CM 1112 final Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
Steel production does not include Ans: continuous casting of molten steel into W-
shapes
The advantages of using light gauge steel framing members in lieu of wood framing
members include all of the following except:
a. framing members are significantly lighter than the wood members to which they are
structurally equivalent.
b. they can be used in buildings for which noncombustible construction is required by
building codes.
c.they provide better thermal insulation than wood members of the same size.
d.steel members tend to be straighter and more uniform than their wood
counterparts. Ans: they provide better thermal insulation than wood members of the
same size
Which of the following materials is not used on a steep roof:
a. wood shingles
b. asphalt shingles
c. clay tiles
d. slate
e. built- up roofing system Ans: e. built- up roofing system
,welded connections:
a. are usually weaker than bolted connections
b. can be performed by unskilled workers
c. are not sensitive to weather conditions
d. only require gas, not electricity
e. none of the above Ans: e. none of the above
shear panels or shear walls are sometimes used in steel- framed buildings. Which
component of wood light frame construction serves the same function as a shear
panel/ wall:
a. rafter
b. wall sheathing
c. exterior wall stud
d. floor joist
e. prefabricated roof truss Ans: b. wall sheathing
Open-webbed steel joists are usually used in a commercial steel-framed building to
support:
a. elevator shafts
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, b. stairways
c. loads above relatively wide openings
d. joist girders
e. roof decks Ans: e. roof decks
which of these low- slope roofing materials statements is wrong?
a. thermosets soften under heat
b. EPDM cannot be heat welded
c. bituminous roofing systems account for 40 percent of the market
d. single- ply membranes require less on-site labor
e. built up roofing consists of felt sheets laid in bitumen Ans: a. thermosets soften
under heat
you would be most likely to find leveling nuts near which item?
a. a coped beam- to- beam connection
b. a column base plate
c. a beam- to- column moment connection
d. an arc- welding electrode
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Answers
Steel production does not include Ans: continuous casting of molten steel into W-
shapes
The advantages of using light gauge steel framing members in lieu of wood framing
members include all of the following except:
a. framing members are significantly lighter than the wood members to which they are
structurally equivalent.
b. they can be used in buildings for which noncombustible construction is required by
building codes.
c.they provide better thermal insulation than wood members of the same size.
d.steel members tend to be straighter and more uniform than their wood
counterparts. Ans: they provide better thermal insulation than wood members of the
same size
Which of the following materials is not used on a steep roof:
a. wood shingles
b. asphalt shingles
c. clay tiles
d. slate
e. built- up roofing system Ans: e. built- up roofing system
,welded connections:
a. are usually weaker than bolted connections
b. can be performed by unskilled workers
c. are not sensitive to weather conditions
d. only require gas, not electricity
e. none of the above Ans: e. none of the above
shear panels or shear walls are sometimes used in steel- framed buildings. Which
component of wood light frame construction serves the same function as a shear
panel/ wall:
a. rafter
b. wall sheathing
c. exterior wall stud
d. floor joist
e. prefabricated roof truss Ans: b. wall sheathing
Open-webbed steel joists are usually used in a commercial steel-framed building to
support:
a. elevator shafts
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, b. stairways
c. loads above relatively wide openings
d. joist girders
e. roof decks Ans: e. roof decks
which of these low- slope roofing materials statements is wrong?
a. thermosets soften under heat
b. EPDM cannot be heat welded
c. bituminous roofing systems account for 40 percent of the market
d. single- ply membranes require less on-site labor
e. built up roofing consists of felt sheets laid in bitumen Ans: a. thermosets soften
under heat
you would be most likely to find leveling nuts near which item?
a. a coped beam- to- beam connection
b. a column base plate
c. a beam- to- column moment connection
d. an arc- welding electrode
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