AHIT The Structural Inspection Test Review
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Columns and piers are generally inspected from _________________.
A. the inside of the home
B. the outside of the home
C. the basement or crawl space
D. lifting the subfloor
C. the basement or crawl space
Which action is required by most standards of practice?
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
B. required to probe structural components where deterioration is suspected
Which of the following is NOT part of the structural inspection?
A. roof framing members
B. girders and floor joists
C. foundation walls
D. fascia boards
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
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
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
What are joists?
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
C. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor to the foundation,
girders, or load-bearing walls
How does compression act on structural members?
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.
A. It pushes at the members and makes them shorter.
Piles (stilts) for foundations are fairly common where?
A. in the city or urban areas
B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil
C. in earthquake zones
D. in very large structures
B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil
Pier and beam system for foundations are most common where?
A. in a crawl space
B. in earthquake zones
C. in the Southwest
D. in a place where soil is weak
A. in a crawl space
What is Slab-on-grade construction?
A. the slab, foundation, and footing are poured as several pieces
B. the slab, foundation, and footing are poured as one piece
C. poured concrete that rests on a monolithic slab
D. poured concrete slab that rests directly on the ground
D. poured concrete slab that rests directly on the ground
with Verified Answers | 2025| 100%
Verified.
Columns and piers are generally inspected from _________________.
A. the inside of the home
B. the outside of the home
C. the basement or crawl space
D. lifting the subfloor
C. the basement or crawl space
Which action is required by most standards of practice?
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
B. required to probe structural components where deterioration is suspected
Which of the following is NOT part of the structural inspection?
A. roof framing members
B. girders and floor joists
C. foundation walls
D. fascia boards
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
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
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
What are joists?
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
C. They horizontal members of a floor system that carry the weight of the floor to the foundation,
girders, or load-bearing walls
How does compression act on structural members?
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.
A. It pushes at the members and makes them shorter.
Piles (stilts) for foundations are fairly common where?
A. in the city or urban areas
B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil
C. in earthquake zones
D. in very large structures
B. near lakes, rivers, and marshy/swampy soil
Pier and beam system for foundations are most common where?
A. in a crawl space
B. in earthquake zones
C. in the Southwest
D. in a place where soil is weak
A. in a crawl space
What is Slab-on-grade construction?
A. the slab, foundation, and footing are poured as several pieces
B. the slab, foundation, and footing are poured as one piece
C. poured concrete that rests on a monolithic slab
D. poured concrete slab that rests directly on the ground
D. poured concrete slab that rests directly on the ground
