IFSTA Building Construction

Question 1

What is the use of a single organization to design and build a facility to minimize risks for the project owner.

Answer 1

design-build

Question 2

what are guidelines applied to basic units of a project that cause the items to work together as a unified, completely finished item?

Answer 2

design principles

Question 3

what is a set of rules developed by a standards organization and adopted as law by a governmental body to regulate the minimum requirements for construction.

Answer 3

building code

Question 4

water supply, sanitary sewers, surveying, site preparation, roadways, and storm water drainage are what type of engineering?

Answer 4

civil

Question 5

determination of loads, foundation design, structural behavior, structural members, and structural erection is what type of engineering?

Answer 5

structural

Question 6

heating, ventilation, AC, pumping systems, elevators, and plumbing systems are what type of engineering?

Answer 6

mechanical

Question 7

lighting, power, communications are what type of engineering?

Answer 7

electrical

Question 8

automatic sprinklers, standpipes, fire alarm, smoke control, and building code compliance are what type of engineering?

Answer 8

fire protection

Question 9

what is a strategy to reduce the overall time for completion of a project by merging the design and construction phases?

Answer 9

fast-track construction

Question 10

what is the most widely used building code?

Answer 10

international building code (IBC)

Question 11

incapable of supporting combustion describes what?

Answer 11

non-combustable

Question 12

what is the total amount of heat released to the atmosphere from the congestive phase of a fire?

Answer 12

heat release rate

Question 13

what is type I construction?

Answer 13

fire resistive

Question 14

In a type ___ structure, the building is less likely to collapse.

Answer 14

I

Question 15

bearing walls, columns and beams in type I construction fire resistive rating.

Answer 15

2 to 4 hours

Question 16

Type I construction floor fire resistive rating.

Answer 16

2 to 3 hours

Question 17

roof deck and construction supporting the roof in type I construction fire resistive rating.

Answer 17

1 to 2 hours

Question 18

type ___ buildings are most commonly constructed using a protected steel frame or reinforced concrete.

Answer 18

I

Question 19

_____ is an inherently noncombustible material with good thermal insulating properties.

Answer 19

concrete

Question 20

what is type II construction?

Answer 20

non combustable

Question 21

for type II construction, in addition to steel and concrete, ____ and ______ can be used with a limited structural role.

Answer 21

glass, aluminum

Question 22

type II a ( ) requires that structural components have 1 hour fire resistance.

Answer 22

protected

Question 23

type II a requires that structural components have a ____ hour fire resistance.

Answer 23

1

Question 24

type II a ( ) allows structural components to remain unprotected.

Answer 24

unprotected

Question 25

what is type III construction?

Answer 25

ordinary construction

Question 26

what type of construction is made with any non-combustable material for the exterior walls?

Answer 26

III

Question 27

a fundamental concern with type ___ construction is that the combustable concealed spaces that are created between floor and ceiling joists and between studs in

Answer 27

III

Question 28

what is type IV construction?

Answer 28

heavy timber

Question 29

in type _____ construction, the beams, columns, floors, and roofs are made of solid or laminated wood.

Answer 29

IV

Question 30

concealed spaces are not permitted between structural components in type ____ construction.

Answer 30

IV

Question 31

what type of construction does not include A and B subdivisions?

Answer 31

IV

Question 32

the designation of 2HH is used in what type on construction?

Answer 32

IV

Question 33

type IV construction, uses a minimum dimension of ____X______ for floor construction.

Answer 33

6inch, 10inch

Question 34

what is type V construction?

Answer 34

wood frame

Question 35

In type ____ construction, all major structural components are permitted to be of combustable construction.

Answer 35

V

Question 36

many type V construction structures are required to have a _____ hours fire resistance.

Answer 36

1

Question 37

the fundamental problem with type ____ construction is the presence of extensive voids.

Answer 37

V

Question 38

______ is a building code classification based on the use to which the owners or tenants put buildings or portions of the buildings.

Answer 38

occupancy

Question 39

what is the maximum amount of heat that can be released if all fuel is consumed?

Answer 39

fire load

Question 40

what is the total amount of thermal energy that could be generated by the combustion reaction if a fuel were completely burned?

Answer 40

heat of combustion

Question 41

what indicates the ability of a structural assembly to maintain its load bearing capacity and structural integrity under fire conditions?

Answer 41

fire resistance

Question 42

what is the most common method used to determine fire resistance?

Answer 42

laboratory testing

Question 43

what test is the only standardized test method currently accepted by building codes?

Answer 43

E119

Question 44

In physics, any interaction that may change the motion of an object is defined as what?

Answer 44

force

Question 45

what is any effect that a structure must be designed to resist?

Answer 45

load

Question 46

what is a condition of balance that exists when a structural system is capable of supporting the applied load?

Answer 46

equilibrium

Question 47

the force of ________ is the most common load imposed on a structure.

Answer 47

gravity

Question 48

as lumber dries over time, the dimensions of wooden structural components ______.

Answer 48

shrink

Question 49

_____ is a vertical or horizontal force that pulls material apart.

Answer 49

tension

Question 50

what is stress in a structural member that tends to pull or stretch the member?

Answer 50

tensile stress

Question 51

an ______ load is applied to the center of the cross-section of a member and perpendicular to that member.

Answer 51

axial

Question 52

a load perpendicular to the cross section of the structural member, but does not pass through the cross section is what type of load?

Answer 52

eccentric

Question 53

what type of load is applied off-center from the cross section os ther structural component?

Answer 53

torsional load

Question 54

what is the ratio of the failure point of a material to the maximum design stress?

Answer 54

factor of safety

Question 55

a ______ load is fixed in location and quantifiable.

Answer 55

dead

Question 56

a ____ load is not fixed or permanent.

Answer 56

live

Question 57

what is a load that is steady and applied gradually?

Answer 57

static load

Question 58

a ______ load is steady, motionless, constant or applied gradually.

Answer 58

static

Question 59

______ loads involve motion and are capable of delivering energy greatly in excess of the weigh of the object involved.

Answer 59

dynamic

Question 60

a ______ load is applied at one point in a small area.

Answer 60

concentrated

Question 61

rain and snow are ____ loads.

Answer 61

live

Question 62

a _____ load exerts a horizontal force against a structure.

Answer 62

lateral

Question 63

a _____ is a structural member that carries loads perpendicular to its longitudal dimension.

Answer 63

beam

Question 64

what type of beam is rigidly supported at each end?

Answer 64

restrained

Question 65

what is similar to a cantilever beam but has additional support?

Answer 65

overhanging beam

Question 66

what type of beam may span several vertical supports?

Answer 66

continuous

Question 67

the top flange of a beam carries ____ stresses, and the bottom flange of a beam carrier _____ stresses.

Answer 67

compressive, tensile

Question 68

_____ are structural members designed to support an axial load.

Answer 68

columns

Question 69

what is a single or paired external ridge on a beam that do most of the work of supporting a load?

Answer 69

flange

Question 70

what is the wide, vertical part of a beam?

Answer 70

web

Question 71

a true truss is only made of ______ members.

Answer 71

straight

Question 72

the top and bottom members of a truss are called ____.

Answer 72

chords

Question 73

what is an open web truss constructed entirely of steel?

Answer 73

bar joist

Question 74

a _____ load exerts a force perpendicular to structural members.

Answer 74

transverse

Question 75

what is the horizontal face of a step?

Answer 75

tread

Question 76

what is the vertical part of a step?

Answer 76

riser