AHIT and NHIE Master Study Set 2 Exam
Questions With 100% Accurate 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 construction?
A. the slab, foundation, and footing are poured as several pieces
B. the slab, foundation, and footing are poured as one piece
C. poured concrete that rests on a monolithic slab
D. poured concrete slab that rests directly on the ground - CORRECT ANSWER-D.
poured concrete slab that rests directly on the ground
A _______________ is constructed by pouring the footing and foundation or stem wall
first and then the slab so that the slab is not connected to the foundation walls.
A. shoulder slab
B. floating slab
C. post-tension slab
D. monolithic slab - CORRECT ANSWER-B. floating slab
Vertical cracks in the foundation wall extending down to the footings can be caused by
_______________.
, A. soil pressure against the wall
B. overloading the lintel
C. settlement of the structure
D. improper backfilling - CORRECT ANSWER-C. settlement of the structure
In a solid brick house, what is a sign of corner settlement?
A. spalling on the bricks at the corner
B. step cracks at an exterior corner going down to the foundation
C. a pair of angled cracks above a corner window
D. deteriorating mortar at the corner - CORRECT ANSWER-B. step cracks at an
exterior corner going down to the foundation
A crack who's width increases along its path is called ___________.
A. a V-crack
B. an angled crack
C. a vertical crack
D. a horizontal crack - CORRECT ANSWER-A. a V-crack
Which is most likely NOT to cause a horizontal crack?
A. soil pressure
B. water pressure against the wall
C. broken footing at a corner
D. poor downspouts - CORRECT ANSWER-C. broken footing at a corner
A ______________ is a masonry column built against a wall to help absorb the
horizontal load and stiffen the wall.
Questions With 100% Accurate 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 construction?
A. the slab, foundation, and footing are poured as several pieces
B. the slab, foundation, and footing are poured as one piece
C. poured concrete that rests on a monolithic slab
D. poured concrete slab that rests directly on the ground - CORRECT ANSWER-D.
poured concrete slab that rests directly on the ground
A _______________ is constructed by pouring the footing and foundation or stem wall
first and then the slab so that the slab is not connected to the foundation walls.
A. shoulder slab
B. floating slab
C. post-tension slab
D. monolithic slab - CORRECT ANSWER-B. floating slab
Vertical cracks in the foundation wall extending down to the footings can be caused by
_______________.
, A. soil pressure against the wall
B. overloading the lintel
C. settlement of the structure
D. improper backfilling - CORRECT ANSWER-C. settlement of the structure
In a solid brick house, what is a sign of corner settlement?
A. spalling on the bricks at the corner
B. step cracks at an exterior corner going down to the foundation
C. a pair of angled cracks above a corner window
D. deteriorating mortar at the corner - CORRECT ANSWER-B. step cracks at an
exterior corner going down to the foundation
A crack who's width increases along its path is called ___________.
A. a V-crack
B. an angled crack
C. a vertical crack
D. a horizontal crack - CORRECT ANSWER-A. a V-crack
Which is most likely NOT to cause a horizontal crack?
A. soil pressure
B. water pressure against the wall
C. broken footing at a corner
D. poor downspouts - CORRECT ANSWER-C. broken footing at a corner
A ______________ is a masonry column built against a wall to help absorb the
horizontal load and stiffen the wall.
