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