Building construction

Question 1

Balloon-frame construction

Answer 1

an older type of wood frame construction in which the wall studs extend vertically from the basement of a structure to the roof without any fire stops

Question 2

curtain wall

Answer 2

Nonbearing exterior walls attached to the outside of the building.

Question 3

fire enclosure

Answer 3

a fire rated assembly used to enclose a vertical opening such as a stairwell, elevator shaft, and chase for building utilities.

Question 4

fire partition

Answer 4

an interior wall extending form floor to the underside of the floor above

Question 5

fire wall

Answer 5

are designed to limit the spread of fire from one side of the wall to the other side. extends from the foundation up to and through the roof

Question 6

Laminated glass

Answer 6

a window with a thin layer of plastic between two layers of glass.

Question 7

party wall

Answer 7

a wall constructed between two properties

Question 8

Spalling

Answer 8

Chipping or pitting of concrete or masonry surfaces

Question 9

tempered glass

Answer 9

a safety glass that is heat treated so that, under stress or fire, it breaks into small pieces

Question 10

Truss

Answer 10

a collection of lightweight structural components joined in a triangular configuration to support either floors or roofs

Question 11

Type I Construction

Answer 11

Fire Resistive

-made of noncombustible materials that have a specified fire resistance

Question 12

Type II Construction

Answer 12

Noncombustible

-made of noncombustible materials without fire resistance

Question 13

Type III Construction

Answer 13

Ordinary
-exterior walls made of noncombustible or limited-combustible materials, but with interior floors and walls made of combustible materials.

Question 14

Type IV Construction

Answer 14

Heavy Timber
-made of noncombustible or limited-combustible exterior walls, and interior walls and floors made of large-dimension combustible materials.

Question 15

Type V Construction

Answer 15

Wood Frame

-exterior, interior, floors, and roof made of wood

Question 16

What are the 3 types of tusses

Answer 16

Parallel chord truss
Pitched chord truss
Bowstring truss

Question 17

100 feet of unprotected steel expands how much when heated to 1100 degrees

Answer 17

9 inches

Question 18

what are two types of door construction

Answer 18

Solid core and hollow-core doors

Question 19

what is Laminated glass

Answer 19

2 Pieces of glass with plastic in between (safety glass)

typically used as vehicle windshields

Question 20

What is Tempered Glass

Answer 20

heat treated glass, making it 4X stronger. breaks into small pellets without sharp edges

Question 21

Double-Hung window

Answer 21

two movable sashes

Question 22

Jalousie Windows

Answer 22

made of adjustable sections of tempered glass that overlap one another encased in a metal frame and operated by a hand wheel or crank.

Question 23

awning windows

Answer 23

similar to jalousie windows but have only a few panels of glass.

Question 24

Casement windows

Answer 24

have a steal or wood frame and open away from the building with a crank mechanism. (avoid for forcible entry, very difficult)

Question 25

projected windows

Answer 25

similiar to casement windows only sideways, wider, shorter, typically found in commercial buildings or basements.