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- 1. Multiple Choice
How far away from the structure should you place your batter boards?
1'
2'
3'
4'
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why do you place the batter boards away from the structure?
To allow enough room for excavating.
Just because.
You don't. They are placed right on the edge of the structure.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Your batter boards should all be at the same height.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
After placing your batter boards, you draw strings from batter board to batter board to mark the structures exact location. How do you check that everything is square?
The corner should form a 2-3-4 triangle
The corner should form a 1-2-3 triangle
The corner should form a 3-4-5 triangle
The corner should form a 4-5-6 triangle
- 5. Multiple Choice
Another thing you must check to make sure everything is square, is _______.
measure width at each end to make sure they are right and equal.
measure diagonals from corner to corner to make sure they are equal measurements.
measure length at each side to make sure they are right and equal.
you need to do all of these.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How wide should your footer be?
as thick as the foundation wall
twice as thick as the foundation wall
1 1/2 times as thick as the foundation wall
It doesn't matter
- 7. Multiple Choice
After excavating, it is time to do what?
Take a break
Form and pour the footer
Tell your boss you're going home
Pour the floor
- 8. Multiple Choice
Sometimes when pouring concrete you can't get the truck where you need. What do you do?
figure out a way to get the concrete where it needs to be.
give up
send the truck back
- 9. Multiple Choice
What do you place in the forms to help strengthen the concrete?
sand
rocks
wood
rebar
- 10. Multiple Choice
Rocks are placed around and in the forms for what reasons?
keep concrete from spewing out the bottom
strength
maintain the same thickness of concrete through out the pour
both options 1 and 3
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