ASSIGNMENT 2
Textbook Assignment:
Chapter 2 - Roof Framing
2-1.
Which of the
roof is most
Navy?
1.
Shed
2.
Hip
3.
Gable
following types of
commonly used in the
4.
Intersecting
2-2.
Which of the following types of
roof is considered strongest?
1.
Shed
2.
Hip
3.
Gable
4.
Intersecting
2-3.
A roof having only one slope is
considered what type?
1.
Shed
2.
Hip
3.
Gable
4.
Intersecting
2-4.
In roof construction, the ratio of
unit of rise to unit of span is
known by what term?
1.
Total run
2.
Line length
3.
Total rise
4.
Pitch
2-5.
In roof construction, the
hypotenuse of a triangle whose base
equals the total run and whose
altitude equals the total rise is
known by what term?
1.
Total run
2.
Line length
3.
Total rise
4.
Span
2-6.
What members make up the main body
of a roof framework?
1.
Double top plates
2.
Joists
3.
Ceiling framework
4.
Rafters
2-7.
Rafters are a functional part of
both walls and roof.
1.
True
2.
False
2-8.
What type of rafter does not extend
the full distance from the plate to
the ridgeboard?
1.
Jack
2.
Valley
3.
Hip
4.
Common
2-9.
What type of jack is nailed between
hip and valley rafters?
1.
Valley
2.
Cripple
3.
Hip
4.
Eave
2-10.
Which of the following terms
describe(s) that portion of a
rafter extending beyond the outer
edge of the plate?
1.
Eave only
2.
Tail only
3.
Overhang only
4.
All of the above
2-11.
When the blade of a framing square
is 24 inches long, the tongue
usually varies within which of the
following overall lengths?
1.
12 to 16 in.
2.
16 to 24 in.
3.
14 to 18 in.
4.
18 to 24 in.
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