The Structural Inspection UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
Columns and piers are generally inspected from C. the basement or crawl space
_________________.
A. the inside of the home
B. the outside of the home
C. the basement or crawl space
D. lifting the subfloor
Which action is required by most standards of practice? B. required to probe structural components where deterioration is suspected
A. required to enter underfloor crawl spaces and attic
spaces if the property has them
B. required to probe structural components where
deterioration is suspected
C. required to report cracks in the foundation only if
they are active cracks
D. required to report signs of repair work on the
property
Which of the following is NOT part of the structural D. fascia boards
inspection?
A. roof framing members
B. girders and floor joists
C. foundation walls
D. fascia boards
, What are Girders (or beams) and their functions? A. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor system that carry the
weight of the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns
A. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor
system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads
to the foundation and columns
B. They are vertical load-bearing members of a floor
system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads
to the foundation and columns
C. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a
roofing system that carry the weight of the roofing
material
D. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry
the weight of the floor to the foundation or load-
bearing walls
What are joists? C. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor
to the foundation, girders, or load-bearing walls
A. They are vertical load-bearing members of a floor
system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads
to the foundation and columns
B. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor
system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads
to the foundation and columns
C. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry
the weight of the floor to the foundation, girders, or
load-bearing walls
D. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a
roofing system that carry the weight of the roofing
material
How does compression act on structural members? A. It pushes at the members and makes them shorter.
A. It pushes at the members and makes them shorter.
B. It bends them.
C. It twists them.
D. It pulls at the members and makes them longer.
Piles (stilts) for foundations are fairly common where? B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil
A. in the city or urban areas
B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil
C. in earthquake zones
D. in very large structures
Pier and beam system for foundations are most A. in a crawl space
common where?
A. in a crawl space
B. in earthquake zones
C. in the Southwest
D. in a place where soil is weak
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
Columns and piers are generally inspected from C. the basement or crawl space
_________________.
A. the inside of the home
B. the outside of the home
C. the basement or crawl space
D. lifting the subfloor
Which action is required by most standards of practice? B. required to probe structural components where deterioration is suspected
A. required to enter underfloor crawl spaces and attic
spaces if the property has them
B. required to probe structural components where
deterioration is suspected
C. required to report cracks in the foundation only if
they are active cracks
D. required to report signs of repair work on the
property
Which of the following is NOT part of the structural D. fascia boards
inspection?
A. roof framing members
B. girders and floor joists
C. foundation walls
D. fascia boards
, What are Girders (or beams) and their functions? A. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor system that carry the
weight of the floor and wall loads to the foundation and columns
A. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor
system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads
to the foundation and columns
B. They are vertical load-bearing members of a floor
system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads
to the foundation and columns
C. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a
roofing system that carry the weight of the roofing
material
D. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry
the weight of the floor to the foundation or load-
bearing walls
What are joists? C. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor
to the foundation, girders, or load-bearing walls
A. They are vertical load-bearing members of a floor
system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads
to the foundation and columns
B. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a floor
system that carry the weight of the floor and wall loads
to the foundation and columns
C. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry
the weight of the floor to the foundation, girders, or
load-bearing walls
D. They are horizontal load-bearing members of a
roofing system that carry the weight of the roofing
material
How does compression act on structural members? A. It pushes at the members and makes them shorter.
A. It pushes at the members and makes them shorter.
B. It bends them.
C. It twists them.
D. It pulls at the members and makes them longer.
Piles (stilts) for foundations are fairly common where? B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil
A. in the city or urban areas
B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil
C. in earthquake zones
D. in very large structures
Pier and beam system for foundations are most A. in a crawl space
common where?
A. in a crawl space
B. in earthquake zones
C. in the Southwest
D. in a place where soil is weak
