Chapter 11 Flashcards
Common roof style that consist of two in client services that meet at their high side to form a ridge
Gable roofs
Roof style that slopes in for directions and has a degree of slope similar to the gable roof
Hip roof
Slopes into directions but there will be a break in the slope on each side.
Gambrell roof
Has a break in the slope of the roof on all four sides
Mansard roof
Roof style that slopes in two directions
Butterfly roof
Basically a shed roof that meets at their low eaves
Provides light and ventilation. Or once commonly used on factory buildings.
Monitor roof
Mansard roof constructed with a flat deck is sometimes known as a?
Modern mansard or deck roof
The vertical sides of the monitor section which are normally openable windows, are known as?
Clerestories
The style wants commonly used on industrial buildings for a light and ventilation
Sawtooth
Arched roof structure composed of a series of intersecting, skewed arches, made up of relatively short Thomas Street members. Two members are bolted, riveted or welded to a third piece at its center
Lamella arch
Frequently provided in buildings with Pence Ridge to increase the available living space in an attic
Dormer
Horizontal structural members used to support a ceiling or floor
Joist
Trust structure with the cords and diagonal members are arranged in parallel planes. Also known as a monoplane truss
Common truss
These roofs use inclined members to support some types of pissed roofs that are built on site utilizing dimensional lumber
Conventionally framed roofs
The variation of the flat roof is a type known as the?
Inverted roof
Conventional framing components include:
Rafters. Ridge boards. Collar ties. Ceiling joist and rafter ties.
Incline beam that supports a roof, runs parallel to the slope of the roof, and to which the roof decking is attached
Rafter
Highest horizontal member in a pitch roof to which the upper ends of the rafters attach
Ridge board. Also known as a ridge pole
Horizontal roof framing member in the top third of the framing system. Braces the roof framing against the uplift of wind
Collar tie
Horizontal roof framing member at the bottom of the roof framing system. Helps keep walls from spreading due to the weight of the roof
Rafter ties
The most common roof types constructed with conventional framing include:
Shit. Cable. Hip. Gambrell. Mansard.
Would rafters vary in size from 2 x 4” to 2 x 14”. They can be spaced from?
12 to 24 inches apart
Also known as roof trusses, are a common roof support system.
Pre-engineered roof framing
Wood and steel trusses:
Roof trusses are fabricated from steel as well as wood._____Trusses are the most common types used for pitch roofs
Fink and Pratt
Roof covering made of flexible material that may be applied to the roof deck as a continuous sheet. Commonly used on shallow pitch roof
Roll roofing
Horizontal member between trusses that support the roof
Purlin
Corrugated steel used in roof decking ranges from____gauge, the thinnest, to____gauge, the thickest
29
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