Building Construction

Question 1

Buildings classified into two types

Answer 1

Un reinforced and reinforced

Question 2

4 types of building construction

Answer 2

Masonry, frame, metal, concrete

Question 3

Kingsrow

Answer 3

Used to reinforce masonry

Question 4

1940s and prior

Answer 4

Brick construction unreinforced

Question 5

Reinforced masonry

Answer 5

1940s to mid-1970s

Question 6

Frame construction

Answer 6

Walls roof floors made from lumber. Roof either conventional or lightweight construction

Question 7

Conventional framing

Answer 7

Primary method of framing roof structures prior to 1960

Question 8

Lightweight construction

Answer 8

1959 gusset plates were invented allowing lightweight trusses to be commercially available

Question 9

Late 50s plywood

Answer 9

Now commercially available decreasing cost and labor

Question 10

0SB, oriented strand board

Answer 10

Available in early 80s

Question 11

TJ I

Answer 11

Would I Beam used in floor and roof systems

Question 12

Common roof styles in Phoenix

Answer 12

Gable, common in ranch style, hip, Dutch Gable, sawtooth, true mansard and false mansard

Question 13

Bow strung

Answer 13

Older method of spanning large areas. Now 50 to 80 years old. Failure of one truss has the potential of failing an extremely large area

Question 14

Parallel cord truss

Answer 14

Lightweight truss where top and bottom chord are parallel connected with gusset plates

Question 15

Panelized roofs

Answer 15

Commonly found in tilt slab buildings