AHIT and NHIE Master Study Set 2 Exam
Questions and Answer (Latest update
2025)
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?
,AHIT and NHIE Master Study Set 2 Exam
Questions and Answer (Latest update
2025)
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.
,AHIT and NHIE Master Study Set 2 Exam
Questions and Answer (Latest update
2025)
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
, AHIT and NHIE Master Study Set 2 Exam
Questions and Answer (Latest update
2025)
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 ___________.
Questions and Answer (Latest update
2025)
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?
,AHIT and NHIE Master Study Set 2 Exam
Questions and Answer (Latest update
2025)
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.
,AHIT and NHIE Master Study Set 2 Exam
Questions and Answer (Latest update
2025)
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
, AHIT and NHIE Master Study Set 2 Exam
Questions and Answer (Latest update
2025)
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 ___________.
