Wood Floor System/ Partition System/ Ceiling Flashcards
Refers to those movable loads imposed on the floor such as people, furniture and the like
Live load
Is that platform structure of the building suspended by posts, columns, walls and beams
Floor framing
Refers to the static load such as the weight of the construction materials which generally carry the live load
Dead load
Pertain to the distances between the post, columns or supporting walls
Span of the supports
A principal beam extending from wall to wall of a building supporting the floor joists or floor beams
Girder
One of a series of parallel timber used to support the floor
Floor joist
A projection anchored in a wall or beam used to support an overhanging member above
Corbel
A brace, or a system of braces, placed between joists to stiffen them, to hold them in place and to help distribute the load
Bridging
A flat projection from an interior wall or partition at the floor, covering the joint between the floor and wall and protecting the wall from kicking, mopping, etc.
Baseboard
A long, wide, square-sawn thick piece of timber; specifications vary, but often the minimum width is 8 in. (20cm) and the minimum thickness is 2 in. (2.5) for hardwood
Plank
Dried or seasoned artificially in a kiln; excess moisture has been driven off by heating
Kiln-dried
A furnace, oven or heated enclosure used for burning or firing brick and tile or for drying timber (excess moisture has been driven off by heating)
Kiln
Two sides of lumbers were smooth
S2S
Four sides of lumbers were smooth
S4S
An interior covering material such as gypsum board or plywood which is usually applied in large sheets or panel
Dry wall finish
An upright post or support, esp. One of a series of vertical structural members which act as the supporting elements in a wall or partition
Stud
A structural wood made of three or more layers of veneer, joined withglue; usually laid with the grain of adjoining plies at right angles
Plywood
Any joist to which the ceiling is attached
Ceiling joist
A device such as metal rod, wire or strap, for fixing one object to another, as specially formed metal connections used to fastened together timbers, masonry, trusses, etc.
Anchor or anchorage
A steel bolt fixed in a building structure which its threaded portion projecting
Anchor bolt
A board whose surface is cut at a desirable angle; serves as guide for cutting and/or planning other boards at the same angle
Angle board
A system of measuring lumber which uses the board foot as the basic unit
Board measure
Any joist to which the ceiling is attached
Ceiling joist
A cut or wire low-carbon steel nail, having a slender plain shank and a medium diamond point; used in a work where finish is unimportant, as in framing
Common wire nail
