Chapter 5 Basic building Construction

Question 1

Type V

Answer 1

Frame (wood)

Question 2

Type iv

Answer 2

Heavy timber

Question 3

Type iii

Answer 3

Ordinary

Question 4

Type ii

Answer 4

Noncombustible

Question 5

Type i

Answer 5

Fire resistive

Question 6

Main structural materials are wooden interior floor, supports interior walls and supports are made of wood

Answer 6

Type v: frame (wood)

Question 7

This type of construction involves a wood stud framing system in which the studs run continuously through the full building height, and there’s no inherent fire stopping provided between the floors

Answer 7

Balloon frame

Question 8

Sometimes referred to as western framing is the most common type of new frame construction are used today

Answer 8

Platform frame

Question 9

Framing system using posts, (vertical members) and beams, (horizontal members) to create loadbearing frame connected by rigid points

Answer 9

Post and beam

Question 10

Minimum dimensions for the roof planks

Answer 10

2-in w/ beams set 6-8ft apart

Question 11

Minimum dimension for the post and beams are

Answer 11

4x4

Question 12

boards laminated together to form large beams. The floors are typically thick tongue and groove planks. That type of construction reduces the concealed spaces in the building. The large laminated beams are left, uncovered, and become part of the interior decor.

Answer 12

Plank and Beam

Question 13

Engineer construction in which the entire structure is tied together into a unitized frame

Answer 13

Truss

Question 14

Heavy timber construction is also referred to buy some as

Answer 14

Mill construction

Question 15

Construction, composed of masonry loadbearing walls with wood, joist floors, and a wood roof

Answer 15

Type iii ordinary

Question 16

In some older ordinary construction buildings, you might see a star a S a channel a circle or another decorative device on the exterior of the building. This device is called

Answer 16

Spreader

Question 17

A router cable runs parallel to the joist and ties the walls together to increase the stability of either or both walls

Answer 17

Type 1 spreader

Question 18

Tensile members rod or cable, one perpendicular with the joist and tie the first three or four floors joist to the wall. These members may be part of an original design of heavy timber building, or they may be added to a building to support a weak wall.

Answer 18

Type 2 spreader

Question 19

Construction method employs building materials that will not add to the fire development. The materials are not combustible and will prevent a fire from becoming a structure fire.

Answer 19

Type 2: non combustible

Question 20

Building is built with steel concrete and other fire resistance or fire rate materials. Fire resistant buildings are built with structural components that will not burn and that will resist the effects of fire for a long period of time.

Answer 20

Type 1: fire resistive

Question 21

A method of fire resistive construction gaining popularity is known as ____. In this method, concrete walls are framed to size poured in place on the ground with the required amount of rebar, and then once cured tilted up into place with cranes

Answer 21

Tilt up construction

Question 22

Used mainly because of the benefits of lightweight members used interdependently to carry a load

Answer 22

Trusses

Question 23

The top and bottom members of the truss are called the

The inside members are called the

The trusses are tied together with connecting members called

and the connections are

Answer 23

Chords
Web
Ties
Panel points

Question 24

The most dangerous truss

Answer 24

Bowstring

Question 25

The most common truss for roof construction

Answer 25

Peaked roof truss

Question 26

The ___ is used for both roofs and floors. The top cords and the bottom cords run parallel to each other, with the Webb in between them. The top and bottom chords can be either Steel or wood. The webs can also be Steel or wood.

Answer 26

Parallel chord truss

Question 27

The shortcoming of truss construction is the same as that we find with any construction method:

Answer 27

The connectors

Question 28

Wood carries its load by

Answer 28

mass

Question 29

Platform framing can be used for up to __ story buildings

Answer 29

Three

Question 30

One framing method that resembles the post and beam, but uses much larger beams is being used today for large residential structures, commercial buildings, churches, and places of assembly

Answer 30

Plank and beam

Question 31

Truss frame construction can be used for buildings up to ___ stories

Answer 31

Three

Question 32

What is basically a number of triangles put together at the desired span and height?

Answer 32

A truss Truss frame

Question 33

Another type of truss is the ___. It is build with large framing members and is used when large openings need to be covered.

Answer 33

Timber truss

Question 34

These fasteners are using most of the light wood trusses used in construction today and are most often referred to as? But they are also called?

Answer 34

Gusset plates Gang nailers Staple plates Metal tooth plate connectors Metal stapler?

Question 35

What type of construction is composed of masonry load-bearing walls with wood-joisted floors and a wood roof?

Answer 35

Ordinary construction Type iii

Question 36

In many buildings, the floor and roof tourist have what are called fire cut joists. The joist have a 30° cut on them. The longer side of the joist sits in a pocket and the loadbearing wall. During a fire of the floor and roof structure is designed to collapse downward and save the exterior walls from being pushed outward and collapsing.

Answer 36

Type iii Ordinary construction

Question 37

An engineered wood i-beam resembles a traditional i-beam. The top and bottom boards, referred to as the ____ (top and bottom of the i), are grooved in the center where the web is placed, giving it the look of an i-beam. They are typically solid wood, where as the web is ___, ___ or some other type of wood laminated together

Answer 37

*flanges* Plywood, orientated strand board (OSB)