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As part of housekeeping, combustible scrap and debris on a jobsite must be ______ at regular intervals during construction. - Correct Answer Removed The contents of the jobsite first aid kit must be in individually sealed package, and be checked by the employer at least ______ on each job to ensure expiration dates have not expired. - Correct Answer Weekly If 25 jobsite employees are present on a jobsite, what toilet facilities must be provided? - Correct Answer 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal Employees are limited to a maximum exposure time of _____ hours for noise up to 95 dba. - Correct Answer 4 An employee is exposed to the following noise levels throughout their day. Are they over the permissible exposure limit: 110 dba for ¼ hour + 105 dba for ½ hour + 95 dba for 3 hours? - Correct Answer Yes (combined total of 1. limit) Illumination measured in foot-candles in general construction areas should, at the minimum be: - Correct Answer 3 foot-candles All employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from falling to flying objects to electrical shock and burns must wear: - Correct Answer Protective helmets Who is responsible for providing each employee with head protection that meets the specification contained in any of the consensus American National Standards Institute (ANSI standards? - Correct Answer Employer When employees are to be exposed to eye and face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, etc. the employer must provide:

• Correct Answer Eye and face protection A safety belt lanyard must be a minimum of ________ Or equivalent, with a maximum length to provide for a fall of no greater than 6 feet. - Correct Answer 1/2 inch nylon Nets need to extend how far beyond the edge of the work surface where employees are exposed to a danger of falling? - Correct Answer 8 feet What can be substituted for a fire extinguisher having a 2A rating? - Correct Answer One 55 gallon open drum of water with two fire pails

For Class B fires (flammable liquids, gasoline, oil, paints, grease, etc.) all of the following type of extinguishers are allowed except: - Correct Answer Soda acid Where should quantities of flammable liquid in excess of 25 gallons be stored? - Correct Answer In an acceptable or approved cabinet Not more than 60 gallons of Category 1, 2, and/or 3 flammable liquid or ________ gallons of Category 4 flammable liquid must be stored in any one storage cabinet. - Correct Answer 120 When using heaters in confined spaces, care needs to be taken to provide _______ in order to ensure proper safety. - Correct Answer Sufficient ventilation The minimum clearances for a radiant type room heater for sides and rear is: - Correct Answer 36 Heaters used near combustible tarpaulins, canvas, or similar coverings need to be located at least how far from the coverings? - Correct Answer 10 feet With general requirement for storage, materials stored inside buildings under construction must not be placed within ______ of any hoistway or inside floor openings.

• Correct Answer 6 feet ________ must be stacked by stepping back the layers and cross-keying the bags at least every 10 bags high. - Correct Answer Bagged materials When a loose brick stack reaches a height of ______ for safety it shall be tapered back 2 inches in every foot of height above the 4-foot level. - Correct Answer 4 feet When masonry blocks are stacked higher than 6 feet, the stack must be tapered back _______ block per tier above the 6-foot level. - Correct Answer 1/ Used lumber must have all ______ withdrawn before stacking. - Correct Answer Nails Lumber piles must NOT exceed _______ ft in height provided that lumber to be handled manually is not stacked more than 16 ft high. - Correct Answer 20 Rigging equipment for material handling needs to be inspected prior to use on each shift and as necessary during use to ensure that it is ________. - Correct Answer Safe An enclosed chute must be used whenever materials are dropped more than ________ to any point lying outside the exterior walls of the building. - Correct Answer 20 feet

The area onto which material can be dropped when debris is dropped through holes in a floor without a chute needs to be completely enclosed with barricades NOT less than __________ high and NOT less than _________ back from the projected edge of the opening above. - Correct Answer 42 inches | 6 feet Rubbish must be ______ from the immediate work area as the work progresses. - Correct Answer Removed All of the following must be kept in a fire resistant covered container until removed from the worksite except: - Correct Answer Scrap lumber When power operated tools are designed with guards, they __________ be equipped with such guards when in use. - Correct Answer Should always Point of operation guarding is: - Correct Answer The area where work is actually performed All the following hand-held powered tools must be equipped with only a positive "on-off" control except: - Correct Answer Angle grinders with wheels greater than 2 inches in diameter Electric power operated tools must be the approved double-insulated type or __________. - Correct Answer Grounded All pneumatically driven nailers, staplers, etc. operating at more than 100 p.s.i. must have a safety device on the ________ to prevent the tool from ejecting fasteners. - Correct Answer Muzzle Compressed air for cleaning purposes must NOT be used except for where the air is reduced to less than 30 p.s.i., use with effective chip guarding, and _________ - Correct Answer Wearing PPE Who should be allowed to operate a power-actuated tool? - Correct Answer Trained employees Both the __________ and bench mounted abrasive wheels used for external grinding must be provided with safety guards and protection hoods. - Correct Answer Floor stand The maximum angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides must NOT be more than _________ except when work requires contact with the wheel below the horizontal plane of the spindle. - Correct Answer 90 degrees ___________, which are adequate eye protection, can often be permanently attached to the bench or floor stand. - Correct Answer Eye shields

