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  1. A study of info that has been gathered as part of a prefire plan to identify specific construction issues/concerns and interactions
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Prefire Analysis

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  1. A document developed by gathering general and detailed data used by responding personnel to determine the resources and actions necessary to mitigate anticipated emergencies at a specific facility
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Prefire planning

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  1. Combines the function of a beam and a column
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Arch

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  1. Vertical or horizontal orientation
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Attitude

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  1. A load that passes through the centroid of a section under construction & is perpendicular to the plane of the section
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Axial load

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A joist that generally runs in the same direction as a beam and forms lightweight, long-span system, used as floor supports and built-up roofing supports

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Bar joist

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  1. A structural member that transmit forces perpendicular to such forces to the reaction points
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Beam

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  1. A line of columns in any direction
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Bent

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  1. A structural system that uses diagonal members to provide bracing against lateral wind and earthquake loads
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Braced frame

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  1. Diagonal member that supports what would otherwise be a cantilever
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Bracket

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Consists of an exterior wythe of brick directly mortared or parged to an inner with of CMU.

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Brick and block composite wall

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  1. The quantity of heat required to raise the temp. of 1 lb. of water 1 F at the pressure of 1 atmosphere and temp of 60 F
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BTU

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  1. Made of steel plates and angles riveted together, as distinguished from one rolled piece of steel
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Built-up girder

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  1. Mass of masonry built against a wall to strengthen it
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Buttress

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  1. Measured in BTU; the amount of heat required to raise 1 lb. of water 1 F
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Caloric value

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  1. Upward rise
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Camber

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  1. A beam supported at one end only, rigidly held in position as the end
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Cantilever beam

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  1. A type of construction in which an overhang is supported from only one end where one floor extends beyond and over a foundation wall
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Cantilevered

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  1. A wall built of two wythes separated by a space for rain drainage or insulation
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Cavity or hollow wall

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  1. The center point at which a body would be stable, or balance, under the influence of gravity
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Centroid

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  1. The outside members of a truss
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Chord

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  1. A structural member that transmit a compressive force along a straight path in the direction of the member
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Column

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  1. Built up of different parts, pieces, or materials
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Composite

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  1. Two different masnonry materials, such as a brick and concrete block, used in a wall and designed to react as one unit under load
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Composite wall

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  1. Direct pushing force, in line with the axis member; the opposite of tension
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Compression

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  1. A load acting on a very small area of the structures surface
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Concentrated load

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  1. A beam supported at three or more points
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Continuous beam

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  1. No external braces involved; braced is done within the core of the structure
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Core Construction

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  1. Any wall at right angles to any other wall, brace each other
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Cross wall

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  1. The weight of a building, all materials of building
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Dead load

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  1. The deformation or displacement of structural member as a result of a loads acting on it
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Deflection

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  1. Wall bounding a tenant space
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Demising wall

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  1. A floor designed to stiffen a building against wind and other lateral loads
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Diaphragm floor

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  1. A force that is perpendicular to the plane of the section but does not pass through the center of the section, thus bending the supporting members
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Eccentric load

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  1. The end of a joist that is cut at an angle to permit the joist to fall out of a wall
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Fire cut

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  1. The potential fuel available for a fire in a building
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Fire load

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  1. The ability of a material to avoid ignition, combustion, and thermal effects of a fire
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Fire resistance

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  1. Wall with a fire-resistance rating and structural stability that separates buildings or subdivides a building to prevent the spread of fire
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Fire wall

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  1. Beam supported at two points and rigidly held in position at both points
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Fixed beam

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  1. Composite of a steel plate or plywood sandwiched between two beams
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Flitch plate girder

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  1. The lower division of a building that serves to transmit and anchor the loads from the superstructure directly to its earth or rock, usually below ground level
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Foundation

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  1. Another name for a gusset plate in a lightweight wood truss
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Gang nail

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  1. A beam that supports other beams
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Girder

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  1. A connection that depends on the weight of the building to hold it in place
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Gravity connection

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  1. All of the structural elements of a building and the connections that support and transfer the loads
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Gravity resistance system

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  1. A series of closely spaced beams designed to carry particularly heavy load
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Grillage

