builder advanced ch7 Flashcards

1
Q

Foundations should be inspected at what time intervals?

A

Yearly

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2
Q

What structures are used under foundations to spread loads over enough soil area to bring unit pressure to allowable limits?

A

Footings

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3
Q

Which of the following conditions does NOT indicate localized displacement of a foundation has occurred?

  • cracked walls
  • sloping floors
  • stable fill
  • sticking doors
A

Stable fill

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4
Q

TRUE/FALSE

Unventilated crawl spaces so NOT provide a natural habitat for fungus and termites.

A

False

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5
Q

Pentachlrophenol is a wood preservative that is used to prevent infestation of what pest?

A

Termites

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6
Q

The basic supporting members of wood frame structures are divided into three groups for inspection purposes: sills and beams, posts and columns, and ……..

A

Girders and Joists

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7
Q

TRUE/FALSE

Asphalt, vinyl tile, and linoleum are the most often used types of floor covering.

A

True

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8
Q

Wood floors should be inspected at least once each?

  • month
  • quarter
  • year
  • decade
A

Quarter

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9
Q

TRUE/FALSE

Concrete floors should be painted at least every two years.

A

False

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10
Q

What is the primary factor that makes tile flooring easier to replace than linoleum.

A

Tile is smaller

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11
Q

Stairways and doors should be inspected each.

  • week
  • month
  • quarter
  • year
A

Quarter

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12
Q

Which type of wall is NOT a category of exterior wall?

  • load-bearing
  • nonbearing
  • curtain
  • non-reinforced
A

Non-reinforced

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13
Q

Which type of crack is NOT a category of wall cracks?

  • horizontal movement cracks
  • shrinkage cracks
  • racked-down corners
  • stretcher cracks
A

Stretcher cracks

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14
Q

TRUE/FALSE
Efflorescence may indicate the penetration of moisture into an exterior wall to an extent that could cause deterioration of interior wall coverings.

A

True

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15
Q

What material is most often used to make interior walls?

A

Drywall

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16
Q

TRUE/FALES
When conduction the required quarterly inspection of windows, you can expect weathering to be the most common cause of window failures.

A

True

17
Q

The recommended remedy for splitting and checking of dry timber is to install what type of bolts?

  • roofing
  • form
  • stitch
  • anchor
A

Stitch

18
Q

TRUE/FALSE

Asphalt and coal-tar pitch and NOT compatible, and contact between the two should be avoided.

A

True

19
Q

Of all types of metal roofing, what type has the lowest cost?

  • aluminum
  • corrugated, galvanized steel
  • non-corrugated, galvanized steel
  • monel
A

corrugated, galvanized steel

20
Q

TRUE/FALSE

One of the most frequent causes of failure of galvanized roofs is the lack of maintenance painting.

A

True

21
Q

TRUE/FALSE

Many roof failures are the result of inadequately maintained drainage systems.

A

True

22
Q

Inspection of painted surfaces that are in the exterior environments should be conducted at what time intervals?

  • monthly
  • quarterly
  • semiannually
  • annually
A

Quarterly

23
Q

When repairing concrete structures, you should cover the reinforcing steel with a minimum of how many inches of concrete?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
A

3 inches

24
Q

TRUE/FALSE

Deck slabs that have been damaged by heaving movements should be replaced.

A

True

25
Q

Main members of steel structures are removed when the section becomes seriously deformed or when corrosion has caused the removal of what percentage of the section?

  • 10
  • 20
  • 30
  • 40
A

30%

26
Q

What type of timber have proven to be the best suited for waterfront structures?

A

Southern yellow pine, douglas fir, and oak

27
Q

TRUE/FALSE

The use of creosote-treated lumber for wood decking is NOT recommended.

A

True

28
Q

To permit drainage and ventilation, decking should be laid with what size spaces between each plank?

A

Between 3/8 and 1/2 inch

29
Q

Piles that have been weakened by marine borers can be strengthened and protected be encasing them in …… jackets.

  • leather
  • aluminum
  • steel
  • concrete
A

Concrete

30
Q

TRUE/FALSE
Structures made of cut stone and cast concrete and laid up with mortar or similar materials are considered masonry structures.

A

True

31
Q

TRUE/FALSE

The use of earth for waterfront structures is confined largely to dikes and levees.

A

True

32
Q

TRUE/FALSE

Vegetative covering is usually grown on the sides and on top of earth structures to prevent erosion.

A

True