Ag Structures #13

A slab is:

• A foundation that is usable as a living for storage space

• The area between the living space and the ground of a basement-less house

• A foundation built directly on soil with no basement or crawlspace

What is the actual size of 2x6

• 1-1/4" x 5-1/2"

• 1/2" x 3-1/2"

• 1-1/2" x 3-1/2

• 1-1/2" x 5-1/2"

Concrete is a mixture of which ingredients

• Cement, water, and lime

• Sand, gravel, and water

• Cement, sand, gravel, and water

• Glue, sand, water

What is the main point of a foundation?

• To make the bottom of the house heavy so it doesn't flip

• To allow for ventilation to the floor joints so they don't twist or bow.

• To evenly distribute the live and dead load of the structure over a greater area and anchor the house to the ground

• To allow for storage in a home.

What is indicated by the arrow?

• footing

• grade

• purlin anchor

• slab

A header is defined as:

• Denoted by an 'X' on plates marked for assembly

• A reinforcement piece above window and door openings

• A metal framing member with a web and side flanges

• A topmost plate of a double-top plate configuration

A HORIZONTAL BOARD PLACED ON THE FOUNDATION TO WHICH VERTICAL MEMBERS, SUCH AS WALL STUDS ARE ATTACHED.

• King Stud

• Bottom Plate

• Truss

• Subflooring

TERM FOR TWO OBJECTS SET PERPENDICULAR OR 90 DEGREES TO ONE ANOTHER.

• SQUARE

• PLUMB

• LEVEL

• STRAIGHT

WHEN MARKING A 2 X 4 AT 16" ON CENTER, MY FIRST MARK WILL BE AT ______________.

• 15 1/4"

• 16"

• 16 3/4"

• 8"

The framing member that touches the trimmer stud and the header is know as the

• cripple stud
• sill
• common stud
• king stud