TCM 121 LATEST EXAMS UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔45. The type of admixture you should use in the winter to help concrete set-up or
hydrate when it is cold outside is - ✔✔accelerating)
✔✔46. The environmental rating systems for buildings developed by U.S. Green
Building Council. - ✔✔Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
✔✔47. The process of striking a slab on grade off level (prior to using a bull float) is -
✔✔screeding)
✔✔48. Per the classification system, the most fire resistive type of construction is -
✔✔type I)
✔✔49. A number 8, grade 40 reinforcing bar(rebar), should yield at - ✔✔31,400)
✔✔50. The process where steel tendons are placed in concrete formwork and stressed
before the concrete is placed is called - ✔✔Pre-stressed)
✔✔51. Fire safety is one of the primary functions of a building code. - ✔✔true)
, ✔✔52. Reinforcing steel can be joined or extended by - ✔✔all of the above)
✔✔1. If specification notes say use of high strength bolts, in the field you would see
____ stamped on the top of the bolt - ✔✔325)
✔✔2. The following QC checks are acceptable for the above noted bolts - ✔✔all of the
above)
✔✔3. CMU's are laid and courses. For a standard 8 x 8 x 16 block, 6 courses make a lift
- ✔✔True)
✔✔4. Cavity wall construction is used to - ✔✔provide a water drainage system)
✔✔5. Flashing is used to - ✔✔keep water from entering)
✔✔6. When a brick is laid with its face parallel to the wall it is called a - ✔✔stretcher)
✔✔7. Thermal insulation used inside of the cells of a CMU wall construction is -
✔✔vermiculite and foam inserts)
✔✔8. The CSI division that covers masonry is - ✔✔division four)
✔✔9. The joint in between two wythes of brick is called a - ✔✔collar joint)
✔✔10. Nominal dimensions differ from actual dimensions in that - ✔✔nominal
dimensions are expressed to the nearest, larger whole division of measurement)
✔✔11. In a traditional common bond, the headers are located every 5 to 6 courses -
✔✔True)
✔✔12. In the bond pattern where all bricks are laid and a horizontal manner is called a -
✔✔running bond)
✔✔13. Mortar joints are tooled concave or into a vee to - ✔✔create a resistive surface
to moisture)
✔✔14. All of the following are examples of CMU's except - ✔✔frog)
✔✔15. Horizontal wire reinforcing found and mortar joints is termed - ✔✔joint
reinforcement)
✔✔16. A wide flange being with a designation of W12 x 36 means that - ✔✔the height
or depth of the beam is 12" and it weighs 36 pounds per foot)
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔45. The type of admixture you should use in the winter to help concrete set-up or
hydrate when it is cold outside is - ✔✔accelerating)
✔✔46. The environmental rating systems for buildings developed by U.S. Green
Building Council. - ✔✔Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
✔✔47. The process of striking a slab on grade off level (prior to using a bull float) is -
✔✔screeding)
✔✔48. Per the classification system, the most fire resistive type of construction is -
✔✔type I)
✔✔49. A number 8, grade 40 reinforcing bar(rebar), should yield at - ✔✔31,400)
✔✔50. The process where steel tendons are placed in concrete formwork and stressed
before the concrete is placed is called - ✔✔Pre-stressed)
✔✔51. Fire safety is one of the primary functions of a building code. - ✔✔true)
, ✔✔52. Reinforcing steel can be joined or extended by - ✔✔all of the above)
✔✔1. If specification notes say use of high strength bolts, in the field you would see
____ stamped on the top of the bolt - ✔✔325)
✔✔2. The following QC checks are acceptable for the above noted bolts - ✔✔all of the
above)
✔✔3. CMU's are laid and courses. For a standard 8 x 8 x 16 block, 6 courses make a lift
- ✔✔True)
✔✔4. Cavity wall construction is used to - ✔✔provide a water drainage system)
✔✔5. Flashing is used to - ✔✔keep water from entering)
✔✔6. When a brick is laid with its face parallel to the wall it is called a - ✔✔stretcher)
✔✔7. Thermal insulation used inside of the cells of a CMU wall construction is -
✔✔vermiculite and foam inserts)
✔✔8. The CSI division that covers masonry is - ✔✔division four)
✔✔9. The joint in between two wythes of brick is called a - ✔✔collar joint)
✔✔10. Nominal dimensions differ from actual dimensions in that - ✔✔nominal
dimensions are expressed to the nearest, larger whole division of measurement)
✔✔11. In a traditional common bond, the headers are located every 5 to 6 courses -
✔✔True)
✔✔12. In the bond pattern where all bricks are laid and a horizontal manner is called a -
✔✔running bond)
✔✔13. Mortar joints are tooled concave or into a vee to - ✔✔create a resistive surface
to moisture)
✔✔14. All of the following are examples of CMU's except - ✔✔frog)
✔✔15. Horizontal wire reinforcing found and mortar joints is termed - ✔✔joint
reinforcement)
✔✔16. A wide flange being with a designation of W12 x 36 means that - ✔✔the height
or depth of the beam is 12" and it weighs 36 pounds per foot)
