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.


Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Tributary Area

Terms
Tributary Area
Load
Live Load
Dead Load
Compression
Tension
Torsion
Shear
Bending
Bearing wall
Non Bearing wall








Monday, October 6, 2014

Floor Framing Systems (wood)

Terms
Sill
Anchor bolt
Sill sealer
Header (Rim Joist)
Joist
Bridging
Beam (Girder)
Cripple Joist
Trimmer
Sub Floor
Lally Column




Framing at the Girder or Beam

Anchor Bolt

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Excavations, Foundations and Leveling methods





Terms to define Foundation (Chapter 6)
Excavation
T-Foundation
Footing
keyway
Frostline
Foundation wall
Slab Foundation
Anchor bolt
buck
concrete
portland cement
spreader
Estimating concrete needs (cubic yard)
Slump test
Reinforcement Bar (rebar)
wire mesh
placement of concrete (rate, avoid side pressure on forms, eliminate voids)
Safety and clean-up with concrete
Wall forms procedure
snap ties
girder/beam pocket
walers



Terms to define Building/Foundation Layout (Chapter 5)
Water Level
Builder's Level
Transit-Level
Laser Level
Bench Mark
Survey markers
Offsets
Batter Boards
Pythagorean Theorem
3-4-5 method
Squareness using diagonal measures