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A vvforce vvthat vvis vvperpendicular vvand vvthat vvpasses vvthrough vvthe vvcentroid
vv(center) vvis vvknown vvas______ vv- vvAnsweraxial vvload
The vvburning vvof vvheated vvgaseous vvproducts vvof vvcombustion, vvwhen vvoxygen vvis
vvintroduced vvinto vvan vvoxygen vvdeficient vvatmosphere, vvis vvknown vvas______ vv-
vvAnswerbackdraft
the vvbottom vvmember vvof vva vvtruss vvand vvis vvunder vvtension. vv- vvAnswerbottom
vvchord
the vvtop vvchord vvof vvthe vvtruss vvand vvcurved vv(arched vvtruss) vv- vvAnswerbowstring
vvtruss
A vv______ vvis vva vvprojecting vvbeam vvor vvslab vvsupported vvat vvone vvend. vv(supported
vvonly vvat vvone vvend, vvbut vvis vvrigidly vvheld). vv- vvAnswercantilever
________is vvsteel vvthat vvhas vva vvshape vvof vva vvU. vv- vvAnswerchannel
_________are vvwoodchips vvglued vvtogether vvto vvmake vvflat vvsheets, vvcommonly
vvused vvin vvmobile vvhomes. vv- vvAnswerChipboard/or vvparticle vvboard
_________are vvliquids vvhaving vva vvflash vvpoint vvabove vv100 vvdegrees vvF. vv-
vvAnswercombustibles
______ vvis vva vvforce vvwhich vvtends vvto vvpush vvthe vvmass vvof vva vvmaterial vvtogether.
vv- vvAnswercompression
A vv_________ vvis vva vvheavy vvload vvlocated vvat vvone vvpoint vvin vva vvbuilding. vv-
vvAnswerconcentrated vvload
A vv_______ vvis vvthe vvload vvon vva vvstructure, vvdue vvto vvits vvown vvweight vvand vvother
vvfixed vvweights. vv- vvAnswerdead vvload
, _________, vvis vvan vvangle vvcut vvmade vvat vvthe vvend vvof vva vvjoist vvor vvwood vvbeam,
vvwhich vvis vvinserted vvinto vva vvmasonry vvwall. vv- vvAnswerfire vvcut
A vv________is vva vvlarge vvhorizontal, vvstructural vvmember vvused vvto vvsupport vvthe
vvends vvof vvjoists vvand vvbeams. vv- vvAnswergirder
The vv_____, vvis vvthe vvtop vvof vva vvwindow vvor vvdoor vvframe. vv- vvAnswerhead
__________ vvare vvdelivered vvover vva vvshort vvperiod vvof vvtime. vv- vvAnswerimpact
vvloads
_____________are vvnon vvload vvbearing vvinterior vvwalls, vvwhich vvare vvsubdivided
vvareas vvof vva vvfloor vvinto vvrooms. vv- vvAnswerpartition vvwall
______, vvshort vvmasonry vvcolumn, vvsupporting vvsection vvof vvwall vvbetween vvtwo
vvopenings. vv- vvAnswerpier
___________construction, vvthe vvfirst vvfloor vvis vvlaid vvon vvthe vvjoist, vvand vvthe vvframe
vvfor vvthe vvfirst vvfloor vvwall vvis vverected vvon vvthe vvfirst vvfloor. vvAll vvwalls vvare vvbuilt
vvon vvthe vvfloor. vv- vvAnswerplatform vvframe
Prestressing vva vvmeans vvwhereby vvthe vvreinforcing vvbars vvin vvconcrete vvbeams vvare
vvplaced vvin vvtension vvbefore vvthe vvconcrete vvis vvpoured, vvso vvthat vvthe vvmember
vvwill vvdevelop vvgreater vvstrength vvafter vvthe vvconcrete vvhas vvset. vv-
vvAnswerprestressing
_____________ vvis vvdone vvat vvthe vvplant. vvSteele vvstands vvare vvstretched vvbetween
vvthe vvends vvof vva vvform vvand vvconcrete vvis vvcured. vv- vvAnswerpretennsioning
_______ vvmortar vvis vvwater vvsoluble. vv- vvAnswersand vvlime
The vvstress vvresulting vvwhen vvtwo vvforced vvact vvon vva vvbody vvin vvopposite
vvdirections vvin vvparallel vvadjacent vvplanes vvis vvknown vvas vv_____________. vv-
vvAnswershear vvstress
_________ vvis vvthe vvcovering vvapplied vvto vvtile vvframing vvof vva vvbuilding vvto vvwhich
vvsiding vvis vvapplied. vv- vvAnswersheathing
________ vvwall vvis vva vvsingle vvone vvwythe vvthickness vvof vvmasonry vvdesigned vvto
vvimprove vvexterior vvappearance. vv- vvAnswerveneer
_______codes vvare vvenforced vvby vvfederal vvinspectors. vv- vvAnswerfederal
_____inspectors vvare vvresponsible vvfor vvenforcing vvstate vvand vvlocal vvlaws. vv-
vvAnswerlocal
