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General Knowledge 1. A patio or porch on a single family home that is more than 30” from the ground requires 36” guardrails. See IRC page 66 2. The minimum distance from a High Hazard Use group that a daycare can be located is 200 feet. Note this in IBC section 305 pg...

General Knowledge 1. A patio or porch on a single family home that is more than 30” from the ground requires 36” guardrails. See IRC page 66 2. The minimum distance from a High Hazard Use group that a daycare can be located is 200 feet. Note this in IBC section 305 pg 42 3. A strong backed structural element is run at right angles to studs and joins them to make a solid member in concrete form work framing is a waler. Add to IRC index 4. White Pine is NOT acceptable decay resistant wood? Add to IRC section 317 page 70 5. A steel beam that is designated W8x15 and is 10 feet long weighs 150lbs (the second number is pounds per linear foot, multiply it by the length) 6. Steel studs can be used in any application. 7. The cost of roofing material to cover a 30 x 50 roof at $35 per square is $525 (roofing squares are 10’x10’) 8. SJI is the name of the agency that governs steel bar joist construction. Reference standard 9. The proper way to check for tightness on a high strength steel bolt is the torque and turn of the nut. 10. A #4 reinforcing bar is ½ inch in diameter. (rebars are numbered at 1/8 inch increments, #1 is 1/8, #2 is ¼, #3 is 3/8 etc.) 11. On the panel index for plywood, 32/16, the 32 is spacing of supports if used as roof sheathing. 16 stands for spacing of supports if used as sub-floor. 12. The bottom cord is considered to be in tension on an open web steel joist? 13. A pan is NOT a structural steel shape 14. The flat interior trim at the base of a window assembly is called the stool 15. Know that roof pitch is rise over run. ie.: a six pitch is 6 inches vertical for every 12 inches horizontal 16. Know how to convert dimensions in decimals to dimensions you might see on a measuring tape. i.e.: 169.125 “ equals 14’ 1 and 1/8 “