CHAPTER 2

Question 1

I beam can also be called

Answer 1

S beam

Question 2

_____________ shapes are manufactured using molten steel and poured into a continuous casting system where the steel solidifies but is never allowed to cool completely.

Answer 2

Hot-rolled

Question 3

A typical designation would be “W18x50” where W indicates the __________________, 18 is the nominal depth parallel to the web, and 50 is the _______ per length.

Answer 3

type of shape, weight

Question 4

A sloping inside face is found in I beam or W beam?

Answer 4

I beam

Question 5

American Standard Channel, C shape has a ______ inside face.

Answer 5

sloping

Question 6

A _____________ is a T-shaped cross-section made by cutting a beam down the middle, along or through the web, to leave a flange and a stem in the shape of a capital letter T.

Answer 6

Structural Tee

Question 7

For angle bars, A typical designation would be “L6 x 4 x 5/8” where L indicates the type of shape, 6 is the _____ dimension, 4 is the _____ dimension, and 5/8 is the ____________.

Answer 7

long leg, short leg, thickness

Question 8

In Structural Steel Shapes, HSS means

Answer 8

Hollow Structural Sections

Question 9

W shaped beams is also called

Answer 9

wide flange beams