Framing & Structural Systems
Floor Layout & Installation
Materials, Specs, & Blueprints
Loads, Codes, & Calculations
Practical Math & Takeoff
100

A temporary structural support system designed to support elevated, above-grade concrete slabs and formwork while the concrete is setting.

What is Shoring?

100

The proper size of a nail used to frame rim joists or blocking to the sill or top plate

What is 16d?

100

General information about a drawing in a set of prints is located here.

What is the title block?

100

The way standard safe joist span load calculated.

What is 50 lb per square foot?


100

A building is a 16 ’x 30’. How many floor joists spaced 12” OC are required if breaking over the girder?

What is 62 joists?

200

This type of framing is used on sheer walls primarily in wind areas or regions

What is balloon framing?

200

he long side (8’) of a 4x8 panel is installed to a subfloor in which direction to the joists.

What is perpendicular?

200

What plans would the spacing of anchor bolts be on?

What are structural plans?

200

The way standard safe joist span load distributed.

What is 10 psf dead load and 40 psf live load?

200

How many 10’ floor joists spaced 12” OC  (spanning the short distance) are required for a 10’ x 16’ building?

What are 17 joists?

300

The minimum spacing for vertical supports in post-and-beam framing.

What is 48" OC?

300

The reason pieces are staggered from one joist to the next when installing bridging.

What is to enable end-nailing?

300

Local building codes typically require sill plates to be made from this kind lumber when in direct contact with concrete or masonry.

What is preservative-treated or naturally durable?

300

Building codes typically specify that maximum deflection downward at the center of a floor joist should NOT exceed this amount.

What is 1/360th?

300

How many linear feet of 2x12s are needed for the girder of a 30' x 80' building using 3 2x12s for beams?

What is 240 linear feet?

400

Large numbers of ________ frame members may cause the setting issues in platform framing due to shrinkage.

What are horizontal, loadbearing?

400

The two ways to check floor system squareness.

What are diagonals and the 3-4-5 rule?

400

The two most common depths of parallel-chord floor trusses made from wood.

What are 14" and 16"?

400

The distance between two outside exterior walls.

What is span?

400

What is the MINIMUM number of 4x8 subfloor sheets needed for a 50' x 80' building?

What is 125 sheets?

500

When using balloon framing, what do second floor joists rest on?

What are 1 x 4 ribbon?

500

Where the first measurement on a sill plate be marked when laying out floor joists 16” OC is placed.

What is 15 1/4"?

500

This part of construction plans and documents are a legally binding contract.

What are specifications?

500

The use of bridging is only required by code when joists are deeper than __.

What is 2x12?

500

How many linear feet of sill plate are needed for a building 32'x64'?  

What is 192 linear feet?