4th Year Review Module

Question 1

Which bolt will allow you to drill large diameter holes such as needed for exterior door locks

Answer 1

MULTI-SPUR

Question 2

Why do cabinet tip slot screwdrivers have smaller tips than standard slot screwdrivers?

Answer 2

To fit small hardware screws

Question 3

With what grit or sandpaper should you start sanding on a project?

Answer 3

The coarsest grit required to remove blemishes

Question 4

What is the term for the space between the teeth in a circular saw blade which clears chips behind the cutting action of the tooth?

Answer 4

Gullet

Question 5

Which of the following could be an indication that the blade is not aligned in a table saw?

Answer 5

Inaccurate crosscutting operations

Question 6

Because of the radial arm saw blade is rotating in the same direction as the cutting action when cross cutting what must you guard against

Answer 6

The blade climbing over the material

Question 7

How much blade should project through the material when cutting with a circular power hand saw

Answer 7

MAX 6 mm

Question 8

What causes a board to taper while being jointed

Answer 8

The outfeed table is too high

Out feed table too high=taper
Out feed table too low = snipe

Question 9

How is the size of a band saw determined

Answer 9

By the diameter of the wheels

Question 10

If the shop is equipped with a 430mm (17”) drill press, to what does this refer?

Answer 10

Ability to drill a hole in the centre of a 430mm panel

Question 11

What is a collet as used on a router?

Answer 11

A chuck to hold the bit

Question 12

Air enters the piston chamber of a pneumatic nailer which in turn forces the piston to drive nails. What happens to the air in the piston chamber after the nail is driven?

Answer 12

It is forced out a port in the head as the piston returns

Question 13

If you were to order a 20” (508 mm) chain saw what would this tell you about the saw?

Answer 13

The guide bar is 20” long

Question 14

What are the requirements for GUARDRAIL posts around a stair opening?

Answer 14

38x89 posts spaced not more than 3.0m apart

Question 15

Scaffolds shall be anchored vertically at______intervals and horizontally at______intervals.

Answer 15

4.6m and 6.4m

Question 16

What does a green triangle signify as found on a fire extinguisher?

Answer 16

Extinguisher is suitable for a class A fires

Question 17

Spontaneous combustion is a hazard generated by an accumulation of:

Answer 17

Oil rags and dust

Question 18

Which of the following is true of annual spring growth rings

Answer 18

Cells have thin walls

Question 19

Flat grain wood refers to board that

Answer 19

Have annual rings between 0 degrees to 45 degrees with the wide surface

Question 20

What is the name of the condition where finish lumber moisture content equals the air humidity

Answer 20

Equilibrium moisture content

Question 21

What is the name of the condition where finish lumber moisture content equals the air humidity

Answer 21

Equilibrium moisture content

Question 22

According to the Alberta building code the minimum unobstructed access opening for an attic in a single dwelling house shall be:

Answer 22

Minimum area .32m squared with no dimension less then 545mm

Public code- 550by900mm

Question 23

With what is a fillet moulding associated?

Answer 23

Stairs

Question 24

What are 3 grades of hardboard

Answer 24

Service, tempered, standard

Question 25

What mould should be done to a finishing nail that is to be used in assembling an oak box to minimize the chance of splitting the wood?

Answer 25

Blunt the point

Question 26

Which of the following is an example of where mastic would be used by a carpenter?

Answer 26

Sheathing a floor

Question 27

What are the min/max heights for the installation of a wall mount hand rail for a residential stair?

Answer 27

865-1070

Question 28

When holding stock to be nailed with compressed air nailer, hands should be kept clear

Answer 28

2x length of the fastener

Question 29

In Alberta an elevation as 1035.955 geodetic on a set of plans means the point is

Answer 29

1035.955 above mean average sea level

Question 30

In a house with roof trussed that slope from front to real approximately how much of the roof load is supported by the centre support (shed roof)

Answer 30

Zero shed roofs don’t have centre support

Question 31

On a commercial building sites soil must be compacted to a certain density what is the name of this test

Answer 31

Proctor test

Question 32

What do you call water that causes pressure against a foundation

Answer 32

Hydrostatic water

Question 33

What is the code recommended minimum footing thickness

Answer 33

100mm (4”.) thick

Question 34

What minimum type of footing is necessary for a wood foundation

Answer 34

Treated wood plate on crushed gravel

Question 35

Double joists should be joined with a double row of nails. According to the Alberta building code what is the maximum spacing of these

Answer 35

300 o.c

Question 36

No door closer or other device shall be installed in an exit in such manner so as to reduce the headroom clearance less then

Answer 36

1980mm

Question 37

What type of hardware is used to secure the inactive door in a double door installation

Answer 37

Flush bolt

Question 38

What will be the rough opening for a standard interior door 760mm x 2030 mm

Answer 38

822mm x 2092mm Module recommends 50-62mm in width and in height to the size of an interior door

Question 39

Two fixed windows placed close together would be separated by a:

Answer 39

Mullion

Question 40

When bedroom doors open into a hallway the bedroom must have an operable window. The minimum area required is .35m square metres. What minimum unobstructed height or width would be allowed

Answer 40

380mm

Question 41

If a window is placed in a wall that has soffit projection of 600mm at what distance from the soffit would the window be placed for flashing to be required

Answer 41

Greater then 150mm

Question 42

According to the Alberta building code the minimum amount of glass area required to provide natural lighting for a living room must be atleast

Answer 42

10% of the floor area

Question 43

What provides support for a sealed window unit in a window jamb

Answer 43

Setting blocks

Question 44

What is another name for channel board siding

Answer 44

Shiplap

Question 45

If vertical siding is attached to blocking the blocking must be spaced a maximum of

Answer 45

600 mm o.c

Question 46

How much overlap is required on a horizontal joints of building paper

Answer 46

100mm

Question 47

Brick veneer walls shall be kept ____mm away from wood framed walls

Answer 47

25 mm

Question 48

What is the minimum thickness allowed for cedar shakes

Answer 48

9mm

Question 49

Regular asphalt strip shingles can be used on a roof slopes as low as

Answer 49

1:3

Question 50

How far apart should would shingles be spaced apart for expansion of the wood

Answer 50

6mm

Question 51

What is the minimum overlap for beveled wood siding

Answer 51

25 mm

Question 52

What is the minimum overlap for beveled wood siding

Answer 52

25 mm

Question 53

When applying cedar shakes joints in adjacent courses should be offset by_____?

