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Whenlsinspectinglsalshome,lsyoulsnotelshorizontallscracks.lsWhichlsoflsthelsfollowinglswouldlsNO
Tlsbelsalscauselsoflsoverloadlsfromlsthelsoutside?
A.lsmoisturels
B.lsfrost
C.lssoillspressure
D.lsbackfillls-lscorrectlsanswers-A.lsMoisture
YoulsobservelslonglshorizontallscrackslsinlsalsCMUlsbasementlswalllsorlsfoundationlsstemlswall.lsT
helscauselsislsMOSTlslikelylsduelsto
A.lsexcessivelsloadinglsonlstoplsoflsthelswall
B.lshighlylsexpansivelsclaylssoilsls
C.lslacklsoflsfloorlsdrains
D.lsexpansionlsoflsrustedlsreinforcedlssteells-lscorrectlsanswers-B.lshighlylsexpansivelsclaylssoils.
Mortarlsusedlsinlsbrickworklsmaylsvarylsinlscomposition,lsbutlsalwayslscontains:
A.lslime,lssand,lsandlsabobe
B.lslime,lssand,lsandlsclay
C.lscement,lsclay,lsandlspumice
D.lscement,lslime,lsandlssandls-lscorrectlsanswers-D.lscement,lslime,lsandlssand
Whichlssinglelsfactorlscauseslsthelsmostlsproblemslswithlsconcretelsatlsthelstimelsoflsinstallation?
A.lsthelsconcrete'slsthicknesslsislsinsufficientls
, B.lstoolsmuchlswaterlsislsaddedls
C.lstoolsmuchlsportlandlscementlsislsinlsthelsmix
D.lsthelswronglskindlsoflssandlsislsinlsthelsmixls-lscorrectlsanswers-B.lsToolsmuchlswaterlsislsadded.
Bowinglsinlsalsfoundationlswalllsislsusuallylsthelsresultlsof
A.lsverticallsforcesls
B.lslaterallsforcesls
C.lssettement
D.lsspallingls-lscorrectlsanswers-B.lslaterallsforces.
Inlsals1987lsconventionallswood-
framelshouse,lswhichlsonelsoflsthelsfollowinglssignsls(bylsitself)lsislsalssignificantlsproblem?
A.lsalshairlinelscracklsinlsthelssecondlsfloorlsceilinglsnextlstolsthelsexteriorlswall
B.lsalshairlinelscracklsoverlsthelscornerslsoflstwolsdoorwayslsonlsthelssecondlsfloorls
C.lsalslong,lsstraight,lsverticallshairlinelscracklsinlsonelsroom,lsroughlyls1lsinchlsawaylsfromlsthelswall
lscorners
D.lsAls1/2lsinchlswidelswall/floorlsseparationls-lscorrectlsanswers-
D.lsAls1/2lsinchlswidelswall/floorlsseparation
Alsmainlsbeamlsthatlssupportslsfloorlsjoistslsislsoftenlscalledlsa:
A.lspurlinls
B.lsjoistlscarrierls
C.lsstringer
D.lsgirderls-lscorrectlsanswers-D.lsgirder
Joistlsbearinglsonlsalsconcretelsfoundationlsmustlsbelsalsminimumlsofls:
A.ls1.5lsinches
B.ls2lsinches
C.ls2.5lsinches
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Whenlsinspectinglsalshome,lsyoulsnotelshorizontallscracks.lsWhichlsoflsthelsfollowinglswouldlsNO
Tlsbelsalscauselsoflsoverloadlsfromlsthelsoutside?
A.lsmoisturels
B.lsfrost
C.lssoillspressure
D.lsbackfillls-lscorrectlsanswers-A.lsMoisture
YoulsobservelslonglshorizontallscrackslsinlsalsCMUlsbasementlswalllsorlsfoundationlsstemlswall.lsT
helscauselsislsMOSTlslikelylsduelsto
A.lsexcessivelsloadinglsonlstoplsoflsthelswall
B.lshighlylsexpansivelsclaylssoilsls
C.lslacklsoflsfloorlsdrains
D.lsexpansionlsoflsrustedlsreinforcedlssteells-lscorrectlsanswers-B.lshighlylsexpansivelsclaylssoils.
Mortarlsusedlsinlsbrickworklsmaylsvarylsinlscomposition,lsbutlsalwayslscontains:
A.lslime,lssand,lsandlsabobe
B.lslime,lssand,lsandlsclay
C.lscement,lsclay,lsandlspumice
D.lscement,lslime,lsandlssandls-lscorrectlsanswers-D.lscement,lslime,lsandlssand
Whichlssinglelsfactorlscauseslsthelsmostlsproblemslswithlsconcretelsatlsthelstimelsoflsinstallation?
A.lsthelsconcrete'slsthicknesslsislsinsufficientls
, B.lstoolsmuchlswaterlsislsaddedls
C.lstoolsmuchlsportlandlscementlsislsinlsthelsmix
D.lsthelswronglskindlsoflssandlsislsinlsthelsmixls-lscorrectlsanswers-B.lsToolsmuchlswaterlsislsadded.
Bowinglsinlsalsfoundationlswalllsislsusuallylsthelsresultlsof
A.lsverticallsforcesls
B.lslaterallsforcesls
C.lssettement
D.lsspallingls-lscorrectlsanswers-B.lslaterallsforces.
Inlsals1987lsconventionallswood-
framelshouse,lswhichlsonelsoflsthelsfollowinglssignsls(bylsitself)lsislsalssignificantlsproblem?
A.lsalshairlinelscracklsinlsthelssecondlsfloorlsceilinglsnextlstolsthelsexteriorlswall
B.lsalshairlinelscracklsoverlsthelscornerslsoflstwolsdoorwayslsonlsthelssecondlsfloorls
C.lsalslong,lsstraight,lsverticallshairlinelscracklsinlsonelsroom,lsroughlyls1lsinchlsawaylsfromlsthelswall
lscorners
D.lsAls1/2lsinchlswidelswall/floorlsseparationls-lscorrectlsanswers-
D.lsAls1/2lsinchlswidelswall/floorlsseparation
Alsmainlsbeamlsthatlssupportslsfloorlsjoistslsislsoftenlscalledlsa:
A.lspurlinls
B.lsjoistlscarrierls
C.lsstringer
D.lsgirderls-lscorrectlsanswers-D.lsgirder
Joistlsbearinglsonlsalsconcretelsfoundationlsmustlsbelsalsminimumlsofls:
A.ls1.5lsinches
B.ls2lsinches
C.ls2.5lsinches
