Building Construction Ch. 9

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What is the ignition temperature of carbon monoxide?

1128 degrees F

Masonry buildings with spans greater than _____ feet must have interior bearing walls.

25 feet

Steel cable will have complete failure at _____ degrees F.

800

Masonry walls in ordinary construction may be made up of?

All of one material, Different materials used in different areas, different materials may be combined to form composite construction (all the above)

In older masonry buildings, the interior walls, if not of masonry, are of?

Balloon-frame

In the typical downtown ordinary construction building, the side walls are the __________ walls, whereas the front and back walls are __________.

Bearing, non-bearing

Which of the following is a common cause for the failure of a fire door during a fire incident?

Blocked Door Path

Exterior walls of Type III or ordinary-construction buildings are commonly made from this construction material?

Brick

In earlier days, ordinary construction was known as?

Brick and wood-joist construction

There are many ways to stabilize a wall in ordinary construction buildings, which of the following is one of these?

Buttresses or masses of masonry outside the wall Pilasters or columns built inside the wall Wall columns built within the wall

A free-standing wall unsecured at the top best describes which type of wall?

Cantilevered

Which term best defines hollow walls in which wythes are tied together with steel ties or masonry trusses?

Cavity walls

Typically, the longest walls of a Type III or ordinary-construction building are the load-bearing walls. The short walls provide limited structural support and commonly are called?

Curtain walls

Which term represents a connection made to the girders and imparts some lateral stability under normal conditions?

Dog Iron

One of the strengths typically identified in Type III or ordinary-construction buildings is which of the following?

Floor system with strong joists and a fire cut

A masonry pier at a distance from the wall but connected to it is best defined by what term?

Flying buttress

Self-releasing floors can be seen in most old interior ordinary construction buildings. The _________ sits on a steel shelf that protrudes from a column.

Girder

Which brick course is no longer necessary when a masonry wire truss is utilized?

Header course

Which of the following cannot be used as a wall column in a concrete block wall?

Hollow concrete blocks

Collapse indicators include all of the following except:

Increase in the dead load

An eccentric load may be counterbalanced by tying the wall to the _________.

Interior structure

Masonry walls are not designed to resist?

Lateral impact loads

A beam used to carry a wall above an opening is known as a(n)?

Lintel

Ordinary construction was used commonly in constructing buildings for residential dwelling units and retail sales structures. This method of construction often has been described or referred to as?

Main Street USA, buildings of six stories or less , taxpayers (all the above)

Concrete is inherently?

Noncombustible

A __________ is a square metal device used to transfer loads of columns on upper floors by passing the loads through intervening beams and girders to metal columns caps on the column below.

Pintie

If any part of an arch unit is out, the window or door frame becomes an undersigned structural __________.

Post and beam

A __________ wall is composed of an inner and outer wythe of coursed masonry.

Rubble masonry

What is the only way to connect wood beams to wood girders and receive the full benefit of the time it takes the wood to burn through?

Set the beams atop the girder

Which of the following is a typical indicator of ordinary construction building failure?

Smoke or water flowing through the walls Soft floors Walls out of plumb

Braced walls are a basic sign that a wall can be in distress. What are some signs that a wall may be braced?

Stairs on the outside wall Plates on the outside wall Channel sections on the outside wall

When a brick is laid so that the long side is visible, it is referred to as?

Stretcher course

Which item(s) will most likely fail first in ordinary construction buildings that have trussed wood beams?

Struts or rods

Reinforcing rods within reinforced-concrete lintels provide the __________ strength to the composite structure.

Tensile

What is the special material used to connect the exterior and interior wythes in ordinary construction hollow walls?

Terra cotta tile

One of the strengths of a Type IV (heavy-timber) building under fire conditions is which of the following?

The interior structural members are, as a minimum, strong wooden timbers

All of the following are major areas of concern in ordinary construction buildings except:

The non-bearing wood walls as a barrier to fire extension

Cornices, fake mansards, and overhangs are being installed to ordinary construction buildings to improve their appearance. Which of the following is a major hazard associated with these?

They are made of wood. OR They are poorly attached.

A party wall is __________ than two separate walls.

Thinner

When a column is offset, the girder on which it rests becomes a _________ beam.

Transfer

Beam-to-beam connections must be made whenever an opening is provided in a wooden floor. The joists that are cut to provide the opening are connected to a header beam, which in turn is connected to?

Trimmers

Girders in ordinary construction buildings may be made of wood or?

Unprotected Steel

Although a possibility, cold water on red hot iron may not be the chief cause of cast-iron column failure. What do the authors believe is the main cause of failure?

Unsafe connections

Early "fireproof" ordinary construction buildings had many hazards. Which of the following is a good example of these hazards?

Unsupported Marble Stairs

Masonry walls in ordinary construction may consist of all of the following except:

Wood studs

Cantilevered canopies and balconies are very common in ordinary construction buildings. Those supported on trusses or _________ are particularly dangerous.

Wooden I-beams


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