building construction ch9 ordinary con

Question 1

type 3 construction

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ordinary

Question 2

type 3 joists are usually

Answer 2

parallel to street or smallest dimension

Question 3

type 3 bearing and non bearing walls are

Answer 3

similar materials and identical appearance

Question 4

concern with masonry flooring

Answer 4

need colums, girder, or beam system. collapse potential

Question 5

cantilevel wall

Answer 5

freestanding unsecured at top

Question 6

cavity wall

Answer 6

hollow, tied together by steel

Question 7

composite wall

Answer 7

two different masonry materials designed to react as one

Question 8

concrete masonry unit (cmu)

Answer 8

precast hollow or solid block of cement

Question 9

coping

Answer 9

masonry cap on top of wall

Question 10

cornice

Answer 10

projecting decorative ledge at top

Question 11

course

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horizontal line of masonry

Question 12

cross wall

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bracing wall 90’

Question 13

header or bond course

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bricks laid so end is visible

Question 14

stretcher course

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bricks laid so long side visible

Question 15

wythe

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vertical section of a wall one brick unit thick

Question 16

common lintel today

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steel L

Question 17

eccentric loads must be

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counterbalanced

Question 18

the best roof is one where

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roof beams rest on girders