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During the look-ahead planning meeting at the pharmacy tenant improvement, the #5 footing bars takeoff has 117 bars at 36 ft each. Using 1.043 lb per ft for continuous bar stock, what reinforcing weight is estimated?

Correct Answer

B) 4,393 lb

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

Answer Options
A
4,212 lb
B
4,393 lb
C
122 lb
D
4,920 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 A: 4,212 lb

4,212 lb is below the supported result for #5 footing bars; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.

Option C: 122 lb

122 lb is below the supported result for #5 footing bars; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.

Option D: 4,920 lb

4,920 lb is above the supported result for #5 footing bars; it likely double-counts allowance, uses the wrong unit, or rounds too early.

Memory Technique

Measure to reinforcing, adjust for weight, then let Concrete Estimator set the finish line.

Reference Hint

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

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