Structural (S) Plan Set — Comprehensive Essay Test

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Student Name: 1. Explain load paths from roof to foundation and how S-plans document this transfer. 2. Describe how to read framing plans and distinguish beams, joists, girders, and trusses. 3. Summarize typical foundation systems (spread footings, mats, piles) and when each is used. 4. Discuss reinforcement schedules (rebar marks, laps, cover) and their effect on takeoff. 5. Explain how structural notes/specs control placement, curing, testing, and inspection. 6. Evaluate connection details (welds, bolts, holdowns) and labor/sequence impacts. 7. Outline coordination with Architectural to avoid conflicts at openings, elevations, finishes. 8. Identify common structural RFI triggers and precon documentation best practices. 9. Explain special inspections commonly required and schedule impacts. 10. Describe a takeoff workflow for concrete, steel, embeds using sheets, schedules, details. Responses will be sent to education@sfjohnsonconsulting.com for grading.

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1. Gravity/lateral paths; members, reactions, collectors on S-plans.

2. Read tags, sizes, spacing; differentiate joists vs. beams/girders.

3. Spread for typical soils, mats for poor soils, piles for depth.

4. Bar sizes/marks, lap lengths, required cover drive quantities.

5. Notes/specs govern material, placement, curing, testing.

6. Welding/bolting lengths/counts → labor; holdown forces.

7. Align openings, steps, slab depressions, finish thickness.

8. Missing reactions, unclear edge distances, conflicting dims.

9. Concrete/steel/welding/bolting—coordinate with pours/erection.

10. Sheet → schedule → detail; include waste, laps, embeds.

S Plan Test

Structural (S) Plan Set — Comprehensive Essay Test

Instructor Answer Key — Unlock After Review

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