BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Flashcards

1
Q

CONSTRUCTION METHODS

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WOOD FRAME
CONCRETE TILT UP
MASONRY
METAL CLAD
CURTAIN
CONVENTIONAL
LIGHTWEIGHT (70 FT)
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2
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TYPE 1

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FIRE RESISTIVE

CONCRETE OR HIGH RISE

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3
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TYPE 2

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NON COMBUSTIBLE
METAL FRAME
BELOW 5 STORY CONCRETE

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4
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TYPE 3

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ORDINARY
PRE 33
KINGS ROW
LINTELS
6" METAL PLATES/ TIE RODS

POST 33
EXTERIOR REINFORCED WITH CONCRETE

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5
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TYPE 4

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HEAVY TIMBER
2 HR RATING
6X10 BEAMS

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6
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TYPE 5

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WOOD FRAME

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7
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CONCRETE

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5 STORIES TILT UP
POURED IN PLACE
FLAT, LIGHTWEIGHT ROOF

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8
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PRE 33 MASONRY

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SAND AND LIME MORTAR
NO REBAR
STRAIGHT SHEATHING
FIRE CUT JOISTS

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9
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POST 33 MASONRY

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HAS REBAR
JOISTS ANCHORED TO WALLS
CEMENT MORTAR
DIAGONAL SHEATHING

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10
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BUNGALOW/ BALLOON

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4 STORIES
WOOD
NO FIRE STOPS

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11
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6 TYPES OF ROOFS

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GABLE
HIP
FLAT
BRIDGE
ARCH
SAWTOOTH
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12
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GABLE ROOF

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CONVENTIONAL
2X6 RAFTERS
16-24 ON CENTER
36” RAFTERS FOR STEEP

LIGHTWEIGHT
2X3 WOOD TRUSSES
METAL GUSSET PLATES
24” ON CENTER

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13
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HIP ROOF

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CONVENTIONAL
2X6 RIDGE BOARD
2X6 RAFTERS
16-24 ON CENTER
36" STEEP PITCH
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14
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BRIDGE TRUSS

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Commercial buildings
Wooden truss – 2 X 12” 
Metal tie rods
Rafters 2 x 6
1X6 straight sheath PRE33 
diagonal sheathing POST 33
Plywood decking
Sloping ends
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15
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BOWSTRING ARCH

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Commercial type
2X12 or 2X14
Rafters 2 x 6
1 x 6 sheathing – Straight Diagonal

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16
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LAMELLA ARCH

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Gyms or supermarkets
diamond-pattern roof
2x 12 wood frame
Steel plates and bolts at junctions

Hazards – Total roof collapse if fire removes 20% of roof structure

17
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SAWTOOTH

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light and ventilation
Rafters 2 x 8 
Wood and/or metal supports
Sheathing 1 x 6
Plywood ½” and comp
18
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CONVENTIONAL FLAT

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2X6 RAFTERS
1X6 SHEATHING
PLYWOOD AND COMP
3/8 OR 5/8 PLYWOOD

19
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WOODEN I BEAM

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WOOD PARALLEL CORDS
TOP UNDER LOAD
STEM IS PLYWOOD 3/8
24” ON CENTER

20
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OPEN WEB

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WOOD CORDS
STEEL OR WOOD WEB
70’ SPAN
24 ON CENTER

21
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METAL GUSSET PLATE

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18 GAUGE WITH 3/8 PRONGS

80 SPAN

22
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PANELIZED

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6X36 BEAMS (12-40')
100 SPANS ON BEAMS

4X12 PURLINS (8’)

2X4 JOISTS

2” PLYWOOD