Chapter 9: Footings & Foundations - Know and Understand

Grading may be needed before building lines are laid out.

• True

• False

It is best to locate building lines with a builder’s level, transit, or _____.

• autolevel

• laser level

• theodolite

• total station

A residence may need as much as 8′ to _____ of clearance for batter boards.

• 10

• 4

• 3

• 15

Building sites on steep slopes or rugged terrain should be rough-graded before the building is laid out.

• true

• false

The highest point on the perimeter of an excavation is known as the _____.

• grade level

• control point

• grade point

• building line

1. 
   IRC now allows frost-protected shallow foundations that are only _____″ below grade.

• 6

• 12

• 16

• 36

A _____ footing is one that changes grade levels at intervals to accommodate a sloping lot.

• spread

• plain

• reinforced

• stepped

In residential construction, a common practice is to make the width of the footing _____ as wide as the foundation wall.

• half

• twice

• one and a half times

• equally

Concrete for chimney and wall footings must be placed at different times.

• True

• False

The spacing of walers depends on the amount of _____ the concrete exerts on the form.

• tempurature

• friction

• pressure

• moisture