PROGRESSION CONSTRUCTION
COORDINATOR EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Building Codes. Answer: A set of regulations intended to ensure a
minimum standard of health and safety in buildings
◉ Furring Strip. Answer: A length of wood or metal attached to a
masonry or concrete wall to permit the attachment of finish
materials using screws or nails; any linear material used to create a
spatial separation between a finish material and an underlying
substrate.
◉ Plenum. Answer: Space between the ceiling and the structural
floor above, used as a passage for ductwork, piping and wiring.
◉ Interstitial Ceiling. Answer: A suspended ceiling with sufficient
structural strength to support workers safely as they install and
maintain mechanical and electrical installations above the ceiling.
◉ Load. Answer: A weight or force acting on a structure
◉ Support. Answer: The vertical force working opposite the load
, ◉ Point Load. Answer: A singular vertical force acting on a structure
◉ Uniform Load. Answer: A load that is spread out over the length of
the structure
◉ Compression. Answer: As a beam is pushed downwards, the top
experiences _
◉ Tension. Answer: As a beam is pushed downwards, the bottom
experiences _
◉ Simple Beam. Answer: A beam between two columns.
◉ Cantilever. Answer: A beam that extends out from a fixed joint
◉ Overhang. Answer: A beam that extends past the last support.
◉ Continuous. Answer: A beam over multiple columns.
◉ Restrained. Answer: A beam between two fixed points.
COORDINATOR EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Building Codes. Answer: A set of regulations intended to ensure a
minimum standard of health and safety in buildings
◉ Furring Strip. Answer: A length of wood or metal attached to a
masonry or concrete wall to permit the attachment of finish
materials using screws or nails; any linear material used to create a
spatial separation between a finish material and an underlying
substrate.
◉ Plenum. Answer: Space between the ceiling and the structural
floor above, used as a passage for ductwork, piping and wiring.
◉ Interstitial Ceiling. Answer: A suspended ceiling with sufficient
structural strength to support workers safely as they install and
maintain mechanical and electrical installations above the ceiling.
◉ Load. Answer: A weight or force acting on a structure
◉ Support. Answer: The vertical force working opposite the load
, ◉ Point Load. Answer: A singular vertical force acting on a structure
◉ Uniform Load. Answer: A load that is spread out over the length of
the structure
◉ Compression. Answer: As a beam is pushed downwards, the top
experiences _
◉ Tension. Answer: As a beam is pushed downwards, the bottom
experiences _
◉ Simple Beam. Answer: A beam between two columns.
◉ Cantilever. Answer: A beam that extends out from a fixed joint
◉ Overhang. Answer: A beam that extends past the last support.
◉ Continuous. Answer: A beam over multiple columns.
◉ Restrained. Answer: A beam between two fixed points.
