Chapter 3 Building Construction Flashcards
Type I Construction
Fire resistive construction
Type II construction
Noncombustible construction
Type III Construction
Ordinary construction
Type IV Construction
Heavy timber construction
Type V Construction
Wood frame construction
Bowstring truss
Lightweight trust design noted by the bow shape, or curve, of the top chord
Cast-in-place concrete
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.
Cockloft
Concealed space between the top floor and the roof of a structure
Dead load
Weight of the structure, structural members, building components, and any other features permanently attached the building that are constant and immobile
Eave
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.
Factory-built home
Structure that is partially or completely built in a factory and shipped to the location on which it is to be installed
Fire door
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
Fire resistance rating
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
Fire stop
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
Fire wall
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
Glue laminated beam
wooden structural member composed of many relatively short pieces of lumber, glued and laminated together under pressure to form a long, extremely strong beam
Gusset plates
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
Hollow core door
Lightweight door with wood, plastic, or fibreboard interior spacers, separating the face panels rather than solid material
Hybrid modular structure
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.
Joists
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
Lightweight steel truss
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
Loadbearing wall
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
Manufactured home
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
Bricks, blocks, stones, and unreinforced and reinforced concrete products
Masonry
