ESTIMATICS TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Area of square or rectangle - ANSWER Base x Height
Area of triangle - ANSWER 1/2 (Base x Height)
Area of trapezoid - ANSWER [(Base1 + Base2) / 2] x Height
Area of circle - ANSWER pi (3.14) x radius of the circle
Top chord - ANSWER serves as a roof rafter
Bottom chord - ANSWER is a ceiling joist; its length is the "span"
Webbing - ANSWER bracing that connects top and bottom chords
Gussets - ANSWER wood or metal plates that keep pieces together at joints
On-Center (o.c.) of the trusses - ANSWER is distance from centerline of one
framing member to next framing member center
3 - Tab Composition shingles - ANSWER these range from 200 lb. to 240 lb.
and are shipped three bundles per square
Area of square or rectangle - ANSWER Base x Height
Area of triangle - ANSWER 1/2 (Base x Height)
Area of trapezoid - ANSWER [(Base1 + Base2) / 2] x Height
Area of circle - ANSWER pi (3.14) x radius of the circle
Top chord - ANSWER serves as a roof rafter
Bottom chord - ANSWER is a ceiling joist; its length is the "span"
Webbing - ANSWER bracing that connects top and bottom chords
Gussets - ANSWER wood or metal plates that keep pieces together at joints
On-Center (o.c.) of the trusses - ANSWER is distance from centerline of one
framing member to next framing member center
3 - Tab Composition shingles - ANSWER these range from 200 lb. to 240 lb.
and are shipped three bundles per square