With all portable, power-driven circular saws needing to be equipped with guards above and below the base plate or shoe, the upper guard must cover the saw to the __________. - Correct Answer Depth of the teeth, except for the minimum arc required to permit the base to be tilted for bevel cuts When transporting, moving, and storing compressed gas cylinders, the cylinder can be moved by titling and: - Correct Answer Rolling them on their bottom edges ___________ must NOT be used for lifting cylinders from one vertical position to another. - Correct Answer Valve protection caps What type of cylinders in storage should be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials a minimum distance of 20 feet or by non-combustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire resistance rating of at least one-half hour? - Correct Answer Oxygen When opening a cylinder value, it should always be done: - Correct Answer Slowly All hose in use, carrying acetylene, oxygen, natural or manufactured fuel gas, or any gas or substance that would be any way harmful to employee should be inspected: - Correct Answer At the beginning of each shift Whenever practicable, all arc welding and cutting operations must be shielded by noncombustible flameproof screens which will protect employees and other persons working in the vicinity from the: - Correct Answer Direct rays of the arc For protection when welding, oxygen must NOT be used for all of the following except: - Correct Answer To enhance arc stability Lifelines are uses for welding when: - Correct Answer Entering a confined space __________ scaffold means a suspension scaffold consisting of a platform supported by two essentially horizontal and parallel ropes attached to structural members of a building or other structure. - Correct Answer Catenary Generally, each scaffold and scaffold component must be capable of supporting its own weight and at least ________ the maximum intended load applied to transmitted to it. - Correct Answer 4 times Each platform unit must be installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than _______ wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary. - Correct Answer 1 inch What is the minimum distance scaffolds must not be erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer to

exposed and energized power lines when the insulated lines voltage is less than 300 volts? - Correct Answer 3 feet For Pole scaffolds, when a ______ is being moved to the next level, the existing _______ must be left undisturbed until the new bearers have been set in place and braced, prior to receiving the new __________. - Correct Answer Platform With Pole Scaffolds, Bearers must extend a minimum of _______ over the outside edges of runners. - Correct Answer 3 inches With ladder jack scaffolds, platforms must NOT exceed a height of _______. - Correct Answer 20 feet Crawling boards or chicken ladders must extend from the roof peak to the ________when used in connection with roof construction, repair, or maintenance. - Correct Answer Eaves With a catenary scaffold, no more than _________ must be placed between consecutive vertical pickups, and no more than _______ must be used on a catenary scaffold. - Correct Answer One platform | two platforms The _______ must have every employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter. - Correct Answer Employer The following are all topics that an employer must have in trainings for every employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold except: - Correct Answer Inappropriate actions for repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question The maximum intended load for Float or Ship scaffolds is: - Correct Answer 750 lbs Each employee on a working surface with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level must be protected from falling by the use of at least one of the following except: - Correct Answer Walking/working system Every employee on a walking surface must be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than ______ above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes. - Correct Answer 6 feet On formwork and reinforcing steel, every employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel must be protected from falling _______ to lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems. - Correct Answer 6 feet or more

With overhand bricklaying and related work, every employee reaching more than _______ below the level of the walking/working surface on which they are working must be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. - Correct Answer 10 inches A guardrail system must comply with the top edge height of the top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, to be 42 inches plus or minus _______ inches above the walking/working level. - Correct Answer 3 inches A guardrail system must comply with the midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members to be installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the working surface when there is no wall or parapet wall at least ________ high. - Correct Answer 21 inches Connections between safety net panels must be as strong as _______ and must be spaced NOT more than 6 inches (15 cm) apart. - Correct Answer Integral net components Horizontal life lines must be _______, installed and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintains - Correct Answer Designed Lanyards and vertical lifelines must have a minimum breaking strength of ________. - Correct Answer 5000 lbs Personal fall arrest systems must NOT be attached to _________ systems, nor must they be attached to hoists except when specified. - Correct Answer Guardrail Warning lines must consist of all of the following except: - Correct Answer Nets Covers uses for holes in floors, roofs, and other walking surfaces must be capable of supporting ________ the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time. - Correct Answer Twice What should NOT be stored within 6 feet (1.8 m) of a roof edge unless guardrails are erected at the edge? - Correct Answer Materials and equipment Employees subject to fall hazards on a job site must be provided by the employer with a training program, __________, and any needed retraining. - Correct Answer Signed certification When considering what should be tagged or marked as unusable or even destroyed prior to an inspection, all of the following are concerns except: - Correct Answer Functional equipment in use

