Civil and Mechanical Engineering : Practice Questions and Answers

When checking for leaks on a tile roof, look for

When applying roll roofing on the first course parallel to the eaves, end laps should be a minimum of inches wide.

When applying elastomeric roofing, brush-apply lap cement at the rate of one gallon per linear feet for a three inch lap.

When applying double coverage underlayment on low slopes where icing along the eaves is anticipated, courses should be cemented to a point at least how many inches beyond the interior wall line?

What pattern is normally used for a hip roof when using three tab shingles?

Weepholes should be what size in diameter?

water diverter used on the high side of a chimney, usually metal, is

Vertical front wall flashing should extend up the wall a minimum of how many inches?

vapor retardant base sheet should be installed when the outside winter temperature is how many degrees or less?

U-Value of 0.17 will equal R Value.

Usually the maximum layers of shingles a roof can support is

Use a box nail to install a 24-inch tapersplit shake on a new roof.

Type IV asphalt softens at how many degrees?

Type IV asphalt on smooth surfaces lacks which of the following?

Type IV asphalt has a softening temperature of

Type IV (special steep) asphalt softens at degrees Fahrenheit.

Two joints of shakes should never line up in how many courses?

Trimming of a sharp valley corner is known as

To prevent chimneys from leaking the contractor should apply which of the following?

To pass the test, the weight of the test-cut components must be within what percent plus or minus of the speciied requirements?