Completion ����������������������� 1. A double top ___ is the top member of an interior partition. ����������������������� 2. A(n) ___ stud is placed at each side of the rough window opening to support the header. ����������������������� 3. Shrinkage is minimized in ___ framing through the use of continuous studs from the sill plate to the double top plate. ����������������������� 4. Stairs in A-frame houses generally have a(n) ___ pitch. ����������������������� 5. ___ ties are used to maintain spacing in foundation walls during concrete placement. ����������������������� 6. A(n) ___ is a brick ledge designed to support a load. ����������������������� 7. Brick veneer is ___ wythe(s) thick. ����������������������� 8. The ___ load is the weight of the permanent structure of a building. ����������������������� 9. The double top plates of walls and partitions in platform framing are ___ at the corners and intersections for nailing. ����������������������� 10. ___ framing provides an open architectural effect. ����������������������� 11. A(n) ___ insulated panel consists of a layer of insulating foam between two OSB or plywood panels. ����������������������� 12. ___ are used as top and bottom plates in metal wall framing. True-False T F 1. SCR brick is used for cavity walls.
T F 2. Brick walls backed by concrete masonry units are tied together with header courses of brick.
T F 3. Cavity walls are brick walls made of two wythes with an air space between the wythes.
T F 4. Brick veneer is combined with wood or metal framing.
T F 5. The brick in a brick-veneer wall supports the rafters or roof trusses. T F 6. Windows and doors are difficult to design into metal-framed buildings.
T F 7. Walls of metal-framed buildings are strengthened by diagonal straps or the use of plywood or OSB sheathing at the corners.
T F 8. An advantage of open web steel joists is the ease of installing raceway systems.
T F 9. Crawl-space foundations are limited to the southern part of the country. T F 10. A ranch dwelling is built with the same type of foundation in all parts of the country.
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