Fire Insp & Code Enf Ch 5 Vocab

_____ - Lumber with standard, nominal measurements for use in building construction. _____ is also available in rough, green components with actual dimensions that match the nominal dimensions.

• Dimensional Lumber

• Glued Laminate Beam

• Stud

• Dimensional Timber

Answer explanation

See page 155

_____ - Term used to describe wood members produced by joining small, flat strips of wood with glue. Also known as Glulam.

• Glued-Laminate Beam

• Dimensional Lumber

• Plywood

• Oriented Strand Board

Answer explanation

See page 155

_____ - Connection between two parts made by the cutting of overlapping mating parts and securing them by glue or fasteners so that the joint is not enlarged and the patterns are complementary.

• Scarf Joint

• Finger Joint

• Elbow Joint

• Zipper Joint

Answer explanation

See page 156

_____ - Connection between two parts made by cutting complementary mating parts, and then securing the joint with glue.

• Finger Joint

• Scarf Joint

• Zipper Joint

• Laminated Joint

Answer explanation

See page 156

_____ - Chemical applied to material or another substance that is designed to slow ignition or the spread of fire.

• Fire Retardant

• Fire Resistance Coating

• Intumescent Coating

• Chemical Insulation

Answer explanation

See page 157

_____ - Coating or paint like product that expands when exposed to the heat of a fire to create an insulating barrier.

• Intumescent Coating

• Fire Retardant

• Foam Insulation

• Fire Resistive Paint

Answer explanation

See page 157

_____ - Large rectangular brick used in construction; the most common type is the hollow _____.

• Concrete Block

• Brick

• Stone Block

• Clay Tile Block

Answer explanation

See page 161

Also known as Concrete Masonry Units (CMU)

_____ - Vertical or horizontal forces that tend to pull things apart; for example, the force exerted on the bottom chord of a truss.

• Tension

• Tensile

• Compression

• Extension

Answer explanation

See page 163

_____ - Force of pulling apart or stretching.

• Tensile

• Tension

• Extension

• Torsion

Answer explanation

See page 163

_____ - These steel bars are placed in concrete forms before the cement is poured. When the concrete sets (hardens), the _____ within it adds considerable strength and reinforcement.

• Rebar

• Reinforcing Rods

• Steel Reinforcement

• Studs

Answer explanation

See page 163

Short for "Reinforcing Bar"