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 - correct answer-c. vise
Column ties, unless otherwise specified, should provide ______ clearance on all sides.
a. 1"
b. 1 1/2"
c. 2"
d. 2 1/2" - correct answer-b. 1 1/2"
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 answer-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 answer-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