Chapter 6 - Building Construction Flashcards
An older type of wood frame construction in which the wall studs extend vertically from the basement of a structure to the roof without any fire stops
Balloon-frame construction
A tress that is curved on the top and straight on the bottom.
Bowstring truss
The property describing whether a material will burn and how quickly it will burn
Combustability
Buildings constructed since about 1970 that incorporate lightweight construction techniques and engineered wood components. these buildings exhibit less resistance to fire than older buildings.
Contemporary construction
Non-bearing walls that seperate the inside and outside of the building but are not part of the support structure for the building.
Curtain wall
A roof with a curved shape
Curved roof
The weight of all materials incorporated into the building but not limited to walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, stairways, built in partitions, finishes, cladding and other similarly incorparoated architectural and structural items, and fixed service equipment including the weight of cranes (NFPA 5000)
Dead Load
A wall, other than a fire wall, having a fire-resistance rating (NFPA 5000)
Fire barrier Wall
Any combination of a fire door, frame, hardware, and other accessories that together provide a specific degree of fire protection to the opening (NFPA 80)
Fire door assembly
The measure of the ability of a material, product, or assembly to withstand fire or give protection from it. (NFPA 251)
Fire resistance
A horizontal or vertical fire resistance-rated assembly of materials that have protected openings and are designed to restrict the spread of fire (NFPA 45)
Fire separation
A wall separating buildings or subdividing a building to prevent the spread of fire and having a fire-resistance rating and structural stability. (NFPA 5000)
Fire Wall
A window assembly rated in accordance with NFPA 257 and installed in accordance with NFPA 80 (NFPA 5000)
Fire window
A horizontal roof; often found on commercial or industrial occupancies
Flat roof
Thick peices of glass are similar to bricks or tiles
Glass blocks
Connecting plate made of a thin sheet of steel used to connect the components of a truss. May also be referred to as a gang nail
Gusset plate
A naturally occuring material consisting of calcium sulfate and water molecules
Gypsum
The generic name for a family of sheet products consisting of a non-combustible core primarily of gypsum with paper surfacing (NFPA 5000)
Gypsum board
A building that does not fit entirely into any of the five construction types becaiuse it incorporates building materials of more than one type.
Hybrid building
The exposed surfaces of walls, ceilings, and floors with buildings (NFPA 5000)
Interior finish