AHIT Structure Revision. | Exam Revision Questions And Correct
Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
Angled Crack - Answer -a diagonal foundational crack caused when the upload and the download
on the
foundation offset each other
Balloon Framing - Answer -A construction method where long vertical studs and corner posts run
from
the foundation to the roof and the floors are hung on the wall frame
Beams - Answer -Girders. Horizontal load bearing members of a floor system that can carry the
weight of
the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns.
Below Grade - Answer -Below the surface of the ground
Bending - Answer -In terms of structure, the movement of a structural member out of its original
position without shearing as a result of forces applied to the member
Bleeder - Answer -Piping that runs from the exterior drain tile under the footings to interior tile
and to
the sump pump.
Blocking - Answer -A bracing method using a brace of wood between joists that is the same depth
as the
joists giving stiffness to the joists
Bow - Answer -A vertical curve in the wall, where the wall has an outward curve from top to
bottom
Brick Ties - Answer -According style metal fasteners used to attache a brick veneer to the wood
framework of a home.
Brick Veneer - Answer -A wall construction method in which an outlet layer bricks is attached to
the
wood framework of the house using brick ties
Bridging - Answer -A bracing method using a 2x4 brace of wood between joists giving stiffness
to the
, joists. Cross bridging uses diagonal 1x3's between joists
Bulge - Answer -A combination of both bow and sweep in a wall.
Cantilever - Answer -An extension of the floor structure which depends on the strength of the
unsupported portion of the girder or joists to carry the load of the structure. Can be an interior
balcony
or an exterior balcony or deck
Cavity Wall - Answer -A masonry wall with a dead air space left between inner and outer layers
of
masonry
Chinking - Answer -A mortar made of clay, sand and other binders such animal hair used to fill the
gaps
between logs in a log home
Chord - Answer -An outside member of a truss, horizontal or on an angle
Cinder Block - Answer -A block made of slag from steel making or railroad cinders that were used
in
home construction
Collar ties(p. 92) - Answer -Horizontal structural members of the roof that connect opposite pairs
of
rafters together to prevent rafter sag sand rafter spread
Columns - Answer -Vertical support that carry the weight of the structure from the girders to the
ground,
transmitting weight to the footings.
Compound Wall - Answer -A solid masonry wall built of two different materials
Compression - Answer -A stress that pushes on a structural member tending to make that member
reduce its size
Concrete Block - Answer -A block made of crushed stone and builders sand used in construction,
especially foundation walls.
Concrete masonry unit - Answer -Various kinds of hollow-core blocks used in foundation
construction(CMU).
Crawl Space - Answer -The unfinished area between the house floor and the ground
Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
Angled Crack - Answer -a diagonal foundational crack caused when the upload and the download
on the
foundation offset each other
Balloon Framing - Answer -A construction method where long vertical studs and corner posts run
from
the foundation to the roof and the floors are hung on the wall frame
Beams - Answer -Girders. Horizontal load bearing members of a floor system that can carry the
weight of
the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns.
Below Grade - Answer -Below the surface of the ground
Bending - Answer -In terms of structure, the movement of a structural member out of its original
position without shearing as a result of forces applied to the member
Bleeder - Answer -Piping that runs from the exterior drain tile under the footings to interior tile
and to
the sump pump.
Blocking - Answer -A bracing method using a brace of wood between joists that is the same depth
as the
joists giving stiffness to the joists
Bow - Answer -A vertical curve in the wall, where the wall has an outward curve from top to
bottom
Brick Ties - Answer -According style metal fasteners used to attache a brick veneer to the wood
framework of a home.
Brick Veneer - Answer -A wall construction method in which an outlet layer bricks is attached to
the
wood framework of the house using brick ties
Bridging - Answer -A bracing method using a 2x4 brace of wood between joists giving stiffness
to the
, joists. Cross bridging uses diagonal 1x3's between joists
Bulge - Answer -A combination of both bow and sweep in a wall.
Cantilever - Answer -An extension of the floor structure which depends on the strength of the
unsupported portion of the girder or joists to carry the load of the structure. Can be an interior
balcony
or an exterior balcony or deck
Cavity Wall - Answer -A masonry wall with a dead air space left between inner and outer layers
of
masonry
Chinking - Answer -A mortar made of clay, sand and other binders such animal hair used to fill the
gaps
between logs in a log home
Chord - Answer -An outside member of a truss, horizontal or on an angle
Cinder Block - Answer -A block made of slag from steel making or railroad cinders that were used
in
home construction
Collar ties(p. 92) - Answer -Horizontal structural members of the roof that connect opposite pairs
of
rafters together to prevent rafter sag sand rafter spread
Columns - Answer -Vertical support that carry the weight of the structure from the girders to the
ground,
transmitting weight to the footings.
Compound Wall - Answer -A solid masonry wall built of two different materials
Compression - Answer -A stress that pushes on a structural member tending to make that member
reduce its size
Concrete Block - Answer -A block made of crushed stone and builders sand used in construction,
especially foundation walls.
Concrete masonry unit - Answer -Various kinds of hollow-core blocks used in foundation
construction(CMU).
Crawl Space - Answer -The unfinished area between the house floor and the ground
