Chapter 3 - Methods and Materials of Construction, Renovation, and Demolition Flashcards
Regulates the actual design and construction of new buildings
Building code.
Applies to the renovation alteration or demolition of an existing building
Building code
Regulates the activities that take place in existing buildings
Fire code
A pile is made of what
Wood or steel
Caisson is made of what
Concrete
Where is a potential location in which an electrical fire may start with regards to the basement
Basement insulating foam where electrical conduits and plumbing are located
What type of hose stretches may be needed in an ISBU structure
Unusual and long
What is very important information for your pre-plans
Seeing how the building is being built
What is always a possibility at a construction site even without fire
Collapse
What type of enclosures when used in a high-rise structure result in an enormous fuel load and a very dangerous situation
Plywood abatement enclosures
What material is strong in tension n and weak or unsuitable in compression
Manila hemp rope
Less than or equal to 2 in nominal thickness
Board
2 to 4 in nominal thickness
Dimensional lumber
Greater than or equal to 5 in nominal thickness
Timber
Wet wood has ___ strength then dry wood
Less
Wood varies greatly in its compressive strength depending on the direction
In which the load is applied
What size are OSB strands
3 to 4 in
Thin wood veneers laid parallel to the length of the member
LVL
Long veneers laid parallel but in a more random arrangement
PSL
Similar to OSB but with longer 12” flaked wood strands
LSL
What type of stone is particularly subject to spalling
Granite
What type of stone can appear perfect yet may have turned to chalk?
Marble
What material has virtually no tensile strength
Concrete
What material is almost equally strong in compression and tension
Steel
What lightweight concrete is 1/4 the weight of traditional concrete
Aerated autoclave concrete
What type of metal can be shaped and contains little carbon
Wrought iron
What is the carbon content of cast iron
3 to 4%
In regards to metal what is the chief cause of failure
Poor connections of floor beams to cast iron columns
How much carbon is in structural steel
Less than 2%
How much carbon is in wrought iron
0.2 percent
Galvanized cold form steel members are coded with what for corrosion protection
Zinc
What is often the first sign of a serious fire enclosed structure
Violent pressure failure of the windows
What is one of the few options of getting through hurricane resistant windows
Saws equipped with carbide tipped blade
What is a commonly used plastic that can be ignited with a match
Polyurethane imitation wood beam
What materials can produce flaming dripping plastic
Thermoplastic
A plastic that chars and burns but does not flow
Thermoset
A composite multi-layer sheathing panel system
EIFS
Structural members made of plastic reinforced by continuous glass fibers oriented in the direction of the load are used for what type of buildings
Special buildings were no metal is permitted due to radio frequency interference
What is gypsum typically used in
Wallboard
Where should you breach gypsum board
Points of connection at the ends of the sheets
The ___ of a material affects its ability to resist a compressive load or a deflective one
Shape
Shape is not a consideration in what type of load
Tensile
Resistance to what loads is directly related to the cross section makeup of a material
Tensile
What temperature does structural steel fail at
1,000 to 1100° F
(79)
Houses build with what type of beams are expected to collapse early in a fire
Aluminum
Sometimes the quickest forcible entry into an occupancy is to bypass a locked door and do what
Go straight through the gypsum wall
