Deck 6: Plan Views

Question 1

The girder is shown on the foundation plan by ____ lines and a note describing it.

A) dimension
B) extension
C) phantom
D) leader

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Floor plans show how the building is divided into rooms and how to get from one room to another.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

____ are given for the sizes and locations of all walls, partitions, doors, windows, and other important features.

A) Dimensions
B) Plans
C) Leaders
D) Source materials

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Solid masonry construction is dimensioned entirely to the face of the masonry.

Question 5

A floor plan is a(n) ____ view taken at a height that shows the placement of walls, windows, doors, cabinets, and other important features.

A) front
B) foundation
C) section
D) elevation

Question 6

A(n) ____ plan gives information about the site on which the building is to be constructed.

A) floor
B) architectural
C) foundation
D) site

Question 7

The floor plan includes as much information as possible without making it cluttered and hard to read.

Question 8

Site dimensions are usually stated in ____.

A) whole inches
B) tenths or hundredths of feet
C) feet and inches
D) meters

Question 9

A floor plan shows the foundation walls and any other structural work to be done below the living spaces.

Question 10

When the footing-and-wall-type foundation is used, ____ are used to provide intermediate support to the structure above.

A) rebars
B) slabs
C) girders
D) columns

Question 11

The lengths of the boundaries are noted ____.

A) on a legend
B) on a separate sheet
C) next to the line symbol
D) on top of the line symbol

Question 12

The property line is usually a ____.

A) dotted line
B) heavy line
C) thin dashed line
D) thin solid line

Question 13

How many types of foundations are commonly used in homes and other small buildings?

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

Question 14

Surveyors and engineers usually work with feet and inches.

Question 15

A symbol or ____ of some type indicates what compass direction the site faces.

A) dashed line
B) north arrow
C) heavy line
D) legend

Question 16

The ____ plans provide more information about the building than any of the other drawings.

A) floor
B) site
C) foundation
D) wall

Question 17

One type of foundation has a concrete base, called the ____, supporting foundation walls.

A) heading
B) reinforcement
C) footing
D) slab

Question 18

Studs are the vertical members in a wall frame.

Question 19

Each floor of the building ____.

A) is shown on the same plan
B) is shown on a separate plan
C) must have the same floor plan
D) is shown on the foundation plan

Question 20

Property descriptions are usually the result of a survey by a(n) ____.

A) engineer
B) contractor
C) surveyor
D) architect

Question 21

The Committee on the Environment was formed in 1989 by the ____.

A) EPA
B) U.S. Department of Energy
C) American Institute of Architects
D) U.S. Green Building Council

Question 22

If the walls are to be covered with stucco or masonry veneer, this material is outside the ________ face of the wall frame.

A) dimensioned
B) building
C) inside
D) None of these are correct

Question 23

Architectural features such as exposed beams, arches in doorways, or unusual roof lines may be shown by ____ lines.

A) leader
B) dimension
C) cutting-plane
D) phantom

Question 24

Cabinets are explained further by ____.

A) leader lines
B) elevations and details
C) site plans
D) noting their method of manufacture

Question 25

____ are the vertical members in a wall frame.

A) Studs
B) Girders
C) Frames
D) Veneers

Question 26

On frame construction, exterior walls are usually dimensioned to the ____.

A) foundation
B) electrical outlets
C) inside face of the wall framing
D) outside face of the wall framing

Question 27

The lengths of the boundaries are noted next to the ___________ symbol.

A) line
B) hash
C) arrow
D) slash

Question 28

Windows and doors may be dimensioned about ____.

A) the closest receptacle
B) the wall framing
C) their dimension lines
D) their centerlines