All nonarched openings will require steel lintels to carry the brick veneer. How many openings will require steel lintels?

All nonarched openings will require steel lintels to carry the brick veneer. How many openings will require steel lintels?

• A. 12 Openings
• B. 14 Openings
• C. 18 Openings
• D. 20 Openings

Answer: (C)

Nonarched openings need a steel lintel because brick veneer above them can’t be carried by the opening itself; the lintel transfers the load to the sides of the opening, while arches can carry their own load and may not require the same lintel support. In this scenario, the plan shows eighteen openings that are not arched. Each of those nonarched openings requires a steel lintel to support the brick veneer above it, so the total number of lintels needed is eighteen. The other numbers would only apply if there were different counts of nonarched openings or if some openings were arched, which would change the lintel requirement.

Nonarched openings need a steel lintel because brick veneer above them can’t be carried by the opening itself; the lintel transfers the load to the sides of the opening, while arches can carry their own load and may not require the same lintel support.

In this scenario, the plan shows eighteen openings that are not arched. Each of those nonarched openings requires a steel lintel to support the brick veneer above it, so the total number of lintels needed is eighteen. The other numbers would only apply if there were different counts of nonarched openings or if some openings were arched, which would change the lintel requirement.