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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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14
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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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17
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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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20
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A beam that carries other beams.

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Girder

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21
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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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22
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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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23
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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

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Noncombustible

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Type III

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Ordinary

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27
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Type IV

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Heavy Timber

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Type V

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Wood Frame

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29
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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 ?

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Type I

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30
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More often than not, Type ___ buildings are steel.

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Type II

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31
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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.

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Type III

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32
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Typically, this building is made of load-bearing brick or CMUs with wood roofs and floor beams and joists.

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Type III - ordinary construction

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33
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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).

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Type IV - Heavy Timber

8 inches

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34
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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 _____.

A

Type V - Wood-Frame

wood

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35
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Type __: _____-_____ Construction

This is applied to the interior of the wooden structural elements to protect them from fire.

A

Type V - Wood-Frame

Gypsum wall board

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36
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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.

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Hybrid building

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37
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ICF

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Insulated concrete forming

Hybrid buildings

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38
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EPS

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expanded polystyrene

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39
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Three types of ICF:

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grid block, flat panel and post and beam

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40
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SIP

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Structural insulated panel

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41
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OSB

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Oriented strand board

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42
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The founders era:

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1700s to WWI

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43
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The industrial era:

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WWI to WWII

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44
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The legacy era:

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WWII to roughly 1980

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45
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The lightweight era:

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1980s to present

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46
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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.

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Spreader

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47
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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.

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Balloon framing

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48
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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.

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Platform framing

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49
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A non-load bearing wall that supports only itself and is used to keep weather out.

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Curtain wall

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50
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Temporary shoring, bracing, or form work used to support incomplete structural elements during building construction.

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False work

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51
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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.

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Collapse zone

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52
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A diagonal brace that serves primarily as a column but must absorb some beam forces as well.

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Raker

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53
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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).

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Partial collapse

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54
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The complete failure of a building to resist gravity.

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General collapse

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55
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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.

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Emergency evacuation

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56
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A directive for crews to exit a building interior or roof in a orderly manner, bringing hoses and tools along.

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Precautionary withdrawal

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Fire Department Incident Safety Officer (17 decks)

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