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For the crew-release check at the water-treatment control room, the two-sided wall line requires 216 LF of stem-wall forms at 3.5 ft high on 2 sides. What contact area is required?

Correct Answer

B) 1,512 SF

Form contact area equals length times height times the number of formed sides.

Answer Options
A
756 SF
B
1,512 SF
C
432 SF
D
1,890 SF

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Form contact area equals length times height times the number of formed sides.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: 756 SF

756 SF is below the supported result for stem-wall forms; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.

Option C: 432 SF

432 SF is below the supported result for stem-wall forms; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.

Option D: 1,890 SF

1,890 SF is above the supported result for stem-wall forms; it likely double-counts allowance, uses the wrong unit, or rounds too early.

Memory Technique

Stem-Wall Forms cart for Concrete Foreman: form first, contact second, whole sf last.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Concrete formwork; contact area estimating; verify the construction method, material quantity, equipment use, unit conversion, or field-control calculation.

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