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1
Q

If steel cannot elongate because of restraint it will _____

A

Buckle or overturn

2
Q

If steel is elongating, the cooling effect of water draws it back to its _____

A

original dimensions

3
Q

If steel is failing, the water simply _____ it in whatever shape it is currently in

A

Freezes

4
Q

A flat piece of steel

A

Plate

5
Q

Beams, usually channels, set at right angles to trusses or roof rafters to provide support two lightweight roofs

A

Purlins

6
Q

_____ members are one solid piece of metal

A

Rolled Up

7
Q

_____ members are made of different sections riveted bolted or welded together

A

Built up

8
Q

Standard I-beam cut lengthwise through the web forming a T-shaped cross-section.

A

Tee

9
Q

_____ is used to repair failures in concrete buildings

A

Steel

10
Q

_____ are used to achieve wide clear spans

A

Rigid frames

11
Q

In the rigid frame, the _____ is narrow at the base and wide at the top

A

Column

12
Q

Rigid frames can provide clear spans of about _____

A

100 feet

13
Q

With rigid frames, the area of the structure can be increased indefinitely by using _____ common to both frames

A

Y Shaped Columns

14
Q

A _____ is a prefabricated steel building

A

Butler building

15
Q

Steel buildings that are tied together to resist the wind load are more likely to suffer _____ _____ due to fire distortion

A

Progressive collapse

16
Q

The space created by deep parallel chord trusses in hospitals are nicknamed _____ _____ in our dangerous because of storage and other use.

A

Interstitial space

17
Q

A _____ is used to laterally relocate the vertical load of columns to clear an area such as the hotel ballroom

A

Transfer beam

18
Q

_____ construction is used where an explosion is a possibility

A

Friable

19
Q

_____ has a low melting point and little mass per unit of area, so it disintegrates rapidly in a fire

A

Aluminum

20
Q

The most common walls for unprotected steel framed buildings are made of _____ or a composite of concrete block and brick.

A

Concrete Block

21
Q

Steel will expand 0.06 to 0.07% in length for every _____ rise in temperature

A

100 degree F

22
Q

In a standard fire, bar joists will fail in about _____ minutes

A

7

23
Q

_____ consist of metal sheets laid over steel bar joists.

A

Metal deck roofs

24
Q

A _____ is a metal deck roof with all the insulations, adhesives and coverings added to it.

A

built up roof

25
Q

Unprotected steel structures have the potential for early _____

A

Collapse

26
Q

_____ fire protection is accomplished with automatic sprinkler systems

A

Dynamic

27
Q

_____ fire protection is protecting steel (sprayed on protection etc).

A

Passive