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A vvforce vvthat vvis vvperpendicular vvand vvthat vvpasses vvthrough vvthe vvcentroid
vv(center) vvis vvknown vvas______ vv- vvAnsweraxial vvload
The vvburning vvof vvheated vvgaseous vvproducts vvof vvcombustion, vvwhen vvoxygen vvis
vvintroduced vvinto vvan vvoxygen vvdeficient vvatmosphere, vvis vvknown vvas______ vv-
vvAnswerbackdraft
the vvbottom vvmember vvof vva vvtruss vvand vvis vvunder vvtension. vv- vvAnswerbottom
vvchord
the vvtop vvchord vvof vvthe vvtruss vvand vvcurved vv(arched vvtruss) vv- vvAnswerbowstring
vvtruss
A vv______ vvis vva vvprojecting vvbeam vvor vvslab vvsupported vvat vvone vvend. vv(supported
vvonly vvat vvone vvend, vvbut vvis vvrigidly vvheld). vv- vvAnswercantilever
________is vvsteel vvthat vvhas vva vvshape vvof vva vvU. vv- vvAnswerchannel
_________are vvwoodchips vvglued vvtogether vvto vvmake vvflat vvsheets, vvcommonly
vvused vvin vvmobile vvhomes. vv- vvAnswerChipboard/or vvparticle vvboard
_________are vvliquids vvhaving vva vvflash vvpoint vvabove vv100 vvdegrees vvF. vv-
vvAnswercombustibles
______ vvis vva vvforce vvwhich vvtends vvto vvpush vvthe vvmass vvof vva vvmaterial vvtogether.
vv- vvAnswercompression
A vv_________ vvis vva vvheavy vvload vvlocated vvat vvone vvpoint vvin vva vvbuilding. vv-
vvAnswerconcentrated vvload
A vv_______ vvis vvthe vvload vvon vva vvstructure, vvdue vvto vvits vvown vvweight vvand vvother
vvfixed vvweights. vv- vvAnswerdead vvload
, _________, vvis vvan vvangle vvcut vvmade vvat vvthe vvend vvof vva vvjoist vvor vvwood vvbeam,
vvwhich vvis vvinserted vvinto vva vvmasonry vvwall. vv- vvAnswerfire vvcut
A vv________is vva vvlarge vvhorizontal, vvstructural vvmember vvused vvto vvsupport vvthe
vvends vvof vvjoists vvand vvbeams. vv- vvAnswergirder
The vv_____, vvis vvthe vvtop vvof vva vvwindow vvor vvdoor vvframe. vv- vvAnswerhead
__________ vvare vvdelivered vvover vva vvshort vvperiod vvof vvtime. vv- vvAnswerimpact
vvloads
_____________are vvnon vvload vvbearing vvinterior vvwalls, vvwhich vvare vvsubdivided
vvareas vvof vva vvfloor vvinto vvrooms. vv- vvAnswerpartition vvwall
______, vvshort vvmasonry vvcolumn, vvsupporting vvsection vvof vvwall vvbetween vvtwo
vvopenings. vv- vvAnswerpier
___________construction, vvthe vvfirst vvfloor vvis vvlaid vvon vvthe vvjoist, vvand vvthe vvframe
vvfor vvthe vvfirst vvfloor vvwall vvis vverected vvon vvthe vvfirst vvfloor. vvAll vvwalls vvare vvbuilt
vvon vvthe vvfloor. vv- vvAnswerplatform vvframe
Prestressing vva vvmeans vvwhereby vvthe vvreinforcing vvbars vvin vvconcrete vvbeams vvare
vvplaced vvin vvtension vvbefore vvthe vvconcrete vvis vvpoured, vvso vvthat vvthe vvmember
vvwill vvdevelop vvgreater vvstrength vvafter vvthe vvconcrete vvhas vvset. vv-
vvAnswerprestressing
_____________ vvis vvdone vvat vvthe vvplant. vvSteele vvstands vvare vvstretched vvbetween
vvthe vvends vvof vva vvform vvand vvconcrete vvis vvcured. vv- vvAnswerpretennsioning
_______ vvmortar vvis vvwater vvsoluble. vv- vvAnswersand vvlime
The vvstress vvresulting vvwhen vvtwo vvforced vvact vvon vva vvbody vvin vvopposite
vvdirections vvin vvparallel vvadjacent vvplanes vvis vvknown vvas vv_____________. vv-
vvAnswershear vvstress
_________ vvis vvthe vvcovering vvapplied vvto vvtile vvframing vvof vva vvbuilding vvto vvwhich
vvsiding vvis vvapplied. vv- vvAnswersheathing
________ vvwall vvis vva vvsingle vvone vvwythe vvthickness vvof vvmasonry vvdesigned vvto
vvimprove vvexterior vvappearance. vv- vvAnswerveneer
_______codes vvare vvenforced vvby vvfederal vvinspectors. vv- vvAnswerfederal
_____inspectors vvare vvresponsible vvfor vvenforcing vvstate vvand vvlocal vvlaws. vv-
vvAnswerlocal
