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A permanent, inert load whise pressure on a building or other structure is steady and constant, due to the weight of its structural members and the fixed loads they carry, imposing definite stresses and strains upon it. |
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A piece set directly on the foundation (normally treated wood or redwood). |
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| Refers to a wall on the line between adjoining buildings in which each respective owner of an adjacent building shares the rights of the common wall. |
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A strip of lumber usually measuring about 1 1/2" wide and 3/8" thick by 4 feet, used as a foundation for plaster. |
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The junction of two gable roofs from the ridgepole to the canvas. |
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| A combination of members such as beams, bars, ties. Usually arranged in triangular units to form a ridge framework for supporting loads over a long span, as in bridges or massive roof construction. |
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A sloping member of a roof, such as the ribs which extend from the ridge of a roof to the eaves. |
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A term used in building construction for a board which is nailed to studding for carrying floor joists. |
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Materials under certain anticipated conditions that will not support combustion, ignite, burn, or release vapors when heated. |
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- Steeply pitched gables
- Irregular roof line
- Turrets on some
- Balloon Framed
- Many have been converted to apartments
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Classic Box (1890-1910)(NOT IFSTA) |
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- 2 story
- Hipped roof
- Balloon Framed
- May have up to 10 rooms
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California Bungalow (1910-1925)(NOT IFSTA) |
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- Low pitched gable roof
- Can be two stories
- Wide eaves/exposed roof rafters
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Medeterranean Style (1915-1935)(NOT IFSTA) |
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- Red tile roof over porch
- Flat or low pitched roof over majority of house
- Parapets
- Arches
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- Composed of cellulose, a long chain sugar.
- Reaction of wood to fire includes the size and moisture content.
- Ignition Temperature average 400F.
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Chemical decomposition of matter caused by heat |
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OSB- oriented strand board. |
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- Alternating strands up to 3 inches long.
- Most often used as panels for exterior, floor, and roof sheathing.
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The expansion of trapped moisture resulting from exposure to fire. |
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supports the body of the floor frame to which the flooring is nailed. |
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A structural concrete element made elsewhere than it's final position in the structure. |
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At least 2 stories, residential over commercial. |
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Indicates the rate at which available energy is released. |
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The maximum heat produced if all the combustibles in a given area burn. |
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A body of law that determines minimum standards that buildings must meet in the interest of community safety and health. |
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Steel bolts that secure the mud sill to the foundation. |
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| Common Building Materials |
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Wood
Masonry
Cast Iron
Steel
Reinforced Concrete
Gypsum
Glass/Fiberglass(pg141-145) |
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| Type I Construction (Fire-resistive) |
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Resist direct flame impingement
Confines fire well
Little collapse potiential from the effects of fire
Impervious to water damage (pg 146) |
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| Type II Construction (noncombustible) |
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| Fire resistive rating on all parts of the structure including exterior and interior load-bearing walls and building materials.(pg 147) |
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| Type III (Ordinary Construction) |
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| Requires that exterior walls and structural members be made of noncombustible or limited combustible materials such as concrete blocks or clay tile blocks. Interior structural members are completely or partially made of wood.(pg 148) |
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| Type IV (Heavy-timber Construction) |
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| Requres that exterior and interior wals and their associated structural members be made ofnoncombustible or limited combustible materials. Other interior structural members are made of solid or laminated wood with no concealed spaces. (pg 148) |
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| Type V (Wood Frame Construction) |
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| Constructed completely or partially of wood or other approved materials with dimensions smaller than those used in heavy-timber onstruction. Ordinary SFR's. (pg149-150) |
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| 1 1/2 times that height of the building. The corners of the buildings are the safest place when there is not enough room to get out of the callapse zone. (pg 154) |
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| Hazards of newer construction |
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Lightweight construction
Lightweight truss construction (steel and wooden)
The use of gusset plates that are not corner nailed
Wooden I-beams
The use of synthetic materials(glue lam, osb etc.) |
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