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  1. Connecting plate made of a thin sheet of steel used to connect the components of the truss
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Gusset plate

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  1. A masonry unit that overlaps two or more adjoining wythes of masonry to tie them together
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Header

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  1. The rate at which the potential heat in a fuel is released
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Heat release rate HRR

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  1. When describing wall construction, a wall that acts as one unit, good bonding exists
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Homogeneous

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  1. Components of a hurricane resistance system that prevent uplift of the components of a structure, galvanized steel strap
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Hurricane bracing

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  1. The effect of a moving load upon a stationary structure
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Impact load

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  1. A truss incorporating a single compression member, compression member extends downward
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Inverted King truss

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  1. Wooden 2x8, 2x10, or 2x12 that run parallel to one another and support a floor or ceiling and are supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls
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Joist

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  1. An arrangement of braces between columns that resemble the letter K
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K-bracing

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  1. Metric unit approximately equivalent to one BTU
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Kilojoule

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  1. A unit for measuring the energy release rate of a fire
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Kilowatt (1000)

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  1. 1000 lbs force
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KIP

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  1. A wall typically found in the top floor of wood-frame home with a peaked roof. This short wall “squares off” the triangular area at the edge of the room where the sloping roof meets the floor
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Knee wall

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  1. A force that acts on structure from a horizontal direction, such as wind or seismic
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Lateral impact load

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  1. A wood board typically attached to a wall’s studs that is used to support wood joists
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Ledger board

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  1. A collection of lightweight structural components joined in a triangular unit that can be used to support either floors or roofs
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Lightweight truss

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  1. The horizontal beam that forms the upper structural member of an opening for a window or door and supports part of the structure above it
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Lintel

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  1. The weight of the building contents
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Live load

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  1. Force or action that results from the weight of all building materials, occupants, etc…
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Load

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  1. Any wall that carries a load in addition to its own weight
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Load-bearing wall

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  1. A very large structure
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Megastructure

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  1. A unit for measuring the energy release rate of fire
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Megawatt (1,000,000)

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  1. The tendency of force to rotate or twist a structural member
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Moment

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  1. A structural system that utilizes special connections between columns and beams to resist rotation due to lateral loads such as earthquakes and wind
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Moment frame

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  1. A construction technique in which all successive poured concrete castings are joined together so that the structure seems to be like one piece of stone
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Monolithic concrete

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  1. When any change is to be made in the foundation of an existing wall, the wall must be supported with
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Needle beam

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  1. The line along which the length of the beam does not change
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Neutral axis

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A wall supporting no load other than its own weight.

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non-load bearing wall

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  1. A beam that projects beyond its support, but not far enough to be a cantilever
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Overhanging beam

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  1. The connection points joining ties, struts, and chords in a truss
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Panel points

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  1. Non-load bearing enclosing wall on framed buildings, One story
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Panel wall (Curtain wall)

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  1. A truss in which both the upper and lower chords are parallel to each other
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Parallel-chord truss

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  1. A non-load bearing wall that subdivides spaces within any story of building
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Partition wall

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  1. A load-bearing wall that is common to 2 structures
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Party wall

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  1. A short column of masonry, usually rectangular in horizontal cross section, used to support other structural members
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Pier

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  1. A masonry column projecting from one or both faces of the wall in which it is located
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Pilaster

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  1. A description for structural elements that are connected by simple connectors such as bolts, rivets, or welded joints
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Pinned

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  1. Design based on connections that redirect overloads to other sections of the building
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Plastic design

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  1. Heavy riveting of girders to columns from the top to the bottom of the frame
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Portal bracing

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  1. A concrete member that is cast and cured in a place other than its final position in the structure
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Precast

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  1. A truss with 2 compression members
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Queen post truss

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  1. A designation of the HRR; refers to the rate at which fuel will burn
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Q

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  1. Diagonal bracing columns
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Rakers

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  1. The response in structures to the imposed loads, which are generally developed at the supports
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Reaction

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  1. In concrete masonry construction, steel reinforcement that is embedded in such a manner that 2 materials act together in resisting forces
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Reinforced concrete

92
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  1. A load that is applied intermittently
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Repeated load

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  1. Structural frame in which all columns and beams are rigidly connected
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Rigid frame

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  1. A phenomenon in wood trusses in which differences in moisture levels between the upper and lower wood truss chords cause the truss to bend and create a rise in the roof
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Rising roof

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A wall composed of an inner and outer wythe of coursed masonry. The space between is filled with random masonry sometimes mixed with mortar. Such walls are unstable to a lateral thrust.

