Blueprint Questions Flashcards
(These are some actual questions on the exam. They are somewhat vague but it would not hurt to study them. It is better to figure or look up in plans yourself but these are good to remember if you happen to run out of time) There are 4 sets of Drawings and a Figure Booklet. The drawings are listed below: 1 – 3 Story Parking Deck 2 – 6 Story Parking Deck 3 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building 4 – Industrial Building Note: The 3 Story Parking Deck and the 6 Story Parking Deck a
– 6 Story Parking Deck – How many rooms receive a ceramic tile floor?
Answer: 1 Room
Industrial Building – How many CMU block are there in the dumpster area?
Answer: 467 CMU block
– 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many roof drains are there?
Answer: 12 roof drains Note: The Parking Decks have 2 roof drains
`– 5 Story Mixed-Use Building – How many linear feet of aluminum frame on the floor?
Answer: 126 feet
Industrial Drawing – The west loading dock wall has a 1 percent slope and is 50 linear feet long. What is the total amount of slope?
Answer: 6 inches
Note: 50 feet x .01 = .50 or 6 inches
6 – 6 Story Parking Deck – Need to look on the Structural and Architectural Drawing for the size of the footings. They will have you figure footing quantities or just the sizes, whichever question that they ask.
Typical interior spread footing is 16 inches wide x 12 inches deep
Interior spot footing is 12 feet x 12 feet x 24 inches deep – Quantity is 14
Perimeter or exterior footings are 8 feet x 8 feet x 16 inches deep – Quantity is 36
Industrial Drawing – How many linear feet of edge metal are required on the 4 foot canopy at the back of the building?
Answer: 154 feet 2 inches (do not count the 4 foot sides on each end)
8 – Industrial Drawing – Loading dock has a 50’ x 50’ concrete pad. If there is a 1% fall, how much would the concrete fall? Probably same as question # 5.
Answer: 6 inches
Note: 50’ x .01 = .5 of a foot or 6 inches
9 – Industrial Drawing – There is a 6 inch concrete pad 60’ x 50’ of lightweight concrete with fiber mesh. The concrete cost $ 115.00 per yard and the fiber mesh is an additional $ 5.00 per yard. How much extra cost is for the fiber mesh?
Answer: $ 278.78
Cost of concrete has no bearing on question, just the fiber mesh cost on 55.56 cubic yards of concrete
10 – Industrial Drawing – How many 5 inch columns are there in the tower crane base?
Answer: 10 columns
Note: There are 5 on each footing.
11 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – What floor finish does the 2nd story bathroom receive?
Answer: Tile
Note: There are 2 different room finishes on this drawing, make sure that you have the correct room number to find correct finish schedule.
12 – 6 Story Parking Deck – What is the average exterior wall height?
Answer: 42 inches
13 – 6 Story Parking Deck – How many drains are there on the roof?
Answer: 2 roof drains
14 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many cubic yards of concrete is required for Stairway # 1?
Answer: 48 cubic yards
15 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many linear feet of handrail are needed for the 3rd floor balcony and the open area?
Answer: 309 linear feet
16 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – You are allowed a $ 200.00 allowance for signs on this project and each sign is valued at $ 25.00 each. Which of the below is true?
Answer: $ 75.00 needs to be returned (there were only 5 signs at $25.00 each)
17 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – What is the height of the ceiling in the Courtyard Area?
Answer: 36 feet
18 – Industrial Building – How much concrete is needed for the footing on each side of the overhead crane?
Answer: Less than 1,000 cubic yards
Note: The concrete needed is 110 cubic yards, but the answer given that best works is less than 1,000 cubic yards.
19 – 6 Story Parking Deck – How many pieces of 8 inch ceramic tile will be required for the 42 inch high wall around column line 7?
Answer: 381 pieces of ceramic tile
20 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many double door openings are there in the store fronts?
Answer: 7 double door openings
21 – Industrial Building – A concrete sub is paid $ 50.00 per cubic yard to place the concrete in freezer slab on grade. How much is to be paid to the sub-contractor/
Answer: $ 1,463.44 (use the closest answer)
22 – Industrial Building – On the east and west side of the building, how many cells of concrete block need to be filled including the corners?
Answer: 40 cells
23 – 6 Story Parking Deck – How many future tenant rooms are required to have the concrete floors sealed?
Answer: 7 rooms
24 – 6 Story Parking Deck – What is the minimum required reinforcing steel for the interior wall footings?
Answer: 2 continuous # 5 bars
25 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – What is the total cost to install all of the toilets and urinals in the public restrooms if a toilet cost $ 50.00 and urinal costs $ 35.00?
Answer: $ 1,480.00
26 – Industrial Building – How many hollow metal doors are needed for this building?
Answer: There are 72 hollow metal doors required.
27 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – What is the length of each of the handrails on the 2nd floor?
Answer: The closest answer was 9 feet
28 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – What is the size of the interior column footing?
Answer: The footing size is 12’ x 12’ x 24 inches thick
Note: The size of the exterior footing is 8’ x 8’ x 16 inches thick.
29 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many windows are there for apart
Answer: 9 windows
30 – 6 Story Parking Deck – What type of concrete is used for the garage levels?
Answer: Post Tension
31 – Industrial Building – How many 5” beams are used for the overhead crane?
Answer: 10 beams
32 – 6 Story Parking Deck – What is the difference in elevation between the exit ramp and the ramp platform directly above on the next floor?
Answer: 13 feet and a few inches
33 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – What is the length of the hip / valley rafter on the roof on the east side?
I think the roof slope is a 5/12 and the width is 21’8”.
Answer: 15’11”. Use 16 foot lumber.
Note: This answer could also be for the linear feet of the valley lining material which would be 2 x 15’11” = 31’10”
34 – 5 Story mixed –Use Building – How many linear feet of valley lining material are needed for the roof on the north side?
The roof is 18 feet wide with a 6/12 slope.
Answer: 27 linear feet
Note: figure the hip / valley length and multiply by 2 (both valleys)
35 – Industrial Building – What are the exterior dimensions of the Wash Bay Booth?
Answer: 22 feet 4-1/2 inches x 11 feet 4 inches
36 – Industrial Building – How many cubic yards of concrete are needed for the west crane footing?
Answer: 14 cubic yards (use best answer)
37 – 6 Story Parking Deck – On the ground floor, how many HM (hollow metal) doors have CL Temp Glass?
Answer: 10 (these doors count as 7, but 3 are double)
38 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many cubic yards of concrete are needed to pour the walls on Stair # 2 if they are poured in 2 lifts?
Answer: 62 cubic yards
Note: It does not matter how many lifts you pour a wall, they are asking for the total, it is just to confuse you.
39 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many risers are needed for the stairs on the southeast corner of the building if the maximum riser is 7 inches?
Answer: 16 risers
Note: The top elevation is 110.00 and the bottom is 101.00 which is a difference of 9 feet divided by 7 inches (.58) = 15.52 or 16 risers
40 – Industrial Building – What is the depth of the sump pit in the Wash Down Bay?
Answer: 5 feet below finish floor or slab on grade
41 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many square feet of stucco is needed for the south side on the tenant level. Add 4 inches on each side for the returns?
Answer: 572 square feet
42 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many linear feet of cold key way are needed for Stair # 1?
Answer: 61’6:
43 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How tall is the knee wall on the 5th floor?
Answer: 40 inches
44 – 5 Story Mixed – Use Building – How many square feet of exposed aggregate does each planter have?
Answer: 69 square feet