Chapter 3

Question 1

Admixture

Answer 1

A material other than water, aggregate, and cement used as an ingredient in concrete or mortar

Question 2

Aggregate

Answer 2

Any of a variety of materials, such as sand and gravel, added to a cement mixture to make concrete

Question 3

Aluminium

Answer 3

A lightweight metal that is both malleable and nonmagnetic. This material has very good conductivity. This noncombustible material has a low meting point and little mass per unit of area, so it disintegrates rapidly in fire

Question 4

ADA

Answer 4

A set of regs passed in 1990 that requires areas of refuge for disabled people in multistory buildings

Question 5

Architect

Answer 5

An individual who is engaged in the design of buildings and who often supervises construction

Question 6

Area of Refuge

Answer 6

An area of a bldg separated from other spaces by fire-rated smoke barriers in which a tenable environment is maintained for the period of time that such area may need to be occupied at the time of a fire

Question 7

Brick

Answer 7

A solid or hollow masonry unit of clay mixed with sand, which is molded into a small rectangular shape while in the plastic state.

Question 8

Building Code

Answer 8

Regulates the actual design and construction of new bldgs, providing for minimum levels of health and safety. Regulates the level and amount of fire protection in a new structure

Question 9

Caisson

Answer 9

A shaft of concrete placed under a bldg column or wall extending down to bedrock

Question 10

Cells

Answer 10

(concrete) The hollow portions of the core of a concrete block

Question 11

Civil Engineer

Answer 11

An engineer who specializes in the design of parking lots, drainage areas, and roadways

Question 12

Cold-drawn steel

Answer 12

A type of steel used in the construction of cables that are sometimes used to brace failing buildings or as tendons in tensioned concrete. it fails at 800F