SELF TEST
Note:
The following exercises comprise a self test. The figures following each question refer to a paragraph
containing information related to the question. Write your answer in the space provided below each
question. When you have finished answering all the questions for this lesson, compare your answers with
those given for this lesson in the back of this booklet. Review the lesson as necessary. Do not send in your
solutions to these review exercises.
What structural member determines the bearing strength of stud walls? (Para 2-1)
1.
Wherever a partition wall meets an outside wall, a special structural member must be used. What is it called
2.
and what is its function? (Para 2-lb)
For residential construction within the United States, studs are normally placed on 16-inch centers. In the
3.
more temporary TO construction studs may be placed 4 feet apart. What makes this possible? (Para 2-1d(1))
At what stage of the wall construction are the vertical members plumbed and the walls straightened? (Para 2-
4.
2)
Good diagonal bracing is essential in preventing a wall from getting out of plumb. What type of diagonal
5.
bracing is used most in TO construction where no interior finish will be applied? (Para 2-3d)
There are several types of roofs that can be constructed. Which type is most commonly used by the Army,
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and for what reason? (Para 2-4a)
The usual way to express roof slope is by inches of rise per 12 inches (or 1 foot) of run. If you determine
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from a plan or sketch that a certain roof is to rise 3 inches in 9 inches of run, convert this slope to the standard
unit of run. (Para 2-4e)
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