Sunday, January 18, 2015

Construction Final Study Guide



Click on the image above to see the study guide

Monday, December 1, 2014



construction ORQ


https://docs.google.com/a/uxbridge.k12.ma.us/document/d/1CyLqPK1ytvuuRq8tDc-t9w6NfO3EvBXnJ_BTbN06gFw/edit?usp=sharing

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Roof Framing Unit  
Chapter 10   Page 249

Roof Types

Gable Roof
Hip Roof
Dutch Hip Roof
Gambrel Roof
Saltbox Roof
Mansard Roof
Shed Roof
Flat Roof


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Roof Members

Common Rafter
Ridge
Hip Rafter
Hip Jack Rafters
Valley Jack Rafter
Collar tie
Lookouts
Headers


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Other Roof Terms

Span
Rise
Run
Overhang Tail
Tail Cut
Bird's Mouth
Rafter Run
Gable Dormer
Shed Dormer

Pitch - A ratio of rise to the span of the roof.  


Thursday, October 23, 2014

The four Forces the a building must overcome to be stable.

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING

Compression
Tension
Torsion
Shear

Bending is a combination of Compression and Tension

Load
Live Load
Dead Load

Cross Sectional Area

Stress Strain Graph
Elastic Range
Plastic Range
Yield Point
Failure Point

Tensile Strength
Ductile
Brittle
Deformation

Lever
Fulcrum

Load bearing walls and a bit of weight distribution video



EXPERIMENT




Complete the study from WestPoint Bridge Design (Unit 2) to discover the influence of tension and compression on parts of a structure (bridge)  The square tubes are like columns or posts in a bridge or structure and the thin strips are like the cables or cross supports on a structure.

1. Read and answer the ten Questions.
2. Use as a reference to create the samples to be tested.
3. Follow the directions for testing the samples

Create the following Samples  Create Two of each.