Inspector Chapter 5 Flashcards
In modern practice, the 4 most commonly used materials used for construction are:
Wood, Masonry, Concrete, Steel
The _____ & _____ properties of characteristics of different building materials determine their usefulness in architectural applications
Chemical & Mechanical
Rating assigned to an opening in a fire wall to indicate the length of time a protective assembly can withstand fire conditions
Fire Protection Rating
Wall assemblies that are rated through laboratory testing to determining their ability to withstand fire conditions over a set amount of time
Fire-Resistant Materials
Applied to the surface of combustible materials to suppress, reduce, or delay the flame-spread rating of a material.
Fire-retardant coatings.
Materials used to decrease the vulnerability of structures to hazards, such as wildland fires.
Ignition-resistant construction
Lumbar with standard, nominal measurements for use in building construction.
Dimensional Lumber
Term used to describe wood members produced by joining small, flat strips of wood with glue
Glued-Laminated Beam
The advantage of manufacturing _____ _____ is that sizes and shapes can be produced that are not available from solid wood. These include curves and varying cross-sections
Laminated members
Connection between two parts made by the cutting of overlapping mating parts and securing them by glue or fasteners so that the joint is not enlarged and the patterns are complementary. (one on top of other)
Scarf Joint
Connection between two parts made by cutting complementary mating parts, and then securing the joint with glue.
Finger Joint
To obtain the necessary length from shorter pieces, _____ _____ or _____ _____ are used in constructing laminated members.
Scarf Joints or Finger Joints
Although _____ _____ pieces may be stronger in the direction parallel to the grain, _____ products are more equal in strength along their two major axes.
Solid Wood, Panel
_____ _____ panels consist of an interior frame or plastic foam core to which a skin of plywood or OSB is attached.
Stressed Skin
A common use of manufactured panels is in _____ buildings
Modular
Chemical applied to material or another substance that is designed to slow ignition or the spread of fire
Fire Retardant
The two main methods of fire-retardant treatment of wood are _____ _____ & _____ _____
Pressure impregnation & Surface Coating
Coating or paint like product that expands when exposed to the heat of a fire to create an insulating barrier.
Intumescent Coating
Intumescent coatings are commonly applied to _____ to provide fire protection
Steel
_____ is a layer of material installed outside the studs to provide structural stability, insulation, and an under-layer for the siding.
Sheathing
Noncombustible materials used for insulation include: _____ _____, _____ _____, and ______
Glass Wool, Rock Wool, Fiberglass
_____-_____ foam insulations are applied as a soft foam that hardens after application.
Solid-Fill
Two types of solid-fill foam insulations are _____ foam and _____ foam.
Polyurethane, Formaldehyde
Bricks are fired in a kiln during which they are subjected to temperatures as high as _____.
2,400 F
Large rectangular brick used in construction, the most common type is the hollow _____ block.
Concrete
Vertical or horizontal forces that tend to pull things apart
Tension
Force of pulling apart or stretching
TensileS
These steel bars are placed in concrete forms before the cement is poured. Adds considerable strength and reinforcment.
Rebar (short for reinforcing bar)
Common structural steel has less than _____ ______ of _____ percent carbon
three tenths of one percent
Cast iron has a carbon content of _____ to _____ percent
3 to 4
_____ is the strongest of the structural materials.
Steel
Device installed in air ducts that penetrate fire-resistance-rated vertical or horizontal assemblies; limits the transfer of heat and passage of flames through the ducts at the point where the duct passes through the assembly.
Fire Damper
Glass or thermoplastic panel in a window that allows light to pass
Glazing
Glass produced by slowly cooling the hot glass during its production, which permits the release of thermal stresses that would form in the glass were cooled rapidly.
Single-strength Annealed
Glass with a residual surface compression stronger than annealed glass of the same size and thickness
Heat-Strengthend
Glass having a residual surface compression even stronger than heat-strengthened Glass. Breaks into small granules rather than large, sharp-edged Chunks. Used in windows that might be subject to high wind forces and exterior doors that people might walk into accidentally.
