Chapter 3 - Online Quiz Flashcards
What is not true for plain sawed lumber?
It’s commonly used for finish flooring, interior trim, and furniture.
In this chapter, arsenic and copper are associated with what?
Wood preservatives used to protect against insect or moisture decay.
Lag screws are inserted with what?
A wrench
Joist hangers, rafter anchors, post caps, beam hangers, and framing anchors are often used to connect framing members in wood light frame construction. What material are they usually made of?
Sheet metal, aka light-gauge steel
Stressed skin panels (SSP’s) and Structural Insulated Panels (SIP’s) are what?
Pre-manufactured wood building components
Scarf joints and finger joints are often used in what?
Laminated wood, aka “glulam”
Sheet metal joist hangers are used to make a strong connection wherever wood joists bear on one another at right angles. T/F
True
If a piece of lumber is stamped S-DRY, what does it mean?
The piece of lumber was surfaced when in a seasoned condition.
Lumber which has its smallest dimension greater than 5.5 inches is called what?
Timber
What is not a reason why large wood beams are usually glue-laminated today rather than sawn?
Laminated beams are more dimensionally stable than sawn beams.
Waterborne salts are associated with what?
Wood preservatives
The cracks or checks shown in the sketch (fig 3.13) result from what?
Tangential shrinkage
What is not a reason why structural wood panels are used in lieu of boards for rough framing operations?
Panels have a more pleasing grain pattern than solid wood boards do.
Oriented strand board is often used as what?
Wall sheathing
What is not an advantage that wood I-joists have over the conventional dimensional lumber when used as floor or roof joists?
They are more fire resistant than conventional dimensional lumber
