to the process of rasising sections of steel from the ground to their position in the building. T/F

Answer 5

False

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Which of the following’s principal function is to provide lateral stability to a steel frame?

Answer 7

all of the above (shear connections, diagonal bracing, anchor bolts, high-strength bolts)

Question 8

Riveting of steel building frames is obsolete. T/F

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Tensile structures made of steel cables can be made rigid against wind uplift. T/F

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Plate girders are available from stock in a variety of sizes and spans. T/F

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The one distinguishing characteristic of a welded moment connection is:

Answer 11

the beam flanges are attached with full-depth welds

Question 12

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

Answer 12

roof decks

Question 13

Most steel beams are I beam shapes. T/F

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Rigid frames are economical for low cost manufactures steel buildings. T/F

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Which of the following terms is not associated with achieving longer spans in steel?

Answer 15

backup bar

Question 16

Standard steel structural shapes are produced by:

Answer 16

rolling

Question 17

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?

Answer 17

wall sheathing

Question 18

On a drawing, a building element is referred to as W10x33. This element could be a

Answer 18

beam

Question 19

Column baseplates for small columns are usually attached to the columns in the fabricators shop. T/F

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Which of the following is not an acceptable means of making a steel column fire-resistant?

Answer 20

all are acceptable (wrap with drywall, apply paint, encase in concrete, use water-filled column)

Question 21

The following materials are suitable for fireproofing steel columns:

Answer 21

all of the above

Question 22

You would be most likely to find leveling nuts near which item?

Answer 22

column base plate

Question 23

A member on a steel drawing is identified as L 5x4 x 3/8. This member is:

Answer 23

an angle