Unit 10 Foundation Prints 183
Name ________________________________________
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Test Your Knowledge
_______ 1. When a footing must be placed
above ground that has been dis-
turbed, it should be _____.
A. twice as thick as usual
B. twice as wide as usual
C. reinforced with bars
D. no different than usual
E. None of the above.
_______ 2. On a foundation plan, footings are
shown as _____.
A. continuous lines
B. hidden lines
C. phantom lines
D. dotted lines
E. Footings are not shown on foun-
dation plans.
_______ 3. _____ rods are used to reinforce foot-
ings, slabs, and foundation walls.
A. Iron
B. Steel
C. Aluminum
D. Tungsten
E. All of these are used.
_______ 4. A(n) _____ is placed between a slab
and a wall.
A. air gap
B. roll of insulation
C. reinforcing bar
D. expansion joint
E. All of these are commonly placed
between a slab and a wall.
_______ 5. Welded wire fabric is used to _____.
A. reinforce steel beams
B. protect basement windows
C. reinforce concrete slabs
D. protect welders from heat
E. None of the above.
_______ 6. True or False? Footings are only
needed below the perimeter walls
of a building.
_______ 7. True or False? The positions of foot-
ings are determined by stretching
lines of string between batter boards.
_______ 8. True or False? The frost line is the
depth at which the ground is frozen
when the temperature is 25°F (–4°C).
_______ 9. True or False? Normally, a column
footing is larger than a footing below
a wall.
_______ 10. True or False? Expansion joists
placed around a slab expand and
prevent the slab from moving.
_______ 11. True or False? Foundation walls do
not allow water to pass through.
12. What are the fi ve types of foundation systems
described in this unit?
A. _____________________________________
B. _____________________________________
C. _____________________________________
D. _____________________________________
E. _____________________________________
_______ 13. What is the primary way in which a
steel friction pile supports a load?
A. Bottom support
B. Pile cap support
C. Soil resistance along the side of
the pile
D. Steel lugs
E. None of the above.