Chapter 3 Building Construction

Question 1

Type I Construction

Answer 1

Fire resistive construction

Question 2

Type II construction

Answer 2

Noncombustible construction

Question 3

Type III Construction

Answer 3

Ordinary construction

Question 4

Type IV Construction

Answer 4

Heavy timber construction

Question 5

Type V Construction

Answer 5

Wood frame construction

Question 6

Bowstring truss

Answer 6

Lightweight trust design noted by the bow shape, or curve, of the top chord

Question 7

Cast-in-place concrete

Answer 7

Common type of concrete construction. Refers to concrete that is poured into forms as a liquid and assumes the shape of a form in the position and location it will be used.

Question 8

Cockloft

Answer 8

Concealed space between the top floor and the roof of a structure

Question 9

Dead load

Answer 9

Weight of the structure, structural members, building components, and any other features permanently attached the building that are constant and immobile

Question 10

Eave

Answer 10

The edge of a pitched roof that overhang and outside wall. Attic vents in typical eaves provide an avenue for an exterior fire to enter the attic.

Question 11

Factory-built home

Answer 11

Structure that is partially or completely built in a factory and shipped to the location on which it is to be installed

Question 12

Fire door

Answer 12

Specially, constructed, tested, and approved fire – rated door assembly designed, and installed to prevent fire spread by automatically closing and covering a doorway in a far wall to block the spread of fire through the door opening

Question 13

Fire resistance rating

Answer 13

Reading assigned to material or assembly after standardized, testing by an independent testing organization; identifies the amount of time material assembly rulers system of typical fire, as measured on a standard time-temperature curve

Question 14

Fire stop

Answer 14

Solid materials, such as wood blocks, used to prevent or limit the vertical in her horizontal spread of fire and the products of combustion in hollow walls or floors, above false ceilings, in penetrations for plumbing or electrical installations, in penetrations of a fire rated assembly, or in cocklofts and crawlspaces

Question 15

Fire wall

Answer 15

Fire rated wall with a specific degree of fire resistance, built of fire resistant materials, and usually extending from the foundation up to and through the roof of a building; designed to limit the spread of a fire within a structure or between adjacent structures

Question 16

Glue laminated beam

Answer 16

wooden structural member composed of many relatively short pieces of lumber, glued and laminated together under pressure to form a long, extremely strong beam

Question 17

Gusset plates

Answer 17

Metal or wooden plates used to connect and strengthen the joints of two or more separate components (such as metal or wooden trust components or roof or floor components) into a loadbearing unit

Question 18

Hollow core door

Answer 18

Lightweight door with wood, plastic, or fibreboard interior spacers, separating the face panels rather than solid material

Question 19

Hybrid modular structure

Answer 19

Structure consisting of the elements of both modular design and panelized construction. Core modular units are assembled first and panels are added to complete the structure.

Question 20

Joists

Answer 20

Horizontal structure members used to support a ceiling or floor. Drywall materials are nailed or screwed to the ceiling joist, and the sub floor is nailed or screwed to the floor joists

Question 21

Lightweight steel truss

Answer 21

Structural support made from a long steel bar that has bent at a 90° angle with flat or angular pieces welded to the top and bottom

Question 22

Loadbearing wall

Answer 22

Wall of the building that by design carries at least some part of the structure load of the building in the direction of the ground or base

Question 23

Manufactured home

Answer 23

Dwelling that is the assembly of four major components: the chassis and the floor, wall, and roof systems; although these homes are constructed of steel, wood, plywood, aluminum, gypsum wallboard, and other materials, they are basically frame construction

Question 24

Bricks, blocks, stones, and unreinforced and reinforced concrete products

Answer 24

Masonry