1. Building Construction
PROJECT
Federal fire san Diego
DATE
Client
Academy 16

2. Enabling Objectives Key terminology from IFSTA History
Common construction materials
Identify building construction types

3. - Assembly - Attic

4. Balloom Frame

5. Bar Joist

6. Bowstring Truss

7. Butterfly Roof

8. Beam

9. Cantilever Roof

10. Chipboard ( OSB )

11. Chord

12. Key Terminology Column Engineered I-Beam Compression Fire Door Course
Fire Load
Curtain Board
Fire Wall
Curtain Wall
Decking
Drywall
Eave

13. Column

14. Compression

15. Curtain wall / board

16. Eave

17. Engineered I-Beam

18. Fire Door

19. Fire Load

20. Flat Roof
Roof
Gable Wall
Gambrel Roof
Girder
Glue-Lam Beam

21. Gusset Plate
Gypsum Board
Header Course
Hip Roof
HVAC

22. Interstitial Space
Joists
Lamella Arch
Live Loads
Load Bearing Wall
Mansard Roof

23. Masonry
Mortar
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Open Web Joist
Orientend Strand Board (OSB)
Parallel Chord Truss

24. Parapet
Partition Wall
Party Wall
Pitched Roof

25. Plate & Platform Construction

26. Key Terminology Plywood Rafters Rated Assembly Rebar
Reinforced Concrete
Sawtooth Roof

27. - Rebar - Reinforced Concrete

28. - Saw tooth Roof

29. Key Terminology
Sheathing
Shed Roof
Spalling

30. Key Terminology
Stud
Tension
Truss

32. History

33. History Iroquois Theater Fire of 1903
December 30th,1903
602 deaths
Lead to improved fire safety in theaters

34. History Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911
March 25th,1911
Largest industrial disaster at the time
146 deaths
Lead to legislation increasing Fire Safety Standards

35. History Binghamptom Clothing Factory Fire of 1913
July 11th,1913
31deaths
Lead to better fire exits

36. History Coconut Grove Night Club Fire of 1942
November 28th,1942
492 deaths
Lead to reform of safety standards and codes
Outward swinging exit doors
Upgrades to treatment and care of burn victims

37. History Twin Towers Collapse 2001
September 11th, 2001
2,666 deaths
343 Firefighters
Localized collapse zones coupled with extensive fire weakened structural members leading to collapse

38. Common Materials

39. Common Materials Wood Masonry Cast Iron Steel Reinforced Concrete
Gypsum
Glass
Fiberglass

40. Common Materials Wood Most common Used in Load-bearing
Nonload-bearing walls
Trusses
Joists
Rafters
Etc.

41. Common Materials Masonry Block Brick Reinforced Masonry
Unreinforced Masonry (URM)
Stone

42. Common Materials Cast Iron Rarely used in modern construction
Older buildings
May crack and shatter with rapid cooling
Spalling
Connections can fail
Leads large heavy sections falling

43. Common Materials Steel
Primary structural support in large modern buildings
Elongates and warps in high heat
As much as 4” in a 50’ ft. section
May buckle and fail at ends or middle if restrained
At or above temp. of 1,000° F

44. Common Materials Reinforced Concrete Concrete tilt-ups
Pre and Post-tensioned slabs
Uses compressive strength of concrete with tensile strength of steel
Has rebar or steel
Can lose strength through spalling
Look out for cracks and spalling in exterior walls

45. Common Materials Gypsum Inorganic product
Plaster and wallboards are made from
High water content
Absorbs heat
Common interior lining

46. Common Materials Glass and Fiberglass Glass Used as exterior coverings
No real thermal protection
May Shatter
Fiberglass
Used for insulation

47. Enabling Objectives Key terminology from IFSTA History
Common construction materials
Identify building construction types