Questions and Answers
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' ☑️Correct Ans-d. 7'
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 ☑️Correct Ans-d. to provide greater embedment
in the concrete
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 ☑️Correct Ans-a. from the center of the U bar or stirrup
, 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" ☑️Correct Ans-d. 4'9"
When using a vise for fabricating column ties or any 90 degree bend, allow ______ bar
diameters in marking each bend.
a. one
b. one and one half
c. two
d. two and one half ☑️Correct Ans-c. two
On a drawing the dimensions may indicate that a bar is a specific length. What is the term that
indicates that the actual length of the bar may be a little more or a little less than specified?
a. give
b. fudge factor
c. tolerance
d. nominal ☑️Correct Ans-c. tolerance