Wisconsin Assessor Certification Exam Study with Complete
Solutions.
Load bearing wall correct answers A wall which supports any vertical load in a building as well
as its own weight.
Column correct answers Vertical structural member to support horizontal members and transmit
load to bearing material at column base
Stud correct answers A vertical wood or metal framing member to which horizontal boards or
laths are nailed as supporting elements in walls and partitions
bearing wall correct answers A structural system in which the floor and roof loads are carried
directly by the exterior walls rather than by a structural framing system
hip correct answers Roof whose four sides slope to a common point or to a ridge, has no gable
ends
Joist correct answers Any of the parallel beams that support the subfloor or the ceiling
Vapor Barrier correct answers Material used to retard the passage of vapor or moisture into walls
and floors, thus preventing condensation
Perimeter correct answers Total distance around the outside of a building
BTU(British thermal Unit) correct answers Unit for measuring heat, a single unit represents the
heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1-degree Fahrenheit
Footing correct answers Projecting course at the base of a foundation wall which ties the
foundation into the ground to prevent lateral shifting and settling, distributes the superstructure
load over a greater area
Live Load correct answers Any moving variabble load applied to a stucture expressed in pounds
per square foot of floor and roof areas for various types of building occupancy, ex. weight of
people, merchandise, snow load/pressure on a roof
Header correct answers Piece of wood, stone or steel placed horizontally across the top of door
and window openings to support the walls above the opening
Joist correct answers One of a series of small parallel beams laid on edge and used to support
floor and celling loads, and usually supported in turn by larger beams and girders
Gambrel Roof correct answers A ridged roof, with sides having two pitches or slopes
Hip Roof correct answers
Solutions.
Load bearing wall correct answers A wall which supports any vertical load in a building as well
as its own weight.
Column correct answers Vertical structural member to support horizontal members and transmit
load to bearing material at column base
Stud correct answers A vertical wood or metal framing member to which horizontal boards or
laths are nailed as supporting elements in walls and partitions
bearing wall correct answers A structural system in which the floor and roof loads are carried
directly by the exterior walls rather than by a structural framing system
hip correct answers Roof whose four sides slope to a common point or to a ridge, has no gable
ends
Joist correct answers Any of the parallel beams that support the subfloor or the ceiling
Vapor Barrier correct answers Material used to retard the passage of vapor or moisture into walls
and floors, thus preventing condensation
Perimeter correct answers Total distance around the outside of a building
BTU(British thermal Unit) correct answers Unit for measuring heat, a single unit represents the
heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1-degree Fahrenheit
Footing correct answers Projecting course at the base of a foundation wall which ties the
foundation into the ground to prevent lateral shifting and settling, distributes the superstructure
load over a greater area
Live Load correct answers Any moving variabble load applied to a stucture expressed in pounds
per square foot of floor and roof areas for various types of building occupancy, ex. weight of
people, merchandise, snow load/pressure on a roof
Header correct answers Piece of wood, stone or steel placed horizontally across the top of door
and window openings to support the walls above the opening
Joist correct answers One of a series of small parallel beams laid on edge and used to support
floor and celling loads, and usually supported in turn by larger beams and girders
Gambrel Roof correct answers A ridged roof, with sides having two pitches or slopes
Hip Roof correct answers
