Chapter Eleven Flashcards
Steel
Iron with a controlled amount of carbon, generally less than 2 percent.
Ferrous metal
Any iron-based metal.
Bar
A small rolled steel shape, usually round or rectangular in cross section; a rolled steel shape used for reinforcing concrete.
Plate
A broad sheet of rolled metal 1 / 4 inch (6.35 mm) or more thick; a two way concrete slab; a horizontal top or bottom member in a platform frame wall structure.
Wide-flange shape
Any of a wide range of structural steel components rolled in the shape of the letter I or H.
Tempering
Controlled heating and cooling of a material to alter its mechanical properties; a form of heat-treatment.
Cast steel
Any of various steels cast in molds to form objects.
Cold-worked steel/cold-formed steel
Steel formed at a temperature at which it is no longer plastic, as by rolling or forging at room temperature.
Hollow structural section (HSS)
Hollow steel cylindrical or rectangular shapes made to be used as structural members; also called structural tubing.
Open-web steel joist (OWSJ)
A lightweight, prefabricated, welded steel truss used at closely spaced intervals to support floor or roof decking.
Rivet
A structural fastener on which a second head is formed after the fastener is in place.
Shear connection
A connection designed to resist only the tendency of one member to slide past the other, and not, as in a moment connection, to resist any tendency of the members to rotate with respect to one another; in steel frame construction, a simple connection.
Shear
A deformation in which planes of material slide with respect to one another.
Shear wall
A stiff wall that imparts lateral force resistance to a building frame.
Bending moment
The combination of tension and compression forces that cause a beam or other structural member to bend.