All of the following are " make shift" anchorages except: - Correct Answer Lanyard with a snaphook clipped onto itself With personal hoists, hoist towers __________ the structure must be enclosed for the full height on the side or sides used for entrance and exit to the structure. - Correct Answer Outside In Subpart O §1926.600, for equipment with lines rated 50kV or below, minimum clearance between the lines and any part of the crane or load must be _______. - Correct Answer 10 feet Trucks, scrapers, tractors, and trailing units or Pneumatic-tired Earth Moving Haulage Equipment whose maximum speed exceeds ________ miles per hour, must be equipped with fenders on all wheels to meet the requirements of Society of Automotive Engineers SAE J321a-1970, Fenders for Pneumatic-tired Earth Moving Haulage Equipment. - Correct Answer 15 With general requirements for site clearing, all equipment used in site clearing operations must be equipped __________ with meeting the requirements of Subpart O Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment & Marine Operations. - Correct Answer Rollover guards For the design of sloping and benching systems, at least one copy of the ______, which identifies the registered professional engineer who approved the data, must be maintained at the jobsite during construction. - Correct Answer Tabulated data The additional requirement for shield systems used in trench excavations is excavations of earth material to a level NOT greater than _________ below the bottom of a shield must be permitted, but only if the shield is designed to resist the forces calculated for the full depth of the trench, and there are no indications while the trench is open of a possible loss of soil from behind or below the bottom of the shield. - Correct Answer 2 feet Manual tests of soil include the following except: - Correct Answer Visual test For excavations made in type C Soil, all simple slope excavations 20 feet or less in depth must have a maximum allowable slope of: - Correct Answer 1.5: For requirements with masonry construction, all masonry walls over eight feet in height must be adequately braced to prevent ________ and to prevent collapse unless the wall is adequately supported so that it will not overturn or collapse. - Correct Answer Overturning With the commencement of steel erection, a steel erection contractor must NOT erect steel unless it has received _____________ that the concrete in the footings, piers and

walls have attained, on the basis of an appropriate ASTM standard test method of field- cured samples, either 75 percent of the intended minimum compressive design strength or sufficient strength to support the lads imposed during steel erection. - Correct Answer Written notification For column anchorage, all columns must be anchored by a minimum of _____ anchor rods (anchor bolts). - Correct Answer 4 With open web steel joists, for erection bridging hoisting cables must NOT be released until a bridging is installed and anchored and no more than __________ must be allowed on these spans until all bridging is installed and anchored. - Correct Answer Two Generally, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than _________ above a lower level must be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems. - Correct Answer 15 feet With underground construction, the employer must maintain a(n) ___________ that ensures that above ground personnel can determine an accurate count of the number of persons underground in the event of an emergency. - Correct Answer Check in/check out procedure For ventilation in underground construction, fresh air must be supplied to all underground work areas in sufficient quantities to prevent dangerous or harmful accumulations of all of the following except: - Correct Answer Water Prior to permitting employees to start a demolition operations, an _________ must be made by a competent person. - Correct Answer Engineering survey Applying to all stairways, stairs must be installed between _________ from horizontal. - Correct Answer 30-50 degrees The side rails of through or _________ must extend 42 inches (1.1m) above the top of the access level or landing platform served by the ladder. - Correct Answer Side-step fixed ladders The _________ of a stepladder must not be used as a step. - Correct Answer Top or top step The terms ______________ include chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any of these minerals that has been chemically treated and/or altered. - Correct Answer Asbestos and PACM

The employer must provide or require the use of __________ for any employee exposed to airborne concertation of asbestos that exceeds a set excursion limit. - Correct Answer Protective clothing A confined space means all of the following except: - Correct Answer Is designed for continuous employee occupancy Before an employee enters the space, the internal atmosphere must be tested in a specific order with a calibrated direct-reading instrument. This order is: - Correct Answer Oxygen content, flammable gases and vapors, and potential toxic air contaminants For a parapet ladder, the access level must be the _________ if the parapet is cut to permit passage through the parapet; if the parapet is continuous, the access level must be the top of the parapet. - Correct Answer Roof Control tests for slump, air content, compressive strength, and yield should conform to the appropriate _______________ specifications. - Correct Answer American Society for Testing Materials What type of test is used to measure the consistency of concrete? - Correct Answer Slump test The compressive strength of concrete is measured by testing concrete cylinders usually _______" in diameter and 12" in height. - Correct Answer 6 In the standard practice for making and curing concrete test specimens in the field known as ASTM C 31, two cylinders made are sampled and tested at 28 days, with a third cylinder is sampled and tested when? - Correct Answer 7 days Type Il of the five basic types of Portland cement designates that: - Correct Answer Used where reduced heat of hydration is needed or where moderate sulfate resistance is desired What type of aggregate defined by the size is retained on a 3 8" sieve? - Correct Answer Coarse When used correctly, admixtures will do all of the following except: - Correct Answer Decrease workability The microscopic air bubbles distributed throughout the _______ make the concrete more workable. - Correct Answer Cement paste Entraining air in concrete without adjusting the mix generally does what? - Correct Answer Reduces the overall strength of the concrete

When the specifications include a minimum cement content, what is the less critical concern? - Correct Answer If lime will affect the economy of the mix The maximum delivery time is specified as _________ unless special conditions are involved. - Correct Answer 90 min Hot-weather concreting is a maximum concrete delivery temperature of ____ °F. - Correct Answer 95 When reviewing a geotechnical engineer's report before beginning construction, a builder should ________ the appearance of the site to the descriptions in the reporting.

