Structural Steel (C-51) Study Guide Book and Online Practice Exam + Law and Business Online Practice Exam

What’s included

• Learn the material: Structural Steel (C-51) Study Guide Book
• Pass the test: Structural Steel (C-51) Practice Exam
• Required for all California contractor applicants: Law & Business Practice Exam

What this covers

Per the state's classification, a C-51 contractor "fabricates and erects structural steel shapes and plates of structural steel, including the riveting, welding, rigging and metal roofing systems necessary to perform this work." This printed book covers the subjects the state tests. See the official CSLB C-51 classification.

Sample questions

1. When tightening bolts in a connection on posts and columns on a high rise, the proper sequence is:
   A. From the outermost bolt · ✓ B. From the middle · C. From any location · D. All of the above
2. 414C refers to:
   A. Screws · B. Steel posts · ✓ C. Bolts · D. Steel columns
3. A maul is used for:
   A. Driving bull pins and drift pins into connection holes · B. Straightening bent material · C. Hitting steel members into place · ✓ D. All of the above
4. When tightening bolts in a connection on posts and columns on a high rise, the proper sequence is:
   A. from the outermost bolt · ✓ B. from the middle · C. from any location · D. all of the above
5. Until they have been certified by a DOSH approved certifying agent, cranes with a capacity greater than ___ tons should not be used.
   A. 1 · B. 2 · ✓ C. 3 · D. 4
6. Acetylene torch pressure should always be kept below:
   A. 10 psi · ✓ B. 15 psi · C. 20 psi · D. 30 psi
7. [Law & Business] A construction contract was written containing the following time estimates to complete the job. It would take 2 days to ready the construction site and then the job itself would be done in 2 phases. The first phase would take 10 days and the second would take 7 days, but these 2 phases could be at the same time. It would take one additional day at the end to clean up. How many days would it take to complete this project?
   A. 15 days · ✓ B. 13 days · C. 11 days · D. 7 days
8. [Law & Business] A contractor receives a notice from the Employment Development Department (EDD) that one of his former employees has filed a claim for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits against his reserve account. He/she may:
   A. call EDD within 5 days and protest · ✓ B. protest, in writing, within 10 days of the mailing date of the notice · C. protest, in writing, within 30 days of the mailing date · D. protest, in writing, within 45 days of the mailing date