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Rubble Masonry wall

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  1. The ratio of the strength of the material just before failure to the safe working stress
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Safety factor

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  1. A water-soluble mixture used in the past as mortar
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Sand-lime mortar

98
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  1. A type of floor in which floor girders are set on anchor boxes in walls and caps attached to columns. A wood cleat or steel dog-iron similar to a big staple is used to provide minimal stability. Often used in heavy-timber construction?
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Self-releasing floor

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  1. Another term for dead load
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Self-weight

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  1. A curving wall
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Serpentine wall

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  1. Forces occurring within a building member when opposing forces pull the member in opposite directions
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Shear

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  1. A wall that counteracts the effects of lateral loads such as wind and earthquakes
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Shear wall

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  1. A beam supported at two points near its ends
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Simple beam

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  1. A three-dimensional pyramid-like truss
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Spaceframe

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  1. A girder that ties wall columns together in a framed building
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Spandrel girder

106
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  1. An open web design used for the support of floors and roofs
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Steel joist

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  1. The capacity of a member or framework to resist imposed loads without excessive deflection
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Stiffness

108
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  1. The actual % of elongation (deformation) when a material is stressed
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Strain

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  1. Force per unit area that produces a deformation
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Stress

110
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  1. A masonry unit laid horizontally with its length in the direction of the face of the wall
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Stretcher

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  1. Components of a structure that includes beams, trusses, columns, arches, and walls
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Structural elements

112
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  1. All members of a structure that are tied together to carry the imposed loads to the substructure, and hence to the ground
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Structural frame

113
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  1. A bracing column
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Strut

114
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  1. A simple beam, with one or both ends suspended on a tension member such as a chain, cable, or rod
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Suspended beam

115
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  1. A hanging load supported from above
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Suspended load

116
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  1. A pulling or stretching force in line with the axis of the body
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Tension

117
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  1. (Truss member) The tensile connecting members of a truss web
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Tie

118
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  1. A rod in tension; used to hold parts of a structure together
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Tie rod

119
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  1. The measurable turning force applied to a structural member
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Torque

120
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  1. A force tending to twist a structural member
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Torsion

121
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  1. A beam that typically carries a load around a large opening or over an area in order to avoid intervening columns
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Transfer beam

122
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  1. The manner in which a load is spread from the point of application to the ground
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Transmission

123
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  1. A roof truss that is triangular in shape, peaked roof
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Triangular truss

124
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  1. A type of beam that is framed structure consisting of a triangle or group of triangles arranged in a single plane in such a manner that loads applied at the points of intersections of the members will cause only direct stresses in the members
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Truss

125
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  1. Externally braced structure
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Tube construction

126
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  1. The highest load that a member or structure can sustain before failure occurs
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Ultimate Strength

127
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  1. A load that is applied evenly over an area
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Uniformly distributed load

128
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  1. A wall made up of single vertical thickness of masonry that is designed to improve the exterior appearance of a building
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Veneer wall

129
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  1. A rectangular truss with very rigid corner bracing
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Vierendeel truss

130
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  1. A wedge-shaped block whose converging sides radiate from a center, forming an element of an arch or vaulted ceiling
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Voussoir

131
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  1. A structural element that transmit to the ground the compressive forces applied along the top or received at any point
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Wall

132
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  1. A column of steel, reinforced concrete, or solid masonry in a block wall
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Wall column

133
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  1. A unit for measuring the energy release rate of a fire
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Watt

134
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  1. The group of struts, ties, and panel points in a truss
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Web

135
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  1. A drainage hole in a masonry wall that allows water trapped inside the wall to escape
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Weep hole

136
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  1. Cast-in-place concrete that unites the rods projecting from precast sections
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Wet joint

137
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  1. The positive or negative force of the wind acting on a structure
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Wind load

138
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  1. A single continuous vertical wall of bricks, one masonry unit in thickness
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Wythe

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