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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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All of the structural elements and the connections that support and transfer the loads

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Gravity Resistance System

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2
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Forces attributable to gravity and other sources of stress on a structure

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Loads

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3
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Forces or other actions that result from the weight of all building materials, occupants and their possessions, environmental effects, differential movement, and restrained dimensional changes

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Loads

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4
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The result of forces applied to a structural member

Internal forces that resist the load

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Stress and strain

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5
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Term meaning 1000 pounds

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KIP

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6
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The force per unit area that produces a deformation. Usually measured in PSI

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Stress

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7
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Actual percentage of elongation (deformation) that occurs when a material is stressed. Measured in fractions of an inch of deformation per inch of orig length.

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Strain

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8
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Four Types of Forces

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Compression
Tension
Torsion
Shear

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9
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Squeezing Force

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Compression

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10
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Stretching Force

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Tension

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11
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Twisting Force

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Torsion

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12
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Opposing forces pulling in opposite directions

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Shear

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13
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The weight of the building itself and any equip permanently attached or built in to it.

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Dead Load

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14
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Today buildings can be seen as being bought by the ___________.

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Pound

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15
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Fire resistance is closely related to mass. A heavy steel beam will take a ____________ time to fail due to heating than a lighter beam.

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Longer

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16
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Any substitute structural element that is of (More/Less) mass than the element previously used to carry the equivalent load is inherently (More/Less) fire resistant.

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Less; Less

17
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A structures deadload is often increased during:

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Alteration of the building

Ex: Adding AC units on the roof

18
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Any load(s) other than deadload:

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Love Load

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