201-01 Building Construction Terminology Characteristics and Components

Which material is classified as brittle?

Steel
Masonry
Wood
Concrete (correct)

What is the standard tensile strength of wood?

700 psi (correct)
900 psi
1200 psi
500 psi

What is the main purpose of sheathing in construction?

To provide structural stability
To provide insulation
To provide an under layer for the siding
All of the above (correct)

What is the primary metal alloyed in steel?

Carbon (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between plywood and oriented strand board (OSB)?

Plywood is made from logs, while OSB is made from wood strands (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common type of joint used in wood construction?

Butt Joint (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following materials has no significant tensile strength?

Sandstone/Brownstone (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most commonly used cement in masonry construction?

Portland cement (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a single vertical column of masonry units in a wall?

Wythe (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following materials is a thermosetting plastic?

Fiberboard (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a horizontal layer of individual masonry units?

Course (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a beam that spans an opening in a load bearing wall called?

Lintel (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which material is NOT inherently fire resistive?

Steel (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of adding an insulating material to steel in a fire?

To enhance the fire resistance of the steel (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of concrete?

Portland cement (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of reinforcing bars (rebar) in concrete?

To enhance the tensile strength of concrete (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between pre-tensioned and post-tensioned reinforcement concrete?

Pre-tensioned concrete uses steel strands stretched before the concrete is poured, while post-tensioned concrete uses tensioned steel strands after the concrete has hardened (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of masonry as a building material?

Simple piling up of stones found in fields (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of truss uses groups of rigid triangles to distribute and transfer loads?

Planar truss (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the uppermost beam of a pitched roof called?

Ridge beam (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of truss has a self-supporting top chord and horizontal bottom chord along with rigidly connected web members?

Rigid arch truss (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a beam placed horizontally and perpendicular to trusses or beams to help support roof sheathing or hang ceilings called?

Purlin (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of truss has an arched upper chord and a horizontal tension bottom chord that connects the ends of the arched cord?

Bowstring truss (C) Signup and view all the answers

When establishing collapse zones, where should apparatus and members operate from?

The four corners of the building (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a correct definition of dead load?

The weight of the building itself and anything permanently attached to the building. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a correct definition of live load?

Any load applied to a building other than dead loads. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a correct definition of distributed load?

A load spread over a large surface area or over multiple points. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a correct definition of impact load?

A moving, or sudden load applied to a building in a focused or short time interval. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a correct definition of axial load?

Is imposed through the center of the material. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a correct definition of torsion load?

Is imposed in such a way that causes a material to twist. (D) Signup and view all the answers