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My Brannigan's Building construction for the fire service 4th Edition > Ch 2 > Flashcards

Ch 2 Flashcards

1
Q

NFPA 5000

A

Building construction and safety code

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2
Q

Loads

A

Forces or other actions that result from the weight of all building materials, occupants/possessions, environment effects,

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3
Q

KIP

A

1,000 LBS

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4
Q

Strain

A

percent of elongation

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5
Q

Stress

A

measured in PSI/PSF

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6
Q

Compression

A

Squeezes a structural member

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7
Q

tensile forces

A

Stretches a member such as a cable

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8
Q

Torsional force

A

Twisting such as a nut on a bolt

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9
Q

Dead Load

A

Weight of the building itself and any equipment permanently attached or built in

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10
Q

live load

A

Loads other than dead load

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11
Q

examples of live load

A

Water in elevated water tank

movable safe

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12
Q

Concentration load

A

Specific large objects

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13
Q

impact loads

A

delivered in short time

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14
Q

static loads

A

applied slowly and remain constant

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15
Q

Diaphragm floors

A

designed to stiffen the building from lateral loads and wind, and earthquakes

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16
Q

portal bracing

A

heavy riveting of girders from top and bottom of frame

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17
Q

externally braced buildings are referred to as?

A

tube construction

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18
Q

Vierrendeel trusses

A

rectangular trusses with very rigid corner bracing

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19
Q

Axial Load

A

Perpendicular to the plane section, straight and true

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20
Q

Eccentric load

A

perpendicular but does not pass through the center section

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21
Q

Fire load

A

total amount of potential energy in the fuel

22
Q

BTU

A

Amount of heat required to raise a pound of water 1 degree.

23
Q

Kilojoule is equal to?

A

BTU

24
Q

Wood or paper is estimated to be ____ BTU/Pound

A

8,000

25
Q

Plastics and combustable liquids are estimated at ___ BTU/Pound

A

16,000

26
Q

Safety factor of 2 means?

A

design load is half the tested strength

27
Q

If design load is a 10th=

A

safety factor of 10

28
Q

Steel used in excavating bracing is _____

A

Half the tested strength, or safety factor of two, because it is temporary.

29
Q

What is a composite floor made of

A

Steel and concrete

30
Q

Flitch plate girder

A

made by sandwiching a piece of steel between two wooden beams.

31
Q

Load carrying capability of a beam increases by?

A

the square of its depth.

32
Q

Simple Beam

A

Supported at two points

33
Q

Continuous Beam

A

Supported at 3 or more

34
Q

fixed beam

A

two points, rigidly held in place at both points

35
Q

Joist is a _____

A

Beam made of wood

36
Q

Girder?

A

Any beam, any material, supports other beams

37
Q

Spandrel girder

A

Beam carries load on exterior, top of one window to bottom of window above it.

38
Q

Lintel

A

Spans an opening in a masonry wall

39
Q

Grillage

A

Closely spaced beams deigned to carry heavy load

40
Q

Column

A

transmits a compressive force along a straight line

41
Q

Raker is a ?

A

Diagonal Column

42
Q

Columns loose strength by?

A

Square of the change in length

43
Q

Rulers Law Columns?

A

Long thin columns

44
Q

Cross Wall

A

any wall at right angles

45
Q

difference between panel walls and curtain walls?

A

Curtain walls are greater than one story

46
Q

Wythes

A

Single vertical thickness masonry

47
Q

Pilasters

A

Masonry columns built on the inside surface

48
Q

Wall comumns

A

Columns of steel, reinforced concrete, or solid masonry

49
Q

Keystone

A

Last stone set in arch

50
Q

sand Lime mortar was used until?

A

1880

51
Q

Steel heated to 1,000 degrees elongates ____ per 100ft?

A

9 Inches

My Brannigan's Building construction for the fire service 4th Edition (3 decks)

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