CM 1112 EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What does the "S" represent in a designation like 600S162-54?
Answer: Stud or joist
◉ What is a disadvantage of light gauge steel construction? Answer:
Requires more frequent bracing
◉ What is a key advantage of light gauge steel construction compared to
wood framing? Answer: Noncombustible and immune to insect attack
◉ What is the function of web stiffeners in light gauge steel framing?
Answer: To reinforce joist webs against buckling under concentrated
loads
◉ When insulating light gauge steel walls, care must be taken to:
Answer: minimize thermal bridging
◉ Which component is used at the top and bottom of wall framing to
hold studs or joists? Answer: Tracks
, ◉ Which framing component is also known as a "hat channel"? Answer:
Furring
◉ Which section of the MasterFormat system covers non-structural
metal framing? Answer: Section 09 22 16
◉ Which type of framing member is used for bridging, blocking, and
reinforcing? Answer: Channels
◉ Shear panels or shear walls are sometimes used in steel-framed
buildings. Which component of wood light frame construction serves the
same function as a shear panel/wall? Answer: Wall sheathing
◉ Steel production does not include: Answer: continuous casting of
molten steel into W-shapes.
◉ Which of the following terms is not associated with achieving longer
spans in steel? Answer: Backup bar
◉ Which of the following is primarily responsible for preparing
structural steel shop drawings, which show details of connections, exact
spacing of bolt holes, anchor bolt sizes and locations, and so on, and for
to the site steel components that are ready to be assembled without
further processing? Answer: Steel fabricator
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What does the "S" represent in a designation like 600S162-54?
Answer: Stud or joist
◉ What is a disadvantage of light gauge steel construction? Answer:
Requires more frequent bracing
◉ What is a key advantage of light gauge steel construction compared to
wood framing? Answer: Noncombustible and immune to insect attack
◉ What is the function of web stiffeners in light gauge steel framing?
Answer: To reinforce joist webs against buckling under concentrated
loads
◉ When insulating light gauge steel walls, care must be taken to:
Answer: minimize thermal bridging
◉ Which component is used at the top and bottom of wall framing to
hold studs or joists? Answer: Tracks
, ◉ Which framing component is also known as a "hat channel"? Answer:
Furring
◉ Which section of the MasterFormat system covers non-structural
metal framing? Answer: Section 09 22 16
◉ Which type of framing member is used for bridging, blocking, and
reinforcing? Answer: Channels
◉ Shear panels or shear walls are sometimes used in steel-framed
buildings. Which component of wood light frame construction serves the
same function as a shear panel/wall? Answer: Wall sheathing
◉ Steel production does not include: Answer: continuous casting of
molten steel into W-shapes.
◉ Which of the following terms is not associated with achieving longer
spans in steel? Answer: Backup bar
◉ Which of the following is primarily responsible for preparing
structural steel shop drawings, which show details of connections, exact
spacing of bolt holes, anchor bolt sizes and locations, and so on, and for
to the site steel components that are ready to be assembled without
further processing? Answer: Steel fabricator