Answer 53

40 mm

Question 54

What best describes a closed valley

Answer 54

Shingles woven over a flashed valley

Question 55

Where does the greatest shrinkage occur in plat for framing

Answer 55

Across the thickness of the plates and width of joists

Question 56

When nailing through the wall plates into the ends of the studs what minimum length of nail should be used?

Answer 56

2-82mm

Question 57

When plywood sheathing is placed with the long dimension at right angles to the studs how many nails would be required on each stud other than the ends of the plywood?

Answer 57

5

Question 58

Roof and ceiling framing members shall be doubled on each side of the openings greater than_____ joist/rafters spacings in width

Answer 58

2

Question 59

The name of the 45 degree wood member applied to the inside corner of a flat roof/parapet transitions

Answer 59

A cant strip

Question 60

According to the Alberta building code if the ceiling joists support part of the roof load they must be increased in depth by at least how much?

Answer 60

25mm

Question 61

A modified hip roof with eight sloping surfaces is called a:

Answer 61

Mansard

Question 62

What is the minimum length of the horizontal cut for a birds mouth

Answer 62

38 mm

Question 63

The Alberta building code requires that hip rafters be 50mm deeper than

Answer 63

The depth of the commons

Question 64

What are the shortenings for a hop jack rafter?

Answer 64

Thickness of fascia and half the diagonal thickness of the hip rafters

Question 65

What is the maximum unit rise for a stair leading from a front entrance landing to the living room in a single family residence

Answer 65

200mm

Question 66

If you were to fabricate a stair with solid risers joining the treads what is the maximum allowable spacing of the stringers

Answer 66

1200

Question 67

At which height above the ground level must you commence guard railing slabs, floor areas, work platforms and scaffolds around a temporary work area

Answer 67

3.000m

Question 68

The height of a free standing or rolling scaffold must not be more than how many times the smallest dimension of its base?

Answer 68

3

Question 69

The height of a guard rail (above the platform it is attached to) must be within

Answer 69

920-1070mm

Question 70

What is the ratio between swing stage counter-balance to imposed weight?

Answer 70

4:1

Question 71

The largest possible size of coarse aggregate should be used because

Answer 71

Less surface area will require less cement paste

Question 72

What will a sieve analysis of fine aggregate determine about the sample?

Answer 72

The particle size distribution of aggregate

Question 73

Economy of a concrete mix is obtained by using

Answer 73

Stiffest mix practical Proper water/cement ratio Largest possible coarse aggregate

Question 74

When designing a given concrete mix by the absolute volume method what must be known about each ingredients

Answer 74

Specific gravity

Question 75

The effectiveness of a particular admixture depends largely upon

Answer 75

Water content of the mix

Question 76

What is one of the benefits of adding air-entraining agent to a concrete mix?

Answer 76

Workability is improved

Question 77

Which of the following is one of the reasons for using a two coarse concrete slab

Answer 77

To provide a denser wearing surface

Question 78

If architectural concrete displays a darkening around the location of a joint between form panels what is the likely cause?

Answer 78

Moisture loss at the joint

Question 79

What is the typical concrete coverage required for 20m deformed bars when the concrete is used in an exposed location

Answer 79

50 mm

Question 80

What describes a rawl nut

Answer 80

They are vibration proof

Question 81

How is post-tensioning of concrete achieved

Answer 81

High tensile steel is placed in tension after the concrete is cast around cable tubes

Question 82

What actually counteracts the shear forces when a shear plate is used at a glue lam connection

Answer 82

Both the shear plate and the bearing plate

Question 83

What is one of the hinge connections used in glue laminated arches

Answer 83

Bolted plate

Question 84

How many steel studs are needed on each side of an opening in an exterior wall where the opening exceeds 2.4 m

Answer 84

3

Question 85

The correct order for legally describing a building lot within city is

Answer 85

Lot# blk# plan# city

Question 86

What is meant by a -3.8/75 slope

Answer 86

A downward slope of 5.067 3.8 divided by 75 x 100 = 5.067% Negative implies a downward slope

Question 87

Which of the following types of concrete will have the highest fire rating

Answer 87

Low density

Question 88

What effect does larger size C.A have on hydrostatic pressure of concrete

Answer 88

In will be reduced

Question 89

Needling is

Answer 89

Temporary support for adjacent building

Question 90

When is a self supporting column capital cast?

Answer 90

At the same time as column cast

Question 91

According to the building code what is the minimum clear width of an exterior stair that is placed above grade and serves not more than a 3 storey building

Answer 91

900mm

Question 92

What is the minimum building code requirements for a unit run for commercial stairs

Answer 92

280mm

Question 93

What is the minimum building code requirement for a unit rise for a commercial stair

Answer 93

125mm

Question 94

When using crane to lift trusses what is the most efficient angle between the two chokes

Answer 94

60 degrees