Floor And Wall System Flashcards
refers to those movable loads imposed on the floor such as people and furniture
live load
refers to the static load such as weight of construction materials
dead load
consist of wind pressure and suctions, earthquake load, rainwater on flat roof and forces caused by temperature differentials
environmental load
pertains to the distance between columns or supporting walls
span of the supports
combination of concrete and steel
reinforced concrete
designed to act together with longitudinal and web reinforcement in resisting applied forced, formed and placed along with the slab they support
reinforced concrete beam
consists of bend bars or stirrups placed in a concrete beam to resist diagonal tension
web reinforcements
refers to a beam having a single span supported at its end without a restraint at the two extreme ends
simple beam
term applied to a beam that rests on more than two supports
continuous beam
refers to a beam with two spans with or without restraint at the two extreme ends
semi-continuous beam
supported on one end and the other end projecting beyond the support or wall
cantilever beam
when floor slabs and beams are poured simultaneously producing a monolithic structure where a portion of the slab at both sides of the beam serves as planges
T-beams
bends given to the end of tension bars to develop and equivalent embedment length for anchorage
hooks
longitudinal bars serving as tension reinforcement in the section of a concrete beam subject to the upward bending of negative movement
top bars
longitudinal bars serving as tension reinforcement in the section of a concrete beam subject to positive moment
bottom bars
plate structures that are reinforced to span either one or both directions of a structural bay
concrete slab
uniformly thick reinforced in one direction and cast integrally with parallel supporting beams
one-way slab
uniformed thickness may be reinforced in two directions
two way slab
layer of high quality concrete or mortar placed to perform floor surface or a concrete base
concrete topping
often called expansion joints allow movement to occur between a concrete slab and adjoining column and wall of building
isolation joints
create lines of weakness so that the cracking may result from tensile stresses occurs along predetermined lines
control joints
provide a place for construction to stop and then continue at a later time
construction joints
thick concrete wall having double reinforcement design
shear wall
sheet material used for covering walls or as lath; called drywall because of its low moisture content; little water is used in its application to interior walls and ceiling
gypsum board
The horizontal planes that must support both live loads and dead loads and must transfer their loads horizontally across space to either beams and columns or to load bearing walls
floor systems
