Construction and Building Materials Quiz

For a building project, the types and quality of materials, methods of construction, and location of the structure are included in the _____.

• foundation plan

• detail drawings

• section views

• specifications

Which of the following would not be shown on a floor plan?

• Interior walls

• Stairways

• Footings

• Window locations

Which of the following drawings show the location of floor openings for stairways?

• Foundation plan

• Floor plan

• Elevation drawing

• Plot plan

When constructing wall panels for a platform-framed structure, the wall panels _____.

• are built in position

• are always placed using a crane

• are all framed before the first panel is raised

• are assembled on the subfloor

After raising a wall panel for a platform frame, the panel should first be fastened to the _____.

• top plate

• foundation

• ceiling joist

• subfloor

The type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____.

• braced framing

• balloon framing

• platform framing

• post-and-beam framing

Sill plates are normally made from _____.

• 1 × 4 lumber

• 2 × 4 lumber

• 2 × 8 lumber

• 2 × 10 lumber

Building codes require any components in contact with the ground, masonry, or concrete, such as sill plates, to be _____.

• made from treated lumber

• coated with a fungicide

• placed on top of termite shields

• unseasoned lumber

For a given size, the type of support with the most strength is the _____.

• built-up girder

• glulam girder

• solid lumber girder

• steel I-beam

A rule of thumb for constructing girder pockets is that the pocket should be at least 1" wider than the girder and the girder must have a bearing on the wall of at least _____.

• 2"

• 4"

• 5"

• 8"