• Correct Answer Compare Independent Isolated Column Footings consist of _________ placed near the bottom of the footing and run in both directions. - Correct Answer Reinforcing bars When the allowable bearing capacity of the soil is shallow to great depths, making pile foundations is uneconomical and therefore, using ___________foundations is done. - Correct Answer Mat, raft, or floating _____________ must be rigid enough under construction loads to maintain the designed shape and alignment of the concrete element to be of any value. - Correct Answer Formwork _______________ forms are made of metal, fiberglass, or plastic and used for floor slabs in multistory buildings. - Correct Answer Pan Placing concrete by extrusion is done using: - Correct Answer Slipforms The following softwoods are easily available, making them economical for formwork except: - Correct Answer Greenheart Grade B-B plyform has both faces of B-grade ________. - Correct Answer Veneer ____________ nails are useful for nailing kickers, blocks, braces, and reinforcing for wales. - Correct Answer Duplex The minimum safety factor is: - Correct Answer 2: ____________ are used to provide special textures or patterns on concrete surfaces. - Correct Answer Form liners _____________ is the amount of

upward deflection of the form needed to counteract the downward deflection anticipated when the concrete fills the form and the sores are removed. - Correct Answer Camber The unit weight coefficient equals _________ when concrete weighing more than 150 pcf. - Correct Answer w/ With ________ of placing, concrete at the bottom of the form begins to stiffen, and the lateral pressure is reduced to less than full fluid pressure by the time concreting is completed in the upper parts of the form. - Correct Answer Slower rates ______________ recommends that engineer-specified criteria based on strength gain be used to determine form removal time. - Correct Answer ACI 347R ___________ is one of the most danger-prone parts of cast-in-place concrete construction. - Correct Answer Reshoring Reshores SHOULD BE INSTALLED _________, but not tight. - Correct Answer Snug Properly placed reinforcing steel in a concrete member provides what type of strength?

• Correct Answer Tensile Tensile strength is only about 10 % of unreinforced concrete strength. - Correct Answer Compressive The nominal Dimensions of a cross-sectional area, mm^2 [in^2] pf a #16 [#5] bar size is:
• Correct Answer 199 [0.31] For bar identification, the symbols consist of all the following except: - Correct Answer Number of synthetic indicators What is the distance from the outside of the bar to the surface of the concrete (I.e. Concrete cover) for a cast against and permanently exposed to earth (such as footings)? - Correct Answer 3 inch The load-carrying capacity could be reduced by approximately ________ % by lowering the top bars or raising the bottom bars by ½ in. more that specified in a 6 in deep slab. - Correct Answer 20 A variation of plus or minus 1 in. is permissible in the placement of ___________. - Correct Answer Stirrups _________ splices are often more economical than other types of splices. - Correct Answer Lap The following are types of joints except: - Correct Answer Extend joints

__________________ permit slight movement and help prevent random cracking due to the restraint of shrinkage, slight rotations, or settlement of the slab. - Correct Answer Isolation joints What does PVC stand for and what does it do? - Correct Answer Polyvinyl Chloride - strips of material placed across a joint to obstruct the seepage of water A construction joint must be provided when concrete _______ is interrupted. - Correct Answer Placement Isolation joints (i.e. _________) are used to separate the slab from any adjacent structure such as another slab, wall, column, adjacent building, or any appurtenance in the slab. - Correct Answer Expansion joints Welded wire reinforcement does NOT add significant flexural strength and doesn't increase the load-carrying capacity of the slab. What is the sole purpose or WWR? - Correct Answer To prevent cracks from opening Fibers in fiber reinforcement does all of the following except: - Correct Answer Increases shrinkability and enhances durability The ready-mixed concrete producer or testing lab submits the proportions for each of the concrete mixes to be used to the contactor who will submit them to __________ before concreting can begin. - Correct Answer The specifier Who is authorized to order or make changes to the order or the schedule for ready mixed concrete? - Correct Answer Contractor There should be an agreed-upon plan for trucks to enter and leave a jobsite ________ the first truck arrives. - Correct Answer Before Rounded aggregates, such as ___________, will pump more easily than angular aggregates. - Correct Answer River gravel A well-graded mix will have all of the following except: - Correct Answer Tamping rod A lightweight aggregate presoaked should consistently contain ________ percent of total absorption to not lead to pumping difficultly. - Correct Answer 70 to 80 The time at which the concrete is fluid within the ________ of vibration will be the best guide for both the spacing and time of vibration. - Correct Answer 10- seconds What follows screeding to fill in minor low spots or cut off high points and to embed coarse aggregate particles into the surface? - Correct Answer Checkrod

