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Chapter 5 - Reading Buildings Flashcards

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A load that is imposed through the centroid of another object.

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Axial load

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A load that is imposed off center to another object.

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Eccentric load

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A load that is imposed in a manner that causes another object to twist.

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Torsional load

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A force that causes a material to be crushed or flattened axially through the material.

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Compression

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A force that causes a material to be stretched or pulled apart in line with the material.

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Tension

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A force that causes a material to be torn in opposite directions perpendicular or diagonal to the material.

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Shear

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The weight of the building itself and anything permanently attached to it.

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Dead load

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Any force or weight, other than the building itself, that building must carry or absorb.

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Live load

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Description for a material that will fracture or fail as it is deformed or stressed past its design limits.

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Brittle

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Description for a material that will bend, deflect, or stretch as a force is resisted, yet retain some strength.

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Ductile

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A host of products that consist of many pieces of native wood (chips, veneers and sawdust) glued together to make a sheet, a long beam or a strong column.

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Engineered wood

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A structural element that transfers loads perpendicular to the imposed load.

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Beam

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A structural element that transmits a compressive force axially through its center.

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Column

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The crumbling and loss of concrete material when exposed to heat.

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Spalling

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A decorative wall finish that supports only it own weight.

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Veneer wall

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The primary load-bearing column, beam, or connection used to erect a building.

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Structural element

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A beam supported in three or more places.

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Continuous beam

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A beam supported at only one end, or a beam that extends well past a support in such a way that the unsupported overhang places the top of the beam in tension and the bottom in compression.

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Cantilever beam

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A beam that spans an opening in a load bearing masonry wall, such as over a garage door opening (often called a “header” in street slang)

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Lintel

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A beam that carries other beams.

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Girder

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A series of triangles used to form an open-web structural element to act as beam.

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Truss

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A structural element used to attach other structural elements to one another.

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Connection

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The five building types also know as the NFPA _____ system?

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NFPA 220

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Type I

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Fire resistive

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Type II
Noncombustible p64
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Type III
Ordinary p64
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Type IV
Heavy Timber p64
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Type V
Wood Frame p64
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Concrete encased steel, monolithic poured cement and post-and-beam steel with spray on fire protection coatings are typical of Type ?
Type I p65
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More often than not, Type ___ buildings are steel.
Type II p65
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Type ___, includes buildings in which the load-bearing walls are non combustible (masonry) and the roof and floor assemblies are wood.
Type III p65
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Typically, this building is made of load-bearing brick or CMUs with wood roofs and floor beams and joists.
Type III - ordinary construction p65
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Type ___ buildings can be defined as those that have block or brick exterior load-bearing walls and interior structural elements of substantial dimension (greater than ___ inches in thickness and width).
Type IV - Heavy Timber 8 inches p65
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This type of construction is perhaps the most common construction type; homes, small businesses and even chain hotels are built primarily of _____.
Type V - Wood-Frame wood p66
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Type __: _____-_____ Construction This is applied to the interior of the wooden structural elements to protect them from fire.
Type V - Wood-Frame Gypsum wall board p66
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A building that is a mix of multiple NFPA 220 types or that does not fit into any of the five types.
Hybrid building p67
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ICF
Insulated concrete forming Hybrid buildings p67
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EPS
expanded polystyrene p67
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Three types of ICF:
grid block, flat panel and post and beam p67
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SIP
Structural insulated panel p67
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OSB
Oriented strand board p61
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The founders era:
1700s to WWI p67
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The industrial era:
WWI to WWII p67
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The legacy era:
WWII to roughly 1980 p67
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The lightweight era:
1980s to present p67
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A seemingly decorative star or other metal plate used to distribute force over more bricks or blocks as part of an unseen corrective measure that exists inside a building.
Spreader p68
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A construction method in which continuous wood studs run from the foundation to the roof, and floors are placed on a shelf- called a ribbon board- that hangs on the interior surface of the studs.
Balloon framing p68
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A construction method in which a single-story wall is built and the next floor is built on the tops of the wall studs, creating vertical fire-stopping to help minimize fire spread.
Platform framing p68-69
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A non-load bearing wall that supports only itself and is used to keep weather out.
Curtain wall p69
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Temporary shoring, bracing, or form work used to support incomplete structural elements during building construction.
False work p73
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The area that is exposed to trauma, debris, and/or thrust should a building or part of a building collapse. It is a more specific form of a no-entry zone.
Collapse zone p73
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A diagonal brace that serves primarily as a column but must absorb some beam forces as well.
Raker p73
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An event in which the building can accept the failure of a single component and still retain some strength (such as a curtain wall collapse).
Partial collapse p74
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The complete failure of a building to resist gravity.
General collapse p74
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A strict order for all crews to immediately escape from a building interior or roof, leaving hose lines and tools that can impede rapid retreat behind.
Emergency evacuation p74
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A directive for crews to exit a building interior or roof in a orderly manner, bringing hoses and tools along.
Precautionary withdrawal p74

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