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CDC 3E351 D Volume 4 Exam Questions
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In platform frame construction, what floor frame member do you install first? - Answers✔Sill
plate.
What determines the size of wooden floor joists? - Answers✔Span and amount of load to be
carried.
Which floor joists are used when a floor or balcony extends past the building's outside wall? -
Answers✔Cantilevered.
Which type of bridging usually consists of 1x3 inch or 2x3 inch wood? - Answers✔Cross.
A floor joist's crown is installed turned - Answers✔Up.
What precautions are necessary for removing a load-bearing wall? - Answers✔Support the load
it is carrying before removing the wall.
Load bearing partitions (interior walls) run what direction to the floor joists? -
Answers✔Perpendicular.
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According to recommendations, how many people are needed to raise a 30 foot wall? -
Answers✔3. 1 person for every 10 feet of wall.
Which type of panel do most experts still recommend when maximum shear strength is
required? - Answers✔Conventional plywood.
How are metal framing members thinner than 18 gauge assembled? - Answers✔Self-drilling,
self-tapping screws.
What determines the size of a ceiling joist? - Answers✔Weight it carries and span from wall to
wall.
The preferred construction method to make stairway turns is to use - Answers✔Landings,
because they are safer.
The recommended sum of one riser and one tread is - Answers✔17 to 18 inches.
To drop the stringer to make the bottom riser the same height as the other risers and the top
tread flush with the upper finished floor you subtract one tread thickness - Answers✔From the
stringer's bottom end.
How do you check stair stringers to make sure they are plumb? - Answers✔Hold a level
vertically against the riser cut.
When inspecting metal-framed walls, make sure the knockouts are aligned properly for -
Answers✔Easier runs for the electrical and mechanical lines.
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