These types of floats are preferred for non-air-entrained concrete: - Correct Answer Wood For a uniform and skid-resistant surface, a __________ finish can be applied. - Correct Answer Broomed A rule of thumb is that an increase of _________°F in concrete temperature reduces finishing time by 50%. - Correct Answer 20 What continues to be used as an accelerator at a rate of 1 to 2 percent of the weight of cement in the mix? - Correct Answer Calcium chloride When choosing to prevent evaporation from occurring by applying water to concrete, all the following are methods except: - Correct Answer Pouring water around the edges The causes of excessive bleeding can be alleviated by all the following except: - Correct Answer Increasing the water content Air-entrained concrete is most vulnerable to _________. - Correct Answer Blistering In reporting cylinder strength, what is the most often violated requirement? - Correct Answer Keeping the fresh cylinders at a temperature between 60 and 80 degrees F during the 24 to 48 hours that are stored of the jobsite before being transported to the testing laboratory A ramp is a walking surface that has a slope steeper than? - Correct Answer 1: A running slope is? - Correct Answer A slope parallel to the direction of travel A wheelchair space includes? - Correct Answer A space made for a single wheelchair and its occupant Changes in level of __________ maximum in height shall be permitted to be vertical. - Correct Answer 1/4 inch Openings in floor surfaces should not permit the passage of a ___________ diameter sphere. - Correct Answer 1/2 inch In a turning space on a ramp slopes not steeper than ________ shall be permitted. - Correct Answer 1: What is the minimum required diameter of a circular turning space? - Correct Answer 60 inches

A door swing shall? - Correct Answer Be permitted to swing into turning spaces, unless otherwise specified Handrails are permitted to protrude _________. - Correct Answer 4 1/2 inches When vertical clearance is less than 80 inches, ___________ shall be provided. - Correct Answer Rails or other barriers Operable parts shall be operable with __________ and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist. - Correct Answer One hand When are revolving doors, revolving gates, and turnstiles allowed to be part of an accessible route? - Correct Answer Never For accessible routes, the running slope of a walking surface must not exceed a slope of? - Correct Answer 1: The clear width of an accessible route shall be __________minimum. - Correct Answer 36 inches Doorways shall have a clear opening width of _________minimum? - Correct Answer 32 inches The maximum height of thresholds at doorways shall be? - Correct Answer 1/2 inch Operable parts of door hardware shall have a maximum height of? - Correct Answer 48 inches The force required to open a fire door is? - Correct Answer The minimum allowable opening force The force to open an interior hinged door or a sliding door shall be a maximum of? - Correct Answer 5 lbs Control switches for opening doors are located where? - Correct Answer Outside the arc of the door swing The maximum rise for any ramp run is? - Correct Answer 30 inches A ramp run shall have a clear width of _______ minimum in which handrails and handrail supports shall not project? - Correct Answer 36 inches Landings shall have a slope not steeper than? - Correct Answer 1:

Handrails shall accompany any ramp run with a rise greater than? - Correct Answer 6 inches The floor surface of the ramp run or ramp landing shall extend a minimum of _________ beyond the inside face of a railing? - Correct Answer 12 inches Curb ramps shall be ___________ minimum in width, exclusive of flared sides. - Correct Answer 48 inches At the top of a curb ramp, the clear length of the landing shall be ________? - Correct Answer 48 inches The smallest dimension of elevator call buttons shall be __________? - Correct Answer 3/4 inch The call button that designates the up direction shall be located _________ the call button that designates the down direction? - Correct Answer Above Ramp widths shall be? - Correct Answer Not less than the opening widths they serve Car parking spaces shall be ____________ minimum in width? - Correct Answer 96 inches Van parking spaces shall be __________ minimum in width? - Correct Answer 132 inches Access aisles serving car and van parking spaces shall have a minimum width of? - Correct Answer 60 inches Access aisles next to parking spaces shall? - Correct Answer Extend the full length of the parking spaces they serve Parking spaces and access aisles shall have surface slopes not steeper than? - Correct Answer 1: Which of the following is NOT a location where vertical clearance of 98 inches minimum shall be provided? - Correct Answer Parking spaces for car The signs for accessible parking spaces shall have a minimum clearance above the floor of? - Correct Answer 60 inches measured to the bottom of the sign Access aisles serving vehicle pull-up spaces shall have a minimum width of? - Correct Answer 60 inches Vehicle pull-up spaces and access aisles serving them shall have slopes not greater than? - Correct Answer 1:

Handrails shall? - Correct Answer At least extend the full length of each stair flight or ramp run The top of gripping surfaces of handrails shall be a minimum of ________ and a maximum of 38 inches vertically above stair nosings, ramp surfaces and walking surfaces. - Correct Answer 34 inches At the top and bottom of ramp runs, ramp handrails shall extend horizontally above the landing for? - Correct Answer 12 inches Spout outlets of wheelchair accessible drinking fountains shall be a maximum of __________ above the floor? - Correct Answer 36 inches In a water closet toilet compartment the toilet's ________ should be a minimum of 16 inches and a maximum of 18 inches from the side wall or partition. - Correct Answer Centerline Clearance around a water closet shall be _________ minimum in width. - Correct Answer 60 inches The height of a water closet shall be a minimum of 17 inches and a maximum of? - Correct Answer 19 inches The rear wall grab bar in a water closet shall be a minimum length of? - Correct Answer 36 inches Coat hooks provided within toilet compartments shall be a maximum of? - Correct Answer 48 inches off the ground The minimum area of a wheelchair accessible compartment is? - Correct Answer 60 inches by 56 inches The front of lavatories and sinks shall be a maximum of? - Correct Answer 34 inches Grab bars with a circular cross section shall have a minimum outside diameter of? - Correct Answer 1 1/4 inch Grab bars with a circular cross section shall have a maximum outside diameter of? - Correct Answer 2 inches The space between the wall and the grab bar shall be? - Correct Answer 1 1/2 inches Grab bars shall be installed in a horizontal position, 33 inches minimum above the ground and a maximum of? - Correct Answer 36 inches

