Chapter 10 Building Construction

Question 0

At what temperature do you get elongation of steel?

Answer 0

1000 degrees F

Question 1

What is the maximum height of a non-combustible building?

Answer 1

12 stories

Question 2

Wide flange beams cut in half in zig-zag pattern and welded back together offset creating new deeper channels

Answer 2

Castellated Beams

Question 3

Steel structural components with a square U-shaped cross section

Answer 3

Channels

Question 4

Channels

Answer 4

Steel structural components with a square U-shaped cross section

Question 5

Top and bottom called flanges, web connects flanges

Answer 5

I-beams

Question 6

I-Beams

Answer 6

Top and bottom called flanges, web connects flanges

Question 7

Flat pieces of steel

Answer 7

Plates

Question 8

Beams, usually channels, set at right angles to trusses or roof rafters to provide support for lightweight roofing

Answer 8

Purlins

Question 9

What is a purlin?

Answer 9

Beams, usually channels, set at right angles to trusses or roof rafters to provide support for lightweight roofing

Question 10

Most common type of wall for unprotected steel-framed buildings

Answer 10

Masonry Walls

Question 11

How much will steel elongate at 1000 degrees?

Answer 11

9 1/2” over 100’