Chapter 3 Key Terms Flashcards
Bowstring Truss
Lightweight truss design noted by the bow shape, or curve, of the top chord
Cast-in-place Concrete
Concrete that is poured into forms as a liquid as 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 to the building
Eave
Edge of a pitched roof that overhangs an outside wall
Factory-built home
Structure that is partially or completely built in a factory or shipped to the location which it is to be installed.
Fire Door
Specifically constructed, tested, and approved fire-rated door assembly designed and installed to prevent fire spread by automatically closing and covering a doorway in a fire wall to block spread of fire
Fire-Resistance Rating
Rating assigned to a material / assembly identifying amount of time a material or assembly will resist a typical fire
Fire Stop
Solid materials, such as wood blocks, used to prevent or limit vertical and horizontal spread of fire and products of combustion in hollow walls or floors, above false ceilings, in pentrations for plumbing or electrical installations, in penetrations of a fire-rated assembly, or in cocklofts and crawl spaces
Fire Wall
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 long, extremely strong beam
Gusset Plates
Metal or wooden plates used to connect and strengthen the joints of two or more seperate components into a load bearing unit.
Hollow-Core Door
Lightweight door with wood, plastic, or fiberboard interior spacers separating the face panels rather than solid material
Hybrid Modular Structure
Structure consisting of both modular design and panelized construction
Joists
Horizontal structure member used to support a ceiling or floor
Lightweight Steel Truss
Long steel bar that is bent at a 90-degree angle with flat or angular pieces welded to the top and bottom.
Load-Bearing Wall
Wall that by design carries at least some part of the structural load of the building in the direction of the ground or base.
Manufactured Home
Assembled in four major components: the chassis and the floor, wall and roof systems.
Masonry
Bricks, blocks, stones, and unreinforced and reinforced concrete products
Means of egress
Continous and unobstructed way of exit travel from any point in a structure ot a public wa, consisting of three distinct parts, exit access, exit, and exit discharge
Modular Home
Assembled at factory in two or more all-inclusive sections.
Open Web Joist
Joist with a web composed of materials that do not fill the entire web space.
Open Strand Board (OSB)
Wooden structural panel formed by gluing and compressing wood strands together under pressure.
Replaced plywood and planking in majority of construction applications
Roof Decks, wall, and subfloord usually made of OSB.
Panelized Home
Assembled on site consisting of constructed panels made of foam insulation sandwiched between sheets of plywood.
Assembled on site and require no framing members.
