Chp 10 Terms Flashcards
Bars
Plates fewer than 6 in in width; may be square or round.
Box Column
A large hollow column built from steel plates
Box girder
A large girder, which is hollow, like a box column, and often used for highway Bridges
Bulbtee
A tee where the end of the cutoff is thickened.
Castellated beam
A wide flange beam that has been cut in half in a zigzag pattern and then welded back together in an offset manner, creating a new, deeper beam.
Cement-asbestos board
Non-combustible material often used for friable construction.
Interstitial space
Void space made by utilizing deep parallel chord trusses
Lattice column
Column made a vertical units connected with diagonal pieces.
Modulus of elasticity
A measurement of the ability of steel to distort and restore.
Purlins
Beams set at right angles to trusses or roof rafters to provide support for lightweight roofing.
Rakers
Diagonal columns that brace an entire structure.
Spandrel Girder
Girders that tie wall columns together in a framed building.
Spandrel space
Distance between the top of one window and the bottom of the one above.
Tiebacks
Cold drawn steel cables inserted into holes driven into the Rock and anchored with epoxy. Also refers to braced sheeting used in soil walls to protect against collapse.
Transfer beam
Used to laterally relocate the vertical load of columns to clear an opening area.
