Chapter 11

Question 1

Common roof style that consist of two in client services that meet at their high side to form a ridge

Answer 1

Gable roofs

Question 2

Roof style that slopes in for directions and has a degree of slope similar to the gable roof

Answer 2

Hip roof

Question 3

Slopes into directions but there will be a break in the slope on each side.

Answer 3

Gambrell roof

Question 4

Has a break in the slope of the roof on all four sides

Answer 4

Mansard roof

Question 5

Roof style that slopes in two directions

Answer 5

Butterfly roof

Basically a shed roof that meets at their low eaves

Question 6

Provides light and ventilation. Or once commonly used on factory buildings.

Answer 6

Monitor roof

Question 7

Mansard roof constructed with a flat deck is sometimes known as a?

Answer 7

Modern mansard or deck roof

Question 8

The vertical sides of the monitor section which are normally openable windows, are known as?

Answer 8

Clerestories

Question 9

The style wants commonly used on industrial buildings for a light and ventilation

Answer 9

Sawtooth

Question 10

Arched roof structure composed of a series of intersecting, skewed arches, made up of relatively short Thomas Street members. Two members are bolted, riveted or welded to a third piece at its center

Answer 10

Lamella arch

Question 11

Frequently provided in buildings with Pence Ridge to increase the available living space in an attic

Answer 11

Dormer

Question 12

Horizontal structural members used to support a ceiling or floor

Answer 12

Joist

Question 13

Trust structure with the cords and diagonal members are arranged in parallel planes. Also known as a monoplane truss

Answer 13

Common truss

Question 14

These roofs use inclined members to support some types of pissed roofs that are built on site utilizing dimensional lumber

Answer 14

Conventionally framed roofs

Question 15

The variation of the flat roof is a type known as the?

Answer 15

Inverted roof

Question 16

Conventional framing components include:

Answer 16

Rafters. Ridge boards. Collar ties. Ceiling joist and rafter ties.

Question 17

Incline beam that supports a roof, runs parallel to the slope of the roof, and to which the roof decking is attached

Answer 17

Rafter

Question 18

Highest horizontal member in a pitch roof to which the upper ends of the rafters attach

Answer 18

Ridge board. Also known as a ridge pole

Question 19

Horizontal roof framing member in the top third of the framing system. Braces the roof framing against the uplift of wind

Answer 19

Collar tie

Question 20

Horizontal roof framing member at the bottom of the roof framing system. Helps keep walls from spreading due to the weight of the roof

Answer 20

Rafter ties

Question 21

The most common roof types constructed with conventional framing include:

Answer 21

Shit. Cable. Hip. Gambrell. Mansard.

Question 22

Would rafters vary in size from 2 x 4” to 2 x 14”. They can be spaced from?

Answer 22

12 to 24 inches apart

Question 23

Also known as roof trusses, are a common roof support system.

Answer 23

Pre-engineered roof framing

Question 24

Wood and steel trusses:

Roof trusses are fabricated from steel as well as wood._____Trusses are the most common types used for pitch roofs

Answer 24

Fink and Pratt

Question 25

Roof covering made of flexible material that may be applied to the roof deck as a continuous sheet. Commonly used on shallow pitch roof

Answer 25

Roll roofing

Question 26

Horizontal member between trusses that support the roof

Answer 26

Purlin

Question 27

Corrugated steel used in roof decking ranges from____gauge, the thinnest, to____gauge, the thickest

Answer 27

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