CIVL 2290A Exam 2 Review

These support smaller beams for load transfer.

• Girder

• Rafter

• Lintel

• Joist

Which method of steel processing helps to release internal stresses by heating the steel slowly and allowing it to air cool?

• Tempering

• Annealing

• Hot Rolling

• Heat Treating and Quenching

These typically support ceilings and floors.

• Purlin

• Rafter

• Joist

• Lintel

What is the term for a mixture of metals or a mixture of a metal and nonmetal?

• Alloy

• Machined Steel

• Protective Coating

• Cast Iron

Which choice most is most appropriate for a structural horizontal block, found commonly in masonry construction, that spans between openings?

• Rafter

• Girder

• Lintel

• Joist

Materials account for approximately _____% of the construction cost.

• 15%

• 25%

• 50%

• 60%

Consists of reconstituted lumber in the form of rectangular sections.

• Wooden truss

• Glulam

• Structural Composite Lumber

• Arches and domes

Primary reference for wood. This is the basic authority for structural wood and wood construction.

• ASCE 7-16

• Timber Construction Manual (TCM)

• International Building Code (IBC)

• National Design Specification (R) for Wood Construction and Supplement (NDS)

If made of wood, arches and domes are typically made from glulams, because they can easily be bent during manufacturing.

• True

• False

A series thin, laminations of wood that are glued together. Can be bent or arched and span over 200 ft.

• Glulam

• Wooden Truss

• Parallel Strand Lumber

• Structural Composite Lumber