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Chapter 7 Building Construction Flashcards

0
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To cut off the corners of a timber to retard ignition

A

Chamfer

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A building with a skeleton of beams and columns that carry the entire weight of the structure and contents

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Wood Framed

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Laminated timbers; wood modified from its natural state

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Engineered Wood

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3
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Planks glued together to form a solid timber

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Glued Laminated Timbers

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4
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8 inches or more in smallest dimension

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Heavy Timber

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5
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Floor beams

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Joists

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6
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Use of solid wood members; not lightweight wood trusses and wooden I-joists

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Legacy Construction

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7
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Board of layers of wood strands with fairly constant width-to-length ratio

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Oriented Strand Board (OSB)

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8
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Layers of wood veneer laid in different directions, glued together under pressure

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Plywood

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9
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Wood that is sawn and planed

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Lumber

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10
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Lumber left as sawn on 4 sides

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Rough Lumber

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11
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2x4 or 2x6 wood columns

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Studs

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12
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Narrow, rough strips nailed to studs for plaster

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Wood lath

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13
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Types of Wood-Frame buildings

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  • Post and Frame
  • Balloon Frame
  • Platform Frame
  • Plank and Beam
  • Truss Frame
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14
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Common vertical means of fire spread in platform frame construction

A

The open stairwell

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15
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In platform construction, how far apart are the studs in the walls?

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16”

16
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In Platform construction how far apart are the floor joists

A

16” to 24”

17
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Cross-bracing between joists keep them upright and help share the load

A

Bridging

18
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False spaces above built-in kitchen cabinets that provide connection between the wall and joists spaces

A

Soffits

19
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Typically limit vertical fire movement

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Firestops

20
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Typically limit horizontal fire movement

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Draftstops

21
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What can wood be impregnated with to slow it’s rate of burning?

A

Mineral Salt

22
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Joined by metal connectors to transfer loads; act as a single member

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Spliced Timbers

23
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Plank-like sections of nominal 2” boards that are glued under pressure

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Laminated Timbers

24
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Type of construction that uses thick, finished tongue and groove planks are used for flooring

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Plank and Beam Construction

25
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Fabricated by glueing three boards together with the center board protruding on one side and the other indented on the other

A

Planks

26
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Vinyl, metal, corrugated metal, and stucco are all types of what?

A

Siding

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