IFSTA Building Construction Flashcards
What is the use of a single organization to design and build a facility to minimize risks for the project owner.
design-build
what are guidelines applied to basic units of a project that cause the items to work together as a unified, completely finished item?
design principles
what is a set of rules developed by a standards organization and adopted as law by a governmental body to regulate the minimum requirements for construction.
building code
water supply, sanitary sewers, surveying, site preparation, roadways, and storm water drainage are what type of engineering?
civil
determination of loads, foundation design, structural behavior, structural members, and structural erection is what type of engineering?
structural
heating, ventilation, AC, pumping systems, elevators, and plumbing systems are what type of engineering?
mechanical
lighting, power, communications are what type of engineering?
electrical
automatic sprinklers, standpipes, fire alarm, smoke control, and building code compliance are what type of engineering?
fire protection
what is a strategy to reduce the overall time for completion of a project by merging the design and construction phases?
fast-track construction
what is the most widely used building code?
international building code (IBC)
incapable of supporting combustion describes what?
non-combustable
what is the total amount of heat released to the atmosphere from the congestive phase of a fire?
heat release rate
what is type I construction?
fire resistive
In a type ___ structure, the building is less likely to collapse.
I
bearing walls, columns and beams in type I construction fire resistive rating.
2 to 4 hours
Type I construction floor fire resistive rating.
2 to 3 hours
roof deck and construction supporting the roof in type I construction fire resistive rating.
1 to 2 hours
type ___ buildings are most commonly constructed using a protected steel frame or reinforced concrete.
I
_____ is an inherently noncombustible material with good thermal insulating properties.
concrete
what is type II construction?
non combustable
for type II construction, in addition to steel and concrete, ____ and ______ can be used with a limited structural role.
glass, aluminum
type II a ( ) requires that structural components have 1 hour fire resistance.
protected
type II a requires that structural components have a ____ hour fire resistance.
1
type II a ( ) allows structural components to remain unprotected.
unprotected
what is type III construction?
ordinary construction
what type of construction is made with any non-combustable material for the exterior walls?
III
a fundamental concern with type ___ construction is that the combustable concealed spaces that are created between floor and ceiling joists and between studs in
III
what is type IV construction?
heavy timber
in type _____ construction, the beams, columns, floors, and roofs are made of solid or laminated wood.
IV
concealed spaces are not permitted between structural components in type ____ construction.
IV
what type of construction does not include A and B subdivisions?
IV
the designation of 2HH is used in what type on construction?
IV
type IV construction, uses a minimum dimension of ____X______ for floor construction.
6inch, 10inch
what is type V construction?
wood frame
In type ____ construction, all major structural components are permitted to be of combustable construction.
V
many type V construction structures are required to have a _____ hours fire resistance.
1
the fundamental problem with type ____ construction is the presence of extensive voids.
V
______ is a building code classification based on the use to which the owners or tenants put buildings or portions of the buildings.
occupancy
what is the maximum amount of heat that can be released if all fuel is consumed?
fire load
what is the total amount of thermal energy that could be generated by the combustion reaction if a fuel were completely burned?
heat of combustion
what indicates the ability of a structural assembly to maintain its load bearing capacity and structural integrity under fire conditions?
fire resistance
what is the most common method used to determine fire resistance?
laboratory testing
what test is the only standardized test method currently accepted by building codes?
E119
In physics, any interaction that may change the motion of an object is defined as what?
force
what is any effect that a structure must be designed to resist?
load
what is a condition of balance that exists when a structural system is capable of supporting the applied load?
equilibrium
the force of ________ is the most common load imposed on a structure.
gravity
as lumber dries over time, the dimensions of wooden structural components ______.
shrink
_____ is a vertical or horizontal force that pulls material apart.
tension
what is stress in a structural member that tends to pull or stretch the member?
tensile stress
an ______ load is applied to the center of the cross-section of a member and perpendicular to that member.
axial
a load perpendicular to the cross section of the structural member, but does not pass through the cross section is what type of load?
eccentric
what type of load is applied off-center from the cross section os ther structural component?
torsional load
what is the ratio of the failure point of a material to the maximum design stress?
factor of safety
a ______ load is fixed in location and quantifiable.
dead
a ____ load is not fixed or permanent.
live
what is a load that is steady and applied gradually?
static load
a ______ load is steady, motionless, constant or applied gradually.
static
______ loads involve motion and are capable of delivering energy greatly in excess of the weigh of the object involved.
dynamic
a ______ load is applied at one point in a small area.
concentrated
rain and snow are ____ loads.
live
a _____ load exerts a horizontal force against a structure.
lateral
a _____ is a structural member that carries loads perpendicular to its longitudal dimension.
beam
what type of beam is rigidly supported at each end?
restrained
what is similar to a cantilever beam but has additional support?
overhanging beam
what type of beam may span several vertical supports?
continuous
the top flange of a beam carries ____ stresses, and the bottom flange of a beam carrier _____ stresses.
compressive, tensile
_____ are structural members designed to support an axial load.
columns
what is a single or paired external ridge on a beam that do most of the work of supporting a load?
flange
what is the wide, vertical part of a beam?
web
a true truss is only made of ______ members.
straight
the top and bottom members of a truss are called ____.
chords
what is an open web truss constructed entirely of steel?
bar joist
a _____ load exerts a force perpendicular to structural members.
transverse
what is the horizontal face of a step?
tread
what is the vertical part of a step?
riser
