2 Terms Of Construction and building design Flashcards
A beam is a horizontal structural member, subject to compression, tension, and Shir, supported by one of three methods name three
Cantilever beam support
Continuous beam support
Simple supported beam
What is a cantilever beam support and name three examples
A cantilever beam support is supported or anchored at only one end
Examples
Ornamental stone cornice
Marquee
Canopy
Fire escape
What is a continuous beam support?
A beam supported at both ends and at the centre
It has the greatest structural stability of the three types of beam supports
What is a simple supported beam?
A beam supported at both ends
Name three basic methods of constructing wood frame, residential buildings
Braced frame construction
Balloon frame construction
And platform, wood frame construction
Three common types of stresses
Compression
Tension
Sheer
What is compression?
A force, pressing or squeezing a structure together
What is shear stress?
A stress, causing a structure to collapse when contacting parts or layers of the structure slide pass one another
What is tension stress?
Stress placed on a structural member by the pull of forces causing extension
What is the initials represent S. F. R. M.
Sprayed fire resistant material
What is a suspended ceiling?
A ceiling, built several inches or feet below the supporting roof or floor beams above, sometimes called a hanging or dropped ceiling
There are two types of hazardous areas in front of a building defined the two zones of danger
Horizontal collapse zone
The horizontal measurement of the wall
Vertical collapse zone
The expected distance away from the wall equal to the height of the wall
What is a lintel?
A horizontal piece of timber, stone, or steel placed over an opening in a wall
What is kip?
One kip equals 1000 pounds
What is force?
The cause of a motion, a change in motion, or a stoppage of motion
Force acting on a structure can be external or internal these forces can collapse a structure.
