Deck 18: Structural Drawings

Question 1

Metal connectors used for structural timber include all of the following except:

A) Square tubing
B) Split ring connector
C) Pressed steel shear plate
D) Malleable iron shear plate
E) Toothed ring

Answer 1

Square tubing

Question 2

The number 35 in the designator S 12 x 35 indicates:

A) The height of the steel member
B) The cross-sectional area of the member
C) The total weight of the member
D) The per foot weight of the member
E) The volume of the member per foot

Answer 2

The per foot weight of the member

Question 3

The symbol for the American Standard I beam is:

A) I
B) M
C) HP
D) W
E) S

Answer 3

S

Question 4

Which of the following structural materials has the most compressive strength?

A) Structural timber
B) Steel I beams
C) Concrete
D) Structural Clay
E) Compacted Earth

Question 5

The most common building brick size is:

A) 2" x 3" x 8"
B) 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" x 8"
C) 3" x 4" x 8"
D) 4" x 5" x 8"
E) 8" x 8" x 16"

Question 6

The structural material most often used in homes is:

A) Steel
B) Concrete
C) Glass
D) Wood
E) Stone masonry

Question 7

What is the symbol used to indicate that all four sides of a piece of lumber is surfaced? ______

Question 8

What is the symbol to indicate that wood requirement is to be square on two edges? __________

Question 9

How are steel ring connectors shown in standard practice? ________________

Question 10

Drawings that show how structural steel members are manufactured and assembled are called ____________________________

Question 11

Members framing from column to column, providing end support for other beams are called ___________.

Question 12

Detailed information concerning rolled steel dimensions, weights, and properties are found in _____________________________

Question 13

What is the note used when drawing half a welded roof truss that is symmetrical about the centerline? ______________

Question 14

Stones of irregular shapes laid in courses or at random with mortar joints of varying thickness describe _________________.

Question 15

Which type of structural connection is seldom used today but may be specified on original drawings? ___________

Question 16

One of the most critical parts of structural steel drawing is the calculation of dimensions.

Question 17

Concrete members that have steel embedded in them are called pre-stressed concrete.

Question 18

Riveting is seldom used now in steel construction.

Question 19

Masonry formed of stones cut accurately to rectangular faces and laid in regular courses with thin mortar joints is called natural stone.

Question 20

WT 4 x 5.5 describes a Structural Tee cut from a wide flange beam that weights 4 inches high and 5.5 lbs/ft.