TCM 121 LATEST EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔26. If grout is placed in a wall may hi more than 4', it is termed - ✔✔high-lift)
✔✔27. A weep hole is a location in the mortar joints for block or brick masonry where
water is directed out of the cavity space - ✔✔true)
✔✔28. A white salt growth on brick or mortar is turned efflorescence - ✔✔True)
✔✔29. Due to all of the mortar joints in masonry construction, expansion and control
joints are not necessary - ✔✔false)
✔✔30. During cold weather, a masonry may have to - ✔✔heat the mix water, Cover the
wall, heat the sand)
✔✔31. The actual dimensions of a modular brick are - ✔✔2 ¼" x 3 5/8" x 7 5/8")
✔✔32. her class, lab discussions, international building code and the uniform building
code, States an Initial bed joints must be at least ¼" and less than 1" - ✔✔True)
, ✔✔33. The CMU that would allow hey mason to set it without lifting it over vertical rebar
if the rebar spacing is 8" o.c. - ✔✔double open and or H-unit)
✔✔34. Concrete masonry units are mainly used because they are faster to install them
break and they do not require reinforcement - ✔✔false)
✔✔35. Structural steel with an ATSM designation of "A36" would indicate - ✔✔it has a
yield strength of 36 KSI)
✔✔36. The way that shear forces are resisted and steel construction - ✔✔diagonal
bracing, cross racing, shear wall)
✔✔1. Using above chart how much lime would be added to mortar - ✔✔2
✔✔1. Tower crane stays on site, project has half columns in one day. On the 4th floor,
what is the best placement method for pouring concrete - ✔✔Crane & Bucket
✔✔2. Tilt up is used to? - ✔✔Reduce formwork & Faster (A&C)
✔✔3. Post tension cables are stressed after concrete has set up enough (75%) -
✔✔True
✔✔4. Picture of T - ✔✔It is a T
✔✔5. What type concrete is early strength? - ✔✔Type 3
✔✔6. Ambient temp and humidity have a big influence on strength, therefore we can -
✔✔(List of Things to keep it warm) All of the above
✔✔7. How many divisions in master format? - ✔✔50
✔✔8. Fire safety is a function of building code - ✔✔True
✔✔9. A form of green building is recycling pieces from the old demoed building -
✔✔True
✔✔10. Pic of inverted T - ✔✔Inverted T
✔✔11. Picture of snap tie - ✔✔Snap tie
✔✔12. Picture of double T - ✔✔Double T
✔✔13. Slump measures workability - ✔✔True
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔26. If grout is placed in a wall may hi more than 4', it is termed - ✔✔high-lift)
✔✔27. A weep hole is a location in the mortar joints for block or brick masonry where
water is directed out of the cavity space - ✔✔true)
✔✔28. A white salt growth on brick or mortar is turned efflorescence - ✔✔True)
✔✔29. Due to all of the mortar joints in masonry construction, expansion and control
joints are not necessary - ✔✔false)
✔✔30. During cold weather, a masonry may have to - ✔✔heat the mix water, Cover the
wall, heat the sand)
✔✔31. The actual dimensions of a modular brick are - ✔✔2 ¼" x 3 5/8" x 7 5/8")
✔✔32. her class, lab discussions, international building code and the uniform building
code, States an Initial bed joints must be at least ¼" and less than 1" - ✔✔True)
, ✔✔33. The CMU that would allow hey mason to set it without lifting it over vertical rebar
if the rebar spacing is 8" o.c. - ✔✔double open and or H-unit)
✔✔34. Concrete masonry units are mainly used because they are faster to install them
break and they do not require reinforcement - ✔✔false)
✔✔35. Structural steel with an ATSM designation of "A36" would indicate - ✔✔it has a
yield strength of 36 KSI)
✔✔36. The way that shear forces are resisted and steel construction - ✔✔diagonal
bracing, cross racing, shear wall)
✔✔1. Using above chart how much lime would be added to mortar - ✔✔2
✔✔1. Tower crane stays on site, project has half columns in one day. On the 4th floor,
what is the best placement method for pouring concrete - ✔✔Crane & Bucket
✔✔2. Tilt up is used to? - ✔✔Reduce formwork & Faster (A&C)
✔✔3. Post tension cables are stressed after concrete has set up enough (75%) -
✔✔True
✔✔4. Picture of T - ✔✔It is a T
✔✔5. What type concrete is early strength? - ✔✔Type 3
✔✔6. Ambient temp and humidity have a big influence on strength, therefore we can -
✔✔(List of Things to keep it warm) All of the above
✔✔7. How many divisions in master format? - ✔✔50
✔✔8. Fire safety is a function of building code - ✔✔True
✔✔9. A form of green building is recycling pieces from the old demoed building -
✔✔True
✔✔10. Pic of inverted T - ✔✔Inverted T
✔✔11. Picture of snap tie - ✔✔Snap tie
✔✔12. Picture of double T - ✔✔Double T
✔✔13. Slump measures workability - ✔✔True
