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At the laboratory exhaust chase, during the look-ahead planning meeting, the #6 grade-beam bars takeoff has 96 bars at 38 ft each. Using 1.502 lb per ft for beam reinforcement, what reinforcing weight is estimated?

Correct Answer

A) 5,479 lb

Reinforcing weight equals bar count times length times pounds per foot.

Answer Options
A
5,479 lb
B
3,648 lb
C
144 lb
D
6,136 lb

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Reinforcing weight equals bar count times length times pounds per foot.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: 3,648 lb

3,648 lb is below the supported result for #6 grade-beam bars; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.

Option C: 144 lb

144 lb is below the supported result for #6 grade-beam bars; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.

Option D: 6,136 lb

6,136 lb is above the supported result for #6 grade-beam bars; it likely double-counts allowance, uses the wrong unit, or rounds too early.

Memory Technique

# Grade-Beam Bars cart for Concrete Estimator: reinforcing first, weight second, whole units last.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Reinforcing steel; beam bar weight; verify the construction method, material quantity, equipment use, unit conversion, or field-control calculation.

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