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During the pre-installation review, the field issue is that the work should be released only if the team addresses that bolt condition follows connection requirements. Which bolting method is the best match?

Correct Answer

B) Coordinate specified snug-tight or pretensioned bolting

specified snug-tight or pretensioned bolting best matches the stated condition. The other choices are real construction options in the same family, but they fit different field conditions.

Answer Options
A
Coordinate turn-of-nut pretensioning
B
Coordinate specified snug-tight or pretensioned bolting
C
Field method: Coordinate calibrated wrench pretensioning
D
Coordinate twist-off tension-control bolts

Why This Is the Correct Answer

specified snug-tight or pretensioned bolting best matches the stated condition. The other choices are real construction options in the same family, but they fit different field conditions.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: Coordinate turn-of-nut pretensioning

Coordinate turn-of-nut pretensioning addresses a neighboring field issue, but not the condition or method control required for structural steel bolting.

Option C: Field method: Coordinate calibrated wrench pretensioning

Field method: Coordinate calibrated wrench pretensioning addresses a neighboring field issue, but not the condition or method control required for structural steel bolting.

Option D: Coordinate twist-off tension-control bolts

Coordinate twist-off tension-control bolts addresses a neighboring field issue, but not the condition or method control required for structural steel bolting.

Memory Technique

The field condition asks; structural steel bolting answers in work boots for Manager Checking.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Structural steel methods; bolt installation and inspection; verify the construction method, material selection, equipment choice, or work sequence that fits the field condition.

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