Quizzes before midterm Flashcards
Strength of poured concrete will depend on which of the following? (check all that apply)
Select one or more:
a. how fast it cures
b. water to cement ratio
c. reinforcement within the concrete
d. types of admixtures used
The correct answers are:
how fast it cures,
water to cement ratio,
reinforcement within the concrete,
types of admixtures used
What is needed, when used with batter boards, to re-establish the building line in the bottom of an excavated area?
Select one:
a. string, plumb bob & hub stakes
b. level, square & string
c. 2 x 4, pry bar & nails
d. transit, hammer & calculator
a. string, plumb bob & hub stakes
Concrete is a mixture of all but which one of the following?
Select one:
a. Aggregates
b. Wire mesh
c. Water
d. Portland
b. Wire mesh
When constructing a wall the term “Plumb” means _____________
Select one:
a. It means lead, as in lead pipes
b. Perfectly horizontal
c. Perfectly vertical
d. It is short for plumbing
c. Perfectly vertical
Which one of the following components will strengthen a poured concrete wall?
Select one:
a. Footing form
b. Tie wire
c. Anchor bolt
d. Reinforcement Bar
Reinforcement Bar
It is possible to build a foundation out of wood
Select one:
a. False
b. False except for southern dry climates
c. True except for rainy areas such as Seattle
d. True
d. True
A rectangular masonry column that may help to reinforce a concrete wall is called a
Select one:
a. Post
b. Pilaster
c. Grade beam
d. Pediment
b. Pilaster
A foundation that integrates the footing & slab floor in the same pour (pouring concrete) is _____
Select one:
a. Monolithic slab
b. Full foundation
c. Independent slab on grade
d. Frost wall foundation
a. Monolithic slab
A common calculation used to “square” a foundation uses what method?
Select one:
a. Pythagorean Theorem
b. L1 + L2 divided by the hypotenuse
c. Measure twice, cut once
d. L X W
a. Pythagorean Theorem
The term “Setback” means
Select one:
a. The minimum distance a house can be from the property line
b. The distance between two adjacent houses
c. A construction term for getting behind schedule in a job
d. A vertical distance where the builder cannot go beyond
a. The minimum distance a house can be from the property line
Concrete reaches 95% of its strength in approximately ____________
Select one:
a. One day
b. About a month
c. One week
d. One hour
b. About a month
The common abbreviation for concrete block is
Select one:
a. CMU
b. CBU
c. CB
d. Block
a. CMU
Which of the following best/closest describes “Building Line”
Select one:
a. The setback line that you cannot build beyond
b. The boundary line of the property
c. An imaginary line marking the height of the building
d. The outside of the framing on a house
d. The outside of the framing on a house
Batter boards are used to
Select one:
a. Help with layout
b. Connect joists together
c. Brace girders
d. Secure footings
a. Help with layout
if _________________________________ then the foundation is square
Select one:
a. If the diagonals measure the same distance
b. if the opposite sides are equal lengths
c. the opposite sides are equal lengths, and the diagonals are equal lengths
d. If the perimeter of the foundation divided by 4 comes out to an even number
c. the opposite sides are equal lengths, and the diagonals are equal lengths
A nominal 2 x 6 actually measures
Select one:
a. 1 x 6
b. 1 1/2 x 5 1/2
c. 2 x 6
d. 2 x 5 1/2
b. 1 1/2 x 5 1/2
The girder acts as an intermediate support for which framing member
Select one:
a. bridging
b. joist
c. post
d. subfloor
b. joist
When framing a floor, a header supports
Select one:
a. The girder
b. One end of tail joists
c. The trimmers
d. The sill
The framing member that is found directly on top of the foundation wall is a
Select one:
a. footing form
b. joist hanger
c. sill plate
d. joist support
c. sill plate
What component is found directly over the floor joists?
Select one:
a. Sole plate
b. Girder
c. Sub floor
d. Sill plate
c. Sub floor
An LVL is an example of
Select one:
a. a solid timber
b. a steel beam
c. engineered lumber
d. a beam made up of 2 x 4’s
c. engineered lumber
If constructing a house, which component will be placed/built first, second, third and fourth?
Select one:
a. Foundation wall, Sill plate, Footing, Joists
b. Foundation wall, Girder, Joists, Sill plate
c. Footing, Foundation wall, Joists, Sill plate
d. Footing, Foundation wall, Anchor bolts, Sill plates
d. Footing, Foundation wall, Anchor bolts, Sill plates
Which of the following is a true statement?
Select one:
a. The anchor bolt fastens to a floor joist
b. Joists sit in the beam pocket
c. A sill plate supports a floor joist
d. A girder supports the foundation wall
c. A sill plate supports a floor joist
Which of the following is a true statement?
Select one:
a. Sill plates are always pressure treated wood
b. Girders are always pressure treated wood
c. Joists should always be pressure treated wood
d. Posts are always pressure treated
a. Sill plates are always pressure treated wood
