Vocabulary 51-60

Question 1

Rise & run

Answer 1

The rise is the vertical displacement & the run is the horizontal displacement

Question 2

Easement

Answer 2

Legal right to make limited use of the land of another as a right of way

Question 3

Servitude

Answer 3

A person has a right (easement) to impose a burden (servitude) upon another

Question 4

Property line

Answer 4

One of the legally defined & recorded boundaries of a parcel of land

Question 5

F. A. R. (Floor Area Ratio)

Answer 5

Total area for building (total of all floors) / total building area

Question 6

Static load

Answer 6

A load supplied slowly to a structure until it reaches it’s peak value without fluctuating rapidly in magnitude or position

Question 7

Dead load

Answer 7

A static load acting vertically downward. Usually composed of the weight of the building & building elements all of which are fixed

Question 8

Live load

Answer 8

A moving or movable load on a structure resulting from occupancy, collected snow and water, or moving equipment. Usually composed of the weight of people, furnishings,snow…

Question 9

Dynamic load

Answer 9

A load applied suddenly to a structure, often with rapid changes in magnitude and location. (Hurricane, tornados)

Question 10

Concentrated load

Answer 10

A load acting on a very small area of the supporting structural element