WISCONSIN ASSESSOR CERTIFICATION EXAM
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS!!
Load bearing wall Answer - A wall which supports any vertical load in a
building as well as its own weight.
Column Answer - Vertical structural member to support horizontal members
and transmit load to bearing material at column base
Stud Answer - A vertical wood or metal framing member to which horizontal
boards or laths are nailed as supporting elements in walls and partitions
bearing wall Answer - A structural system in which the floor and roof loads are
carried directly by the exterior walls rather than by a structural framing system
hip Answer - Roof whose four sides slope to a common point or to a ridge, has
no gable ends
Joist Answer - Any of the parallel beams that support the subfloor or the
ceiling
Vapor Barrier Answer - Material used to retard the passage of vapor or
moisture into walls and floors, thus preventing condensation
Perimeter Answer - Total distance around the outside of a building
, BTU(British thermal Unit) Answer - Unit for measuring heat, a single unit
represents the heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water
1-degree Fahrenheit
Footing Answer - Projecting course at the base of a foundation wall which ties
the foundation into the ground to prevent lateral shifting and settling,
distributes the superstructure load over a greater area
Live Load Answer - Any moving variabble load applied to a stucture expressed
in pounds per square foot of floor and roof areas for various types of building
occupancy, ex. weight of people, merchandise, snow load/pressure on a roof
Header Answer - Piece of wood, stone or steel placed horizontally across the
top of door and window openings to support the walls above the opening
Joist Answer - One of a series of small parallel beams laid on edge and used to
support floor and celling loads, and usually supported in turn by larger beams
and girders
Gambrel Roof Answer - A ridged roof, with sides having two pitches or slopes
Hip Roof Answer -
Gable Roof Answer -
Flat Roof Answer -
Mansard Roof Answer -
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS!!
Load bearing wall Answer - A wall which supports any vertical load in a
building as well as its own weight.
Column Answer - Vertical structural member to support horizontal members
and transmit load to bearing material at column base
Stud Answer - A vertical wood or metal framing member to which horizontal
boards or laths are nailed as supporting elements in walls and partitions
bearing wall Answer - A structural system in which the floor and roof loads are
carried directly by the exterior walls rather than by a structural framing system
hip Answer - Roof whose four sides slope to a common point or to a ridge, has
no gable ends
Joist Answer - Any of the parallel beams that support the subfloor or the
ceiling
Vapor Barrier Answer - Material used to retard the passage of vapor or
moisture into walls and floors, thus preventing condensation
Perimeter Answer - Total distance around the outside of a building
, BTU(British thermal Unit) Answer - Unit for measuring heat, a single unit
represents the heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water
1-degree Fahrenheit
Footing Answer - Projecting course at the base of a foundation wall which ties
the foundation into the ground to prevent lateral shifting and settling,
distributes the superstructure load over a greater area
Live Load Answer - Any moving variabble load applied to a stucture expressed
in pounds per square foot of floor and roof areas for various types of building
occupancy, ex. weight of people, merchandise, snow load/pressure on a roof
Header Answer - Piece of wood, stone or steel placed horizontally across the
top of door and window openings to support the walls above the opening
Joist Answer - One of a series of small parallel beams laid on edge and used to
support floor and celling loads, and usually supported in turn by larger beams
and girders
Gambrel Roof Answer - A ridged roof, with sides having two pitches or slopes
Hip Roof Answer -
Gable Roof Answer -
Flat Roof Answer -
Mansard Roof Answer -
