Chapter 2

Question 1

A twisting force

Answer 1

Torsion

Question 2

An internal force, measured in pounds per unit area, that resists a load

Answer 2

Stress

Question 3

A direct pushing force, in line with the axis member

Answer 3

Compression

Question 4

An internal force, percent of elongation that occurs when a material is stressed

Answer 4

Strain

Question 5

A force that acts on a structure from a horizontal direction

Answer 5

Lateral impact load

Question 6

The weight of the building

Answer 6

Dead Load

Question 7

The weight of the building’s contents

Answer 7

Live Load

Question 8

A force that is perpendicular to the plane of a section but does not pass through the center of the section

Answer 8

Eccentric Load

Question 9

A pulling or stretching force, in line with the axis of the body

Answer 9

Tension

Question 10

A load acting on a very small area of the structure’s surface

Answer 10

Concentrated Load

Question 11

The wall that typically has the highest fire rating and is the strongest within a building is a :

Answer 11

Fire wall

Question 12

The type of connection that allows the weight of the building to hold them in place

Answer 12

Gravity connection

Question 13

There are numerous types of beams; the type that is supported at three or more points is a ________ beam

Answer 13

Continuous

Question 14

The line along a beam that does not change is the _____ or plane

Answer 14

Neutral axis

Question 15

The most effective shape for a column is one that:

Answer 15

distributes the material equally around the axis as far as possible from the center of the cylinder.

Question 16

A structural member that transmits a compression force along a straight path in the direction of the member is called a:

Answer 16

Column

Question 17

The ______ of a beam is the result of the force exerted by a beam on a support.

Answer 17

reaction

Question 18

A ______wall acts as one unit

Answer 18

homogeneous

Question 19

Steel heated to 1000 degrees elongates _______ per 100 feet of length.

Answer 19

9 inches

Question 20

Which of the following are commonly used in heavy timber buildings?

Answer 20

Self Releasing Floors

Question 21

A/An ______ is made by sandwiching a piece of steel between two wooden beams.

Answer 21

Flitch plate girder

Question 22

The combination of two different materials in a floor is called a/an ______ floor.

Answer 22

Composite

Question 23

Externally braced buildings are known as ______.

Answer 23

Tube structure

Question 24

The rate of available energy released is the ______.

Answer 24

Heat release rate (HRR)

Question 25

When changes are made in the foundation of an existing wall, it may be necessary to insert a/an ____.

Answer 25

Needle beam

Question 26

A/An ______ is probably the oldest structural member/

Answer 26

Beam

Question 27

Struts or rakers are other names for ______ columns.

Answer 27

Nonvertical

Question 28

A/An ______ beam moves loads laterally when it is not convenient to arrange columns in an ideal way.

Answer 28

transfer

Question 29

It is important to know how loads are _____ from one point application to the ground.

Answer 29

transmitted

Question 30

Some steel buildings have connections that redirect overloads to other sections of the building; this is known as a/an _________ design.

Answer 30

Plastic

Question 31

T/F | Vierendeel trusses are squares with weak corner bracings.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

T/F | An axial load is a force that passes through the centroid of the section under consideration.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

T/F | The best way to rate a building component is based on its ultimate strength.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

T/F | Prefire plans should note the estimated fire load.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

T/F | A typical sofa has a peak HRR of 1500 kW.

Answer 35

False

Question 36

T/F | A steel beam resting on a masonry wall is an example of a concentrated load.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

T/F | Suspended loads depend on interior columns for support.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

T/F | The universal spacing for sawn wooden beams in ordinary construction is 12 inches.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

T/F | A theater marquee is an example of a cantilever beam.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

T/F | Steel beams are typically I-shaped.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

What is the difference between panel (curtain) walls and party walls?

Answer 41

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Question 42

What are the two general types of connections?

Answer 42

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Question 43

How can a connection fail?

Answer 43

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Question 44

Name three methods of wall bracing.

Answer 44

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Question 45

What are Euler's Law columns?

Answer 45

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Question 46

A wedge-shaped block whose converging sides radiate from the center forming an element of an arch or vaulted ceiling

Answer 46

Voussoir

Question 47

Bricks designed to join wythes

Answer 47

headers

Question 48

In place when a mass of masonry is placed against a wall to strengthen it

Answer 48

Buttress

Question 49

Braces a column diagonally

Answer 49

raker

Question 50

A masonry column, built on the inside surface of a wall

Answer 50

pilaster

Question 51

The outside member of a truss, as opposed to the inner webbed members

Answer 51

chord

Question 52

The end of a joist is cut off at an angle to permit the joist to fall out of the wall without damaging the wall

Answer 52

fire cut

Question 53

A truss that has very rigid corner bracing

Answer 53

vierendeel

Question 54

A beam and column combined into a single unit

Answer 54

arch

Question 55

Wall that divides tenant spaces

Answer 55

demising