Chapter Four Flashcards
Bearing block
A piece of wood fastened to a column to provide support for a beam or girder.
Hinge connector
A mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them.
Firecut
A sloping end cut on a wood beam or joist where it enters a masonry wall. The purpose of the firecut is to allow the wood member to rotate out of the wall without prying the wall apart if the floor or roof structure burns through in a fire.
Tongue-and-groove decking
An interlocking edge detail for joining planks or panels. Tooling The finishing of a mortar joint or sealant joint by pressing and compacting it to create a particular profile.
Laminated decking
It consists of ordinary dimension lumber laid on edge and spiked together.
Glue-laminated decking spline
Allow the narrow strips of decking to share concentrated structural loads as if they constituted a continuous sheet of solid wood.
Rigid frame/portal frame
Two columns and a beam or beams attached to one another with moment connections; a moment-resisting frame.
Steel tension rod/tie rod arch
Tied at the base of rigid frames.
Shear plate
Recessed into grooves in the wood and serve to spread any force from the steel rod across a much wider surface area of wood to avoid crushing and splitting.
Heavy timber truss
Their joints are made with steel bolts and welded steel plate connectors or splitring connectors.
Heavy timber vault
exert lateral thrusts that must be countered by tie rods or suitably designed foundations; widely used in athletic arenas, auditoriums, suburban retail stores, warehouses, and factories
Heavy timber dome
exert lateral thrusts that must be countered by tie rods or suitably designed foundations; widely used in athletic arenas, auditoriums, suburban retail stores, warehouses, and factories
