Chapter 5 Building Construction

Question 1

Cold drawn steel such as cables, rebar, and light weight fasteners lose 55% of its strength at _________

Answer 1

800°F

Question 2

Extruded structural steel used for beams and columns loses 50% of its strength at _________

Answer 2

1100°F

Question 3

At 1100°F, a 100 foot long been can elongate_________

Answer 3

10 inches

Question 4

The triangular truss is the most common truss used to form a _________ roof

Answer 4

Peaked

Question 5

_________ connections use nuts and bolts, screws, nails, rivets and similar devices to transfer a load through attached elements

Answer 5

Pinned

Question 6

Beams resting on exterior walls are simply called _________ buildings

Answer 6

Wall bearing

Question 7

A _________ is a non-loadbearing wall that supports only itself and is used only to keep whether out

Answer 7

curtain wall

Question 8

A prescriptive code tells the user house something has to be accomplished, we’re as a _________ tells the user what something needs to do when it’s done

Answer 8

Performance-based code

Question 9

Structural failure is often the result of a _________ failure

Answer 9

Connection