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STEEL ERECTION QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Connector Ans: Employee who is working with hoisting equipment and
connecting structural memebers
Hoisting equipment Ans: Crane or Derrick not a come along
Come along Ans: Mechanical device consisting of a chain or cable
attached at each end that is used to facilitate movement of materials
through leverage
Not considered hoisting equipment
Topping out Ans: Highest piece of steel is placed with an American flag
or Christmas tree
Derrick floor Ans: Elevated floor of a building or structure that has been
designed to receive hoisted pieces of steel prior to final placement
Opening Ans: Gap or void 12" or more in a floor or roof
Skylights and smoke domes are openings
Project structural engineer of record Ans: Registered licensed
professional engineer responsible for design of structural framing and
documents
Shear connector Ans: Steel bars
Steel lugs
Headed steel studs
Attached to a structural memeber
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Steel joist Ans: Open web secondary load carrying of 144ft or less used
for support floors and roofs
Steel joist girder Ans: Open web primary lid carrying used for support of
floors and roofs
Systems engineered metal building Ans: Field assembled building
system consisting of framing roof and wall coverings
ASTM standard test method Ans: 75% minimum compressive design
strength
Repairs, replacements and modifications to anchor bolts
Commencement of steel erection Ans: Steel erector shall not erect steel
unless it has received written notification of requirments
Site layout Ans: Adequate access
Firm properly graded area accessible for safe storage and equipment
Hoisting and rigging Ans: Crane inspections
Qualified operator and rigger
Preplan routes
Man baskets use
Critical lift Ans: A lift that exceeds 75% of rated capacity of crane or
Derrick
Requires the use of more than one crane or derrick
Multiple lift rigging Ans: Max members is hoisted 5 per lift
Only structural members and employees who have been trained
7ft apart rigged at from top down and attached at center of gravity
STEEL ERECTION QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
Connector Ans: Employee who is working with hoisting equipment and
connecting structural memebers
Hoisting equipment Ans: Crane or Derrick not a come along
Come along Ans: Mechanical device consisting of a chain or cable
attached at each end that is used to facilitate movement of materials
through leverage
Not considered hoisting equipment
Topping out Ans: Highest piece of steel is placed with an American flag
or Christmas tree
Derrick floor Ans: Elevated floor of a building or structure that has been
designed to receive hoisted pieces of steel prior to final placement
Opening Ans: Gap or void 12" or more in a floor or roof
Skylights and smoke domes are openings
Project structural engineer of record Ans: Registered licensed
professional engineer responsible for design of structural framing and
documents
Shear connector Ans: Steel bars
Steel lugs
Headed steel studs
Attached to a structural memeber
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Steel joist Ans: Open web secondary load carrying of 144ft or less used
for support floors and roofs
Steel joist girder Ans: Open web primary lid carrying used for support of
floors and roofs
Systems engineered metal building Ans: Field assembled building
system consisting of framing roof and wall coverings
ASTM standard test method Ans: 75% minimum compressive design
strength
Repairs, replacements and modifications to anchor bolts
Commencement of steel erection Ans: Steel erector shall not erect steel
unless it has received written notification of requirments
Site layout Ans: Adequate access
Firm properly graded area accessible for safe storage and equipment
Hoisting and rigging Ans: Crane inspections
Qualified operator and rigger
Preplan routes
Man baskets use
Critical lift Ans: A lift that exceeds 75% of rated capacity of crane or
Derrick
Requires the use of more than one crane or derrick
Multiple lift rigging Ans: Max members is hoisted 5 per lift
Only structural members and employees who have been trained
7ft apart rigged at from top down and attached at center of gravity
