Construction Materials and Methods Final Exam
3 major areas of the construction industry ️️Building Construction
Heavy or infrastructure Construction
Industrial Construction
3 main player in any construction team ️️Owner
Architect and engineers
General contractor
has the abili...
Construction Materials and Methods Final Exam
3 major areas of the construction industry ✔️✔️Building Construction
Heavy or infrastructure Construction
Industrial Construction
3 main player in any construction team ✔️✔️Owner
Architect and engineers
General contractor
has the ability to resist penetration from radiation ✔️✔️lead
what color of cast irons have low silicon content and are cooled rapidly ✔️✔️white
testing determines the stress level a metal can withstand without failure when subjected to an infinitely
large number of repeated alternating stresses. ✔️✔️Fatigue
is used to reinforce concrete slabs. ✔️✔️Welded wire fabric
are permanent fasteners used to join two materials. ✔️✔️Rivets
The ____ sets standards for steel designations using an arbitrary number to indicate chemical
compositions
and specify minimums for strength and ductility. ✔️✔️American Society for Testing and Materials
A(n) ____ separates iron from waste materials and sinters ore and flue dust. ✔️✔️blast furnace
___ is the degree of hardness and strength imparted to a metal by a process, such as heat treating or
cold working. ✔️✔️Temper
,Structural steels fall into ____ major classifications ✔️✔️four
The typical commercial iron product is called ____ iron. ✔️✔️Pig
____ are copper alloys having zinc as the principal alloying element, but variations are produced by
adding small quantities of other elements ✔️✔️Brasses
____ coatings are recommended for interior applications not expected to receive heavy wear and for
exterior uses where a product receives regular maintenance. ✔️✔️Architectural II
____ steels have outstanding corrosion and oxidation resistance at a wide range of temperatures
✔️✔️Stainless
The basic ____ furnace has a large pear-shaped vessel lined with refractory material. ✔️✔️oxygen
____ in various alloyed forms was used by prehistoric man because of its presence in the meteoric iron
used to produce tools. ✔️✔️Nickel
____ are nonferrous metals used to join metals in a waterproof joint and to make secure electrical
connections. ✔️✔️Solders
____ is one of the first metals humans used—to make tools and utensils and for various art and
decorative purposes. ✔️✔️Copper
____ finishes are used to alter surface appearances of aluminum products ✔️✔️Mechanical
Both ferrous and nonferrous metals are subject to ____ corrosion. ✔️✔️galvanic
Explain the Galvanizing process ✔️✔️involves placing the steel to be coated into a bath of molten zinc,
which bonds to its
, surface.
zinc rusts very slow
Three common structural rolled steel shapes ✔️✔️W (wide Flange)
S (Standard I-Beam)
C (Standard Channel)
3 Non-Ferrous Metals ✔️✔️Aluminium Copper Brass (No Iron)
3 Ferrous Metals ✔️✔️Cast Iron
Pig Iron
Stainless Steel
Difference between Ferrous and Non-Ferrous ✔️✔️Non-Ferrous Metals do not contain Iron, are not
magnetic and are usually more resistant to corrosion than ferrous metals.
2 Metals that do not work good with eachother ✔️✔️Copper and Steel
Corrosion will always appear because the metals exchange electrons
✔️✔️
What goes into pre design and result ✔️✔️Find Goals of project
Programming (seeing what needs to be done)
Design sketches
Result is written program
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