NM GS24 STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTION
EXAM 2026 CERTIFICATION REVIEW MANUAL
◉ Joist manufacture. Answer: Who is the primary entity to consult
with before making a jobsite modification to a metal joist?
◉ a standard. Answer: This shortest type of joist ranges from 8
inches to 30 inches in depth and 8 to 60 feet in length. Which of the
following is NOT another name for an open web joist?
◉ All of the above. Open web joist, longspan and deep longspan joist,
and joist girders. Answer: The Steel Joist Institute has developed
standards on which types of joist products?
◉ 2 1/2". Answer: The bearing depth of an open web joist is:
◉ chord number designation. Answer: In the open web joist
designation of "18K7", what part of the joist does the 7 indicate?
◉ 30". Answer: What is the maximum depth of an open web steel
joist?
, ◉ Warren. Answer: What is the name of a common type of web
system configuration that consists of lengths of solid rounds bent
into V's and welded to the chords, and no verticals?
◉ 5. Answer: Longspan joists (LH Series) range in depth from 18
inches through 48 inches, and lengths from 21 feet to 91 feet. The
standard bearing depth for underslung longspan joists is ___ inches.
◉ 48 inches. Answer: What is the maximum depth on a longspan
joist?
◉ 7 1/2". Answer: What is the bearing depth for underslung steel
joist girders?
◉ 36". Answer: What is the depth at midspan for a steel joist girder
designated as 36G9N6K?
◉ 9. Answer: How many joist spacings are contained in a steel joist
girder designated as 36G9N6K?
◉ Columns. Answer: Joist girders are primary structure items that
are supported normally by:
EXAM 2026 CERTIFICATION REVIEW MANUAL
◉ Joist manufacture. Answer: Who is the primary entity to consult
with before making a jobsite modification to a metal joist?
◉ a standard. Answer: This shortest type of joist ranges from 8
inches to 30 inches in depth and 8 to 60 feet in length. Which of the
following is NOT another name for an open web joist?
◉ All of the above. Open web joist, longspan and deep longspan joist,
and joist girders. Answer: The Steel Joist Institute has developed
standards on which types of joist products?
◉ 2 1/2". Answer: The bearing depth of an open web joist is:
◉ chord number designation. Answer: In the open web joist
designation of "18K7", what part of the joist does the 7 indicate?
◉ 30". Answer: What is the maximum depth of an open web steel
joist?
, ◉ Warren. Answer: What is the name of a common type of web
system configuration that consists of lengths of solid rounds bent
into V's and welded to the chords, and no verticals?
◉ 5. Answer: Longspan joists (LH Series) range in depth from 18
inches through 48 inches, and lengths from 21 feet to 91 feet. The
standard bearing depth for underslung longspan joists is ___ inches.
◉ 48 inches. Answer: What is the maximum depth on a longspan
joist?
◉ 7 1/2". Answer: What is the bearing depth for underslung steel
joist girders?
◉ 36". Answer: What is the depth at midspan for a steel joist girder
designated as 36G9N6K?
◉ 9. Answer: How many joist spacings are contained in a steel joist
girder designated as 36G9N6K?
◉ Columns. Answer: Joist girders are primary structure items that
are supported normally by:
