1 Select the 3 major activities of a steel fabricator A Cast
1. Select the 3 major activities of a steel fabricator.
A Casting
B Steel manufacturing
C Shop production (fabrication)
D Estimating
E Structural steel detailing (shop drawings)
2. Select all the advantages of open web steel joints over W shapes.
A accommodate ducting inside them
B wider flanges for fastening
C can span greater distances
D easier to fabricate
3. Select all the important properties of steel in its application as a structural member:
A its ductility
B its low thermal conductance
C its strength-to-weight ratio
D its emissivity
E it can be formed without losing its strength
F it is equally strong in compression and tension
4. Which is not a method of leveling a column base plate? Select all that apply:
A shimming the corners
B caulking
C grouting
D adjusting nuts above and below the base plate
Solution
1. 3 MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF A STEEL FABRICATOR
A CASTING
C SHOP PRODUCTION (FABRICATION) .
E STRUCTURAL STEEL DETAILING (SHOP DRAWINGS)
2. ADVANTAGES OF OPEN WEB STEEL JOINTS OVER W SHAPES
A ACCOMODATE DUCTING INSIDE THEM
B WIDER FLANGES FOR FASTENING
C CAN SPAN GREATER DISTANCES
3. IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF STEEL AS A STRUCTURAL MEMBER
A ITS DUCTILITY
B ITS LOW THERMAL CONDUCTANCE
C ITS STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO
E IT CAN BE FORMED WITHOUT LOSING ITS STRENGTH
F IT IS EQUALLY STRONG IN COMPRESSION AND TENSION
4. NOT A METHOD OF LEVELLING A COLUMN BASE PLATE
D ADJUSTING NUTS ABOVE AND BELOW THE BASE PLATE

