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Wood

Quiz Questions:

   
1. A _______________ consists of conventionally framed shear walls that provide lateral force resistance for buildings constructed.
       
    Braced wall line
    Braced wall panel
       
2. A drag strut is a type of collector for lateral loads when the diaphragm is continuous.
       
    True
    False
       
3. A fibrous, homogeneous panel made from lingo cellulosic fibers (usually wood or cane) and having a density of less than 31 pounds per cubic foot (pcf) (497 kg/m3) but more than 10 pcf (160 kg/m3) is a _________________.
       
    Fiberboard
    Collector
       
4. A framed stud wall extending from the top of the foundation to the underside of floor framing for the lowest occupied floor level is a______________.
       
    Cripple wall
    Drag strut
       
5. A special nailing pattern required by design at the edges of each panel within the assembly of a diaphragm or shear wall is a ______________________.
       
    Nailing, edge
    Nailing, boundary
       
6. Red wood, cedar, black locust and black walnut lumber are known not to resist deterioration due to the action of microbes that enter the wood fibers.
       
    True
    False
       
7. Wood I-joists are structural members typically used in floor and roof construction manufactured out of sawn or structural composite lumber flanges and structural panel webs, bonded together with exterior adhesives forming an "I" cross section.
       
    True
    False
       
8. A composite of wood veneer sheet elements with wood fibers primarily oriented along the length of the member is a ____________________________.
       
    Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
    Parallel strand lumber (PSL)
       
9. Sub-diaphragms are especially common in buildings that incorporate concrete and masonry walls.
       
    True
    False
       
10. A wood floor, roof or wall component sheathed to act as a shear wall or diaphragm is a __________________.
       
    Wood shear panel
    Wood structural panel
       
11. Plywood is not one of three types of wood structural panels.
       
    True
    False
       
12. A wood structural panel com prised of plies of wood veneer arranged in cross-aligned layers is termed as ________________.
       
    Plywood
    Sawn lumber
       
13. "Wood structural panels" is a collective term referring to ply wood, OSB and other composite panels of wood-based materials.
       
    True
    False
       
14. Tight-fitting joints in the fiber board are not required for all applications, including insulation, siding and wall sheathing.
       
    True
    False
       
15. Fire retardant treated wood shall be dried to a moisture content of 19 per cent or less for lumber and 15 per cent or less for wood structural panels before use.
       
    True
    False
       
16. Figure 2304.8.4.3 represents _________________________________.
       
    Controlled random pattern 2 inch tongue and groove decking
    Three and four inch tongue and groove decking
       
17. Sheathing nails or other approved sheathing connectors shall be driven so that their head or crown is flush with the surface of the sheathing.
       
    True
    False
       
18. Sleepers and sills on a concrete or masonry slab that is in direct contact with earth shall not be of naturally durable or preservative-treated wood.
       
    True
    False
       
19. The ratio of total net free ventilating area to the area of the ceiling shall be not less than 1/150.
       
    True
    False
       
20. The minimum edge spacing of nails is necessary so that they develop their full load-resisting capacity without splitting the material at the edge.
       
    True
    False
       
   
 
 

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