Grab bars shall NOT? - Correct Answer Rotate within their fittings A grab bar shall be able to withstand a minimum vertical or horizontal stress of? - Correct Answer 250 lbs In a sauna or steam room there must be a turning space. True or False? - Correct Answer True In a U-Shaped kitchen where the kitchen is enclosed on three contiguous sides, there must be a clearance of? - Correct Answer 60 inches In a kitchen, the front of the sink shall be ___________ maximum above the floor. - Correct Answer 34 inches Where provided, unit smoke detection shall include? - Correct Answer Audible notification When mixing concrete, the water used must conform to: - Correct Answer ASM C What type of water is acceptable to use when mixing concrete? - Correct Answer Drinking water What are the conditions of concrete under category F and in a class of F3? - Correct Answer Exposed to freezing and thawing and in continuous contact with moisture and exposed to deicing chemicals What is the air content percent for Class F1 concrete which has been exposed to cycles of freezing and thawing when the nominal maximum aggregate size is 3/8"? - Correct Answer 6 For requirements of F3 Concrete exposure, if the cementitious materials slag conforms to ASTM C989, what is the maximum % of total cementitious materials by weight? - Correct Answer 50 Samples taken of each class for strength testing must not be taken less than how many times a day? - Correct Answer Once In less than 50 yd3 of a total quantity of a given class of concrete, how many strength tests are required when satisfactory strength has been approved by the building official?

• Correct Answer 0 In accordance with _______ and ________, cylinders for strength tests shall be molded and standard-cured and tested with cylinders measuring 4 by 8" or 6 by 12". - Correct Answer ASTM C31 | ASTM C

Other than high-early-strength concrete, concrete must be maintained above what temperature? - Correct Answer 50 degrees F Except when accelerated curing is used, high-early-strength concrete must be maintained in a _______ atleast the first 3 days. - Correct Answer Moist condition All of the following should remain free from frost in which concrete is to come in contact with except: - Correct Answer Code What should be properly braced or tied together to maintain position and shape in design? - Correct Answer Forms One type of acceptable testing to prove concrete strength data is performed with: - Correct Answer Field cured cylinders In floors, construction joints must be located within the ________ of spans of slabs, beams and girders. - Correct Answer Middle third Tolerance for concrete cover in flexural members, walls and compression members for the clear distance to formed soffits must be _____________ 1/4". - Correct Answer Minus For concrete cast against and permanently exposed to earth, the concrete cover must not be less than ___________. - Correct Answer 3" Strain in reinforcement and concrete must be assumed directly proportional to the distance from the _____________. - Correct Answer Neutral axis Extreme concrete compression fiber at maximum usable strain must be assumed equal to: - Correct Answer 0. Not to exceed 50,000 psi, the design yield strength of structural steel core must be the specified minimum yield strength for the ______________of the structural steel used. - Correct Answer Grade Increased __________% for four-bar bundle, development length of individual bars within a bundle, in tension or compression, must be that for the individual bar. - Correct Answer 33 In accordance with 25.5.7.1, splices in tension tie members must be made with a full mechanical or full welded splice and all adjacent bars must be staggered at least ____________. - Correct Answer 30 degrees ______________ splices must be used only in members containing closed ties, closed stirrups, or spirals. - Correct Answer End bearing

Both vertical and horizontal __________ must not be spaced farther apart that three times the wall thickness, or farther than 18" apart. - Correct Answer Reinforcement Thickness of exterior basement walls should not be less than: - Correct Answer 7 1/2" Thickness of Nonbearing walls should not be less than: - Correct Answer 4" At the time of post-tensioning, the compressive strength of concrete must be specified as required by: - Correct Answer 26. Unbonded prestressing steel must be encased with: - Correct Answer Sheathing For grouted multiple wire, multiple strand, or multiple bar tendons the ducts must have an inside ________ area at least two times the cross-sectional area of the prestressing steel. - Correct Answer Cross sectional The use of structural plain concrete is limited to all except: - Correct Answer Members for which arch action does not provide compression under all conditions of loading __________________ concrete walls must be continuously supported by structural members capable of providing continuous vertical support. - Correct Answer Structural plain Under limitations in the empirical design method a limitation states that not less than _________ No. 5 bars must be provided around all window and door openings. - Correct Answer Two For pedestals, the ratio of unsupported height to average least lateral dimension of plain concrete pedestals must not exceed _____________. - Correct Answer 3 A ____________ is the point in a joint in a strut-and-tie model where the axes of the struts, ties, and concentrated forces acting on the joint intersect. - Correct Answer Node Which of the following terms refers to a closed-cell, flexible polyethylene foam rod? - Correct Answer Backer rod What is a nonstructural, nonload-bearing, exterior wall cladding system that consists of an insulation board attached to the substrate? - Correct Answer EIFS What does EIFS stand for? - Correct Answer Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems Which of the following terms refers to a means of terminating an EIFS by continuing the reinforced base coat on the face of the insulation board around its edge to the substrate? - Correct Answer Back wrap

