Building Construction

Construction type in which structural members, including walls, columns, beams,

floors, and roofs, are made of noncombustible or limited combustible materials and have a specified degree

of fire resistance.

Concrete that is internally fortified with steel reinforcement bars or mesh placed

within the concrete before it hardens. Reinforcement allows the concrete to resist tensile forces.

Method of building construction where the concrete building member is poured and

set according to specification in a controlled environment and is then shipped to the construction site for

use.

Steel structural members that are covered with either spray-on fire proofing (an

insulating barrier) or fully encased in an Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) tested and approved system.

Construction type that is similar to Type I except that the degree of fire resistance

is lower.

Rating assigned to a material or assembly after standardized testing by an

independent testing organization; identifies the amount of time a material or assembly will resist a typical

fire, as measured on a standard time-temperature curve.

Joist with a web composed of materials that do not fill the entire web space. Examples

include steel bars or tubes.

Construction type in which exterior walls and structural members are made

of noncombustible or limited combustible materials, but interior structural members, including walls,

columns, beams, floors, and roofs, are completely or partially constructed of wood.

Structural member used to form a roof or floor framework; trusses form triangles or combinations

of triangles to provide maximum load-bearing capacity with a minimum amount of material.

An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath and plaster, wallboard, or

similar material.