COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND OUTLINED
ANSWERS
\Q\.which of the following is a basic method used on the job site to bend bars?
a. torch
b. Peterson bar
c. vise
d. wrench - ANSWERS✔-c. vise
\Q\.Column ties, unless otherwise specified, should provide ______ clearance on
all sides.
a. 1"
b. 1 1/2"
c. 2"
d. 2 1/2" - ANSWERS✔-b. 1 1/2"
\Q\.What length of bar is needed to fabricate a double hook #4 [#13] bar that
measures 6' [1828 mm] out-to-out?
a. 10'
b. 9'
c. 8'
, d. 7' - ANSWERS✔-d. 7'
\Q\.What is the purpose of the hook at the end of a bar?
a. to provide extra strength to the edge of the slab
b. to better gold beams to columns
c. to provide a form for the shape of the edge
d. to provide greater embedment in the concrete - ANSWERS✔-d. to provide
greater embedment in the concrete
\Q\.Laying out of column ties begins at one end of the bar. Where do you begin
when laying out stirrups or U-bars?
a. from the center of the U bar or stirrup
b. from both ends to meet in the center
c. from one end of the stirrup
d. a place other than listed above - ANSWERS✔-a. from the center of the U bar or
stirrup
\Q\.What length of bar is needed to fabricate a single hook #6 [#19] bar that
measures 4' [1219 mm] out-to-out?
a. 4'6"
b. 4'7"
c. 4'8"
d. 4'9" - ANSWERS✔-d. 4'9"