What are studs, joists, runners, bridging, bracing, and related accessories manufactured or supplied in wood or hot or cold-formed steel? - Correct Answer Framing member True or False. EIFS and EIFS with Drainage terminate at expansion joints. - Correct Answer True The use of dark finish colors can result in high surface temperatures, which can adversely affect ________. - Correct Answer Foam plastic insulation Where are expansion joints required in an EIFS or EIFS with drainage? - Correct Answer All of the above The use of _______ finish colors shall be considered in relation to wall surface temperature as a function of local climatic conditions and EIFS manufacturer recommendations. - Correct Answer Dark When it comes to materials supplied by a system manufacturer, what kind of packaging should they be delivered in? - Correct Answer All of the above True or False. All materials supplied by the system manufacturer must have packaging with legible installation instructions. - Correct Answer False All wet materials shall always be stored at a temperature of not less than ___________ degrees Fahrenheit. - Correct Answer 40 Which of the following should be supplied for all components of EIFS or EIFS with Drainage and available on the job site? - Correct Answer Safety Data Sheets All materials requiring preparation in the field shall be accompanied by the EIFS manufacturer's complete ______________ instructions. - Correct Answer Mixing True or False. For EIF Systems with Drainage, a water-resistive barrier shall be installed over substrates. - Correct Answer True EIF Systems with Drainage require both a base and _________ coat. - Correct Answer Finish What method of attachment of insulation board involves applying an adhesive to the back of the insulation board? - Correct Answer Adhesive method What method of attachment of insulation board involves applying both adhesives and fasteners to insulation board? - Correct Answer Adhesive and mechanical fastener method

True or False. Ribbon and Dab Method involves applying adhesive to the entire surface of the insulation board using a notched trowel. - Correct Answer False The application of the insulation board shall commence at the base of the ________ from a level line or support. - Correct Answer Wall The surface of insulation board, prior to installation, shall be inspected to ensure that it is free of surface irregularities such as ___________. - Correct Answer All of the above Reinforcing mesh shall be doubled within ______ inches of inside or outside corners. - Correct Answer 8 When trusses are to be stored for more than one week, in order minimize Later Bending and lessen moisture gain from the ground they should be stored? - Correct Answer Place blocking of sufficient height beneath them usually at 8-10 foot intervals Unless expressly agreed through a contract, whose responsibility is it to ensure crane equipment complies with OSHA standards? - Correct Answer The crane operator and/or contractor When the crane manufacturer's specifications are not available who should be consulted to determine and document equipment limitations? - Correct Answer A registered design professional Which of the following are NOT proper procedures when lifting trusses? - Correct Answer All of the above are improper lifting techniques What is the protocol when installing trusses in adverse weather conditions? - Correct Answer Take special care, especially in high winds or lighting storms When using a crane within 5 miles of an airport, what should be done prior to crane use? - Correct Answer Contact the airport 30 days prior to crane use When lifting single trusses up to 30', use a minimum of _________ pick-points near top chord joints spaced up to ½ the truss length apart. - Correct Answer 2 For Trusses from 30-60 feet a __________ ½ to 1/3 the truss length is used. - Correct Answer Spreader bar For trusses over 60 feet, use a spreader bar ____________ of the truss length. - Correct Answer 2/3 - 3/4 Which of the following is NOT true of the first truss installed? - Correct Answer The first truss is not to be relied upon for the stability of other trusses

Unless another size is specified by the building designer, the minimum size of stress- graded lumber used at Lateral Restraint and Diagonal Bracing is? - Correct Answer 2x4 When the first Truss cannot be Braced from the exterior, where should it be installed? - Correct Answer Install it in the center of building Top Chord bearing flat or Parallel Chord Trusses shall be installed so that the gap between the inside edge of the bearing and the first diagonal or vertical web member does not exceed? - Correct Answer 1/2 inch The spacing of Trusses along bearing support must be within +/- _______ of plan dimension? - Correct Answer 1/4 inch An important aspect of installing Lateral Restraints and Diagonal Bracing in regard to Truss spacing is? - Correct Answer The trusses need to have exact spacing before the Bracing and Restraints are installed When dealing with Lateral Restraints and Bracing it is ok to proceed with construction when? - Correct Answer Bracing is securely and properly in place Do not stack materials on Trusses when they are? - Correct Answer Unbraced When stacking material on Trusses it should be located where? - Correct Answer Both A and B Which of the following is true of Lateral Restraints? - Correct Answer They need to be braced Which of the following are things to consider before erecting Trusses? - Correct Answer All of the above Install Web Member Plane Diagonal Bracing to stabilize the first _______ Trusses. - Correct Answer 5 While installing Trusses, when setting the first Truss it is important to attach it to? - Correct Answer Ground bracing When using lumber for Diagonal Bracing, it must be at least _______ stress-graded lumber. - Correct Answer 2x4 Each restraint must be attached by at least _________ nails per Truss. - Correct Answer 2 Install web braces so that they cross the web members at approximately what angle? - Correct Answer 45 degrees