Fully Tempered
Glass that consists of two layers of glass with a transparent layer of vinyl bonded into the center. When this glass is broken, the inner core of vinyl holds the broken pieces of glass in place.
Laminated
Glass produced either as a solid or hollow non-load-bearing units with different surface patterns.
Glass Block
Used in both interior and exterior applications, in fire doors, in windows adjacent to fire escapes, in corridor seperations, and to protect against exterior exposure.
Wired Glass
Glass that does not use interior wires. Made from combination of glass and plastic. Must be installed in a particular framing and rated as an assembly.
Fire-Rated Glass
Note: All fire-rated Glass is Marked
No answer
Type ___ _____ _____ used in fire-related assemblies is produced with glass fibers that act as reinforcement.
Type X gypsum board
Type ___ _____ _____ contains vermiculite that expands as it is exposed to heat.
Type C Gypsum Board
A _____ _____ is a material installed to reduce the heat rise of the material it is protecting.
Thermal Barrier
Exterior Cladding or covering systems composed of an adhesively or mechanically fastened foam insulation board, reinforcing mesh, a base coat, and an outer finish Coat. Also known as synthetic Stucco
Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS)
Common type of structure that uses the walls of a building to support spanning elements such as beams, trusses, and pre-cast concrete slabs.
Bearing Wall Structure
Vertical and/or horizontal forces that tend to push the mass of a material together; for example, the force exerted on the top chord of a truss
Compressive Loads
Weight of the structure, structural members, building components, and any other features permanently attached to the building that are constant and immobile
Dead Load
1) Items within a building that are movable but are not included as a permanent part of the structure. 2) Force placed upon a structure by the addition of people, objects, or weather.
Live Load
A _____ _____ is an example of the use of solid wood for a bearing wall.
Log Cabin
Weather-resistant, flexible, or semi-flexible covering consisting of layers of materials over a supporting framework
Membrane Structure
Internal system of structural supports within a building
Frame
Vertical Structural member within a wall in frame buildings; most are made of wood, but some are made of light-gauge metal.
Stud
Construction style using vertical elements to support horizontal elements.
Post and Beam Construction
In Post and Beam Framing, what is the max spread of vertical posts?
24 inches.
In Stud Wall Construction, How far apart are the studs?
12-16 Inches.
Broad top surface of a column or pilaster, designed to spread the load held by a column
Capital
Type of concrete floor construction in which the portion of the floor above each column is dropped below the bottom level of the rest of the slab, increasing the floor thickness at the column.
Drop Panel
Load-bearing system constructed with a skeletal frame and reinforcement between a column and beam
Rigid Frame
The most popular form of wood framing is known as _____-_____ construction
Wood-Frame
The two most common types of wood framing are _____ _____ and _____ _____
Balloon Framing and Platform Framing
Type of structural framing used in some single-story and multistory wood frame buildings wherein the studs are continuous form the foundation to the roof. There may be no fire stops between the studs.
Balloon-Frame Construction
In a _____-_____ design, the basic structural support is provided by a framework of beams and columns that are made of wooden timbers
Heavy-Timber
Horizontal layer of individual masonry units
Course
Single Vertical Row of multiple rows of masonry units in a wall, usually brick.
Wythe
Course of bricks with the ends of the bricks facing outward
Header Course
A _____ course has bricks placed end-to-end
Stretcher
(stretcher is end to end)
A _____ course has bricks placed vertically on end
Soldier
(soldiers stand vertical)
A _____ course has bricks placed with the end facing out
Header
(The bricks are heading out?)
Steel plate located on the exterior of a masonry building to which a tension rod is anchored
Thrust Plate
Bottom components of the roof assembly that support the roof covering; may be constructed of plywood, wood studs, lath strips, or other materials.
Roof Deck
Concrete reinforcement method. Steel strands are stretched, producing a tensile force in the steel.
Pretensioned Reinforcment
Reinforcing steel strands in the concrete are tensioned after the concrete had hardened
Post-Tensioned Reinforcment
