Florida State Fire Inspector I | 139 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

A force that is perpendicular and that passes through the centroid (center) is known as______ - axial load The burning of heated gaseous products of combustion, when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen deficient atmosphere, is known as______ - backdraft the bottom member of a truss and is under tension. - bottom chord the top chord of the truss and curved (arched truss) - bowstring truss A ______ is a projecting beam or slab supported at one end. (supported only at one end, but is rigidly held). - cantilever ________is steel that has a shape of a U. - channel _________are woodchips glued together to make flat sheets, commonly used in mobile homes. - Chipboard/or particle board _________are liquids having a flash point above 100 degrees F. - combustibles ______ is a force which tends to push the mass of a material together. - compression A _________ is a heavy load located at one point in a building. - concentrated load A _______ is the load on a structure, due to its own weight and other fixed weights. - dead load_________, is an angle cut made at the end of a joist or wood beam, which is inserted into a masonry wall. - fire cut A ________is a large horizontal, structural member used to support the ends of joists and beams. - girder The _____, is the top of a window or door frame. -head __________ are delivered over a short period of time. - impact loads _____________are non load bearing interior walls, which are subdivided areas of a floor into rooms. - partition wall ______, short masonry column, supporting section of wall between two openings. - pier ___________construction, the first floor is laid on the joist, and the frame for the first floor wall is erected on the first floor. All walls are built on the floor. - platform frame Prestressing a means whereby the reinforcing bars in concrete beams are placed in tension before the concrete is poured, so that the member will develop greater strength after the concrete has set. - prestressing _____________ is done at the plant. Steele stands are stretched between the ends of a form and concrete is cured. - pretennsioning _______ mortar is water soluble. - sand lime