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Test your basic knowledge |

Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.






2. A wood block that is used to reinforce the web of an I-joist - often at locations where the I-joist is supported in a hanger and the sides of the hanger do not extend up to the top flange.






3. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.






4. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.






5. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.






6. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.






7. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.






8. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.






9. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.






10. See box header.






11. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.






12. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.






13. See fire-stop blocking.






14. Materials installed to slow the movement of fire and smoke within smaller cavities of a building frame during a fire; also called draft-stop blocking.






15. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.






16. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.






17. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.






18. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.






19. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






20. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.






21. Materials installed to slow the movement of fire and smoke within smaller cavities of a building frame during a fire; also called draft-stop blocking.






22. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.






23. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.






24. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.






25. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.






26. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.






27. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.






28. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






29. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.






30. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.






31. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.






32. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.






33. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.






34. See box header.






35. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.






36. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






37. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.






38. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.






39. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.






40. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.






41. A thin - wedge-shaped piece of material used behind pieces for the purpose of straightening them - or for bringing their surfaces flush at a joint.






42. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.






43. A sloping structural member of a roof frame that supports the roof sheathing and covering.






44. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.






45. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.






46. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.






47. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.






48. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.






49. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.






50. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.






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