Continuing Up the Wall Quiz

The Continuing Up the Wall quiz will cover some of the basic material presented in this lesson. Please answer the questions below. After completing the quiz you may mark this lesson complete and continue on to the next lesson.

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When should door and window bucking be installed?

After the full height of the wall is reached

As the wall is stacked

Before the wall is stacked

During the concrete pour

How is horizontal rebar typically placed?

Every course on alternating sides of center

Every other course on alternating sides of center

Twice per course

Every course in the center of the wall

Where is additional steel reinforcement required?

The center of walls exceeding 10 feet

Corners

Around door and window openings

When using radius forms

What is the purpose of placing horizontal rebar on alternating sides of center?

It creates a vertical chase to help keep vertical rebar in the center of the wall

It holds the forms together

To assist in proper concrete flow

To allow space for proper concrete consolidation

If you are NOT continuing to a second story, vertical rebar should:

Extend 1.5" above the wall

Be cut 1.5" below the top of the wall

Extend above the wall, high enough to attach roof systems

Be added to the wall cavity after concrete is poured

How are J-Bolts used at the top of the wall?

Tying the top course of horizontal rebar to vertical rebar

They assist in screeding

Embedded in concrete to connect a top plate

They restrict the flow of concrete and reduce concrete surge

When should vertical rebar be placed in the wall cavity?

As walls are stacked

After walls are stacked and concrete is poured

After walls are stacked but before concrete is poured

During the pour

Which would qualify as a specialty block?
Check all that apply.

Half height block

Taper top block

8" straight form

Brick ledge form

When might strong embedded roof attachments be necessary?

High wind areas

In earthquake prone areas

In areas with low soil compressive strengths

When finishing an attic as a livable space

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