Diagonal bracing should be placed every _________ Truss members at 20° maximum intervals. - Correct Answer 10 What does the acronym BCTLR stand for? - Correct Answer Bottom Chord Temporary Lateral Restraint Diagonal Bracing is also required where? - Correct Answer Both A and C With long-length continuous Top Chord Temporary Lateral Restraints maximum distance between Diagonal Bracing is how many feet? - Correct Answer 20 feet After the first set of trusses have been installed properly, structural sheathing should be? - Correct Answer Installed immediately The series of Trusses that decrease in height to form the slope of a hip roof are called?

• Correct Answer Hip set What is a Valley set? - Correct Answer A group of Truss frames designed to sit on top of other trusses and change the direction of roof planes What is the danger of Trusses that have been over-stressed due to excessive construction loading? - Correct Answer All of the above Which of the following is an acceptable method for storing construction material on Trusses? - Correct Answer Stack a reasonable amount of material that will not overload trusses Which of the following is NOT a proper method for storing stacks on Trusses? - Correct Answer Stack materials near the midspan of Trusses as it will be most accessible there When encountering a problem with Trusses, who should be consulted? - Correct Answer Any of the above Which of the following is NOT a step to modify, correct malfunctions, and correct damage to Trusses? - Correct Answer If web members are in the way, they can be cut What are some common methods of repairing damaged Trusses? - Correct Answer All of the above Use a minimum of ________ nails or equivalent to attach Temporary Restrains and Bracing to each Truss member. - Correct Answer 2-16d Install rows of Bottom Chord Temporary Lateral Restraint (BCTLR) at a maximum of ________ OC. - Correct Answer 15'

Permanent Bracing applied at right angles to the plane pf a Truss performs several functions including? - Correct Answer All of the above Trusses require permanent bracing for all of the following planes EXCEPT? - Correct Answer Lateral plane The most common type of Structural Sheathing are wood structural panels such as? - Correct Answer Plywood or oriented strand board (OSB) Diagonal Bracing, installed at both ends of a Building and repeated along the building at intervals specified by the Building Designer to minimize lateral movement is also known as? - Correct Answer Sway bracing Often used as the scale for drawings house is: - Correct Answer 1/4" to 1' Dimension lines indicate what? - Correct Answer The start and end point to a dimension A foundation plan is: - Correct Answer Top view of the footings and foundation walls What is the term use to describe a side view that allows you to see the height and width of objects? - Correct Answer Elevation What type of drawing is made when precise information is needed about a small or complex portion of a building? - Correct Answer Detail What term is used for a list or a chart? - Correct Answer Schedule What are notes that are arranged in list form? - Correct Answer Specifications A signed proposal is known as a: - Correct Answer Bid What is the number of board feet in a piece of lumber that is 2" thick, 10" wide, and 9' long? - Correct Answer 15 bd ft A portable power tool that cuts crescent-shaped grooves into the edge of a workpiece is known as: - Correct Answer Biscuit jointer A hard, strong building material that is made from the proper proportion of mixing cement, coarse and fine aggregate, plus water is called: - Correct Answer Concrete Portland Cement is a manufactured substance created by using what element? - Correct Answer Heat What is a component in concrete that has significant impact on it's strength? - Correct Answer Aggregate

What type of admixture makes concrete set up at a slower rate? - Correct Answer Retarding The following are controlled by the amount of water in proportion to the amount of cement except for: - Correct Answer Color and aesthetics If slump is ______, the wetter the concrete. - Correct Answer Greater On smaller jobs, consolidation of concrete is done by: - Correct Answer Tamping, spearing, or tapping to create vibration What is the least expensive survey instrument? - Correct Answer Dumpy level A Bench mark, also called _________ is a staring point that is used to lay out a building using a transit level. - Correct Answer Point of Reference (POR) In surveying a minute is 1/60 of a degree and a second is _______ of a minute. - Correct Answer 1/60 A rod holder needs to do the following until the crossline on the target aligns with the crosshair sights in a telescope: - Correct Answer Up and down movement A square or rectangular layout of a building can be done with a level or transit or with an alternative method that uses what: - Correct Answer Two long tape measures A batter board is a board fastened horizontally to stakes placed to the _______ of where the corners of the building will be located. - Correct Answer Outside When using batter boards, the height of the boards may be the height of the ___________. - Correct Answer Foundation wall What is the difference in elevation between two points where the measurement to the ground at point A is at 5' and measurement to the ground at Point B is measured at 7°?

• Correct Answer 7'-5' Excavation costs are based on: - Correct Answer Total cubic yards of earth removed What is a base that provides a surface that distributes weight over a wide area of soil? - Correct Answer Footing The side on framework forms are sometimes called: - Correct Answer Haunch boards ____________ are thin metal rods commonly used to fasten the sides of forms together before any concrete is placed. - Correct Answer Snap-ties