Ch. 6 - Building Construction

Question 1

What is spalling?

Answer 1

when concrete breaks due to internal pressure from steam

Question 2

What is Type I construction?

Answer 2

Fire Resistive: can withstand and contain fire for a certain amount of time

Question 3

Type II Construction

Answer 3

Noncombustible

Question 4

Type III Construciton

Answer 4

ordinary

Question 5

Type IV Construction

Answer 5

Heavy timber

Question 6

Type V Construction

Answer 6

wood frame; most common residential construction

Question 7

balloon frame construction

Answer 7

exterior wall studs run all the way up; easy for fire to rise in building

Question 8

platform-from construction

Answer 8

exterior wall studs not continuous

Question 9

gusset plate

Answer 9

pieces of metal that connect parts of the frame

Question 10

curved roofs are usually supported by:

Answer 10

steel or wood bowstring trusses or arches

Question 11

Mortar is made with…?

Answer 11

Sand, lime, water, and portland cement

Question 12

Is steel strong in tension, compression, or both?

Answer 12

both

Question 13

What causes a steel structure to fail?

Answer 13

Mass of components, loads placed on them, method used to connect the steel

Question 14

What metal is used to protect other metal parts from rust?

Answer 14

zinc

Question 15

What is a CMU?

Answer 15

concrete blocks embedded with reinforcing rods