OAPSO CONSTRUCTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

OAPSO CONSTRUCTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the three types of foundations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Perimeter Foundation, Pile and
Beam, Slab on Grade



Perimeter Foundation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Can enclose a full basement or crawlspace



Slab-on-Grade - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A concrete surface lying upon, and supported directly by,
the ground beneath.



Foundation needs to be resting on - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅undisturbed soil or rock



Footings spread the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅load of the structure over a larger area



Footings prevent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅settlement and shifting of foundations



Pile and Beam Foundations are primarily used for - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Decks and additions



Pile and Beam Foundations can support - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅one storey and cannot support
solid brick or brick venier construction



Concrete piles cannot extend more than - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅3 times their diameter out of the
soil



Slab on grade is primarily used for - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Detached garages and accessory
buildings



Slab on grade can support - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅one storey and cannot be attached to a
structure that has a full foundation. Brick vanier or solid masonry not permitted.