CETEST44P – E02 FINAL TAKE HOME QUIZ Answer the following questions. Write your answers on a clean sheet of yellow ruled paper. 1. What are the typical uses of structural steel? Give 10 standard steel shapes and explain the properties of each shape and their uses and/or applications. Give an examples. 2. Why is coil steel used for cold-formed steel fabrication annealed prior to shaping? 3. Why is reinforcing steel used in concrete? Discuss the typical properties of reinforcing steel? 4. What are the main types of engineered wood products? Explain each. Explain the advantages of engineered wood products over natural-timber members. 5. What are fiber reinforced polymers? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using fiber reinforced polymers in concrete than using reinforcing steel? What are the types of fibers that are used as FRP and how do they strengthen the concrete? 6. Define solid and hollow masonry units according to ASTMC90? Differentiate mortar vs. grout vs. plaster and explain each of their functions. 7. Give 10 examples of fasteners and explain the functions of each. 8. How are glass formed? What are the ingredients? Give 10 types of glass used in construction and explain their uses. How are glass blocks installed? What consists of its mortar? 9. What are the composition of plastics? Give 10 plastic products used in construction and explain the uses. 10. Differentiate adhesives vs. sealants. What type of adhesives and sealants that are appropriate to use for concrete and wood surfaces? 11. What type of roofing material should be used in warmer climates? Explain. 12. What compose the paint? Explain what type and how paints are applied for concrete, wood and metal surfaces. END. Deadline of submission: October 8, 2013 at 9:45 am. Reminders for the final exam: Bring the tables needed for design mix. No borrowing of tables. God Bless! B.G. Alson
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