The Structural Inspection AHIT Exam Questions and Answers

The Structural Inspection AHIT Exam Questions and Answers Columns and piers are generally inspected from _________________. A. the inside of the home B. the outside of the home C. the basement or crawl space D. lifting the subfloor -Correct Answer-C. the basement or crawl space Which action is required by most standards of practice? A. required to enter underfloor crawl spaces and attic spaces if the property has them B. required to probe structural components where deterioration is suspected C. required to report cracks in the foundation only if they are active cracks D. required to report signs of repair work on the property -Correct Answer-B. required to probe structural components where deterioration is suspected Which of the following is NOT part of the structural inspection? A. roof framing members B. girders and floor joists C. foundation walls D. fascia boards -Correct Answer-D. fascia boards What are Girders (or beams) and their functions? A. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns B. They are vertical load-bearing members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns C. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a roofing system that carry the weight of the roofing material D. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor to the foundation or load-bearing walls -Correct Answer-A. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns What are joists? A. They are vertical load-bearing members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns B. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns C. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor to the foundation, girders, or load-bearing walls D. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a roofing system that carry the weight of the roofing material -Correct Answer-C. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor to the foundation, girders, or load-bearing walls How does compression act on structural members? A. It pushes at the members and makes them shorter. B. It bends them. C. It twists them. D. It pulls at the members and makes them longer. -Correct Answer-A. It pushes at the members and makes them shorter. Piles (stilts) for foundations are fairly common where? A. in the city or urban areas B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil C. in earthquake zones D. in very large structures -Correct Answer-B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil Pier and beam system for foundations are most common where? A. in a crawl space B. in earthquake zones C. in the Southwest D. in a place where soil is weak -Correct Answer-A. in a crawl space What is Slab-on-grade constructi