ch 02 concepts of construction
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Concepts of Construction
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Objectives (1 of 2)
• Identify the variety of forces that buildings are subjected to
• Identify the different types of loads and how they are applied to buildings
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Objectives (2 of 2)
• Identify and define key different types of structural members such as columns, beams, and walls
• Identify the variety of different types of structural connections and how they behave in a fire
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Introduction
• How will the buildings in your community react to fire?
• Prefire inspection
• The laws of physics
• Knowledge gained from the field
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Gravity
• Exerts a continued force on a building
• The gravity resistance system
• Unintended loads imposed by fire
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Definition of Loads
• Forces or other actions that result from the weight of all building materials, occupants and their possessions, environmental effects, differential movement, and restrained dimensional changes
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Stress and Strain
• Stress
• Measured in pounds per square inch (psi)
• KIP = 1000 pounds
• Strain
• Actual percent of elongation (deformation)
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Three Types of Forces
• Compression
• Tension
• Torsion
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Dead Loads
• The weight of the building itself and any equipment permanently attached
• Added dead load
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Live Loads (1 of 2)
• Any load other than a dead load
• Assumes even distribution
• Concentrated load
• Accounts for large heavy objects in a building
• Larger than live load requirements
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Live Loads (2 of 2)
• Water trapped on a roof
• Firefighting equipment
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Impact Loads
• Loads delivered quickly
• Lateral impact loads
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Static and Repeated Loads
• Static loads
• Applied slowly and remain constant
• A heavy safe
• Repeated loads
• Applied intermittently
• A rolling bridge crane
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Wind Loads (1 of 3)
• A force applied by the wind• Small wood
buildings are susceptible
• Masonry buildings are less susceptible
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Wind Loads (2 of 3)
• Diaphragm Floors and Bracing
• Designed to stiffen the building against wind
• Diagonal braces
• K-bracing
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Wind Loads (3 of 3)
• Types of Bracing
• Portal bracing
• Masonry walls
• Tube construction
• Core construction
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Concentrated Loads
• Heavy loads located at one point in a building
• A steel beam resting on a masonry wall
• Piers
• Short columns used to level floors
• Create a gap between the floor and related arch
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Axial Load
• A force that passes through the centroid of the section
• Centroid
• Eccentric load
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Fire Loads
• Represents the potential fuel available to a fire and the total amount of potential energy (heat) in the fuel
• Heat release rate (HRR)
• Q
• Caloric value
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Suspended Loads
• Suspended from a ceiling or other structure
• Tie rod
• Suspended high-rise buildings use suspended beams
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Safety Factor
• Represents the ratio of the strength of the material to the safe working stress
• Ultimate strength
• Design load is a fraction of the ultimate strength
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Composite Materials
• Steel and concrete combined
• Can be constructed with bar-joist trusses
• Brick and block-composite wall
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Structural Elements
• Beams, columns, arches, and walls
• Differ on how they support and transfer weight
• Structural frames
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Beams
• Transmits forces perpendicular to the reaction points
• Deflection
• Neutral axis
• Stiffness
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Carrying Capacity and Depth of Beams
• Increases as the square of the depth
• Increases only in direct proportion to increases in width
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Types of Beams (1 of 2)
• Simple • Continuous • Fixed• Overhanging• Bracket• Joist, steel joist, and bar joist • Girder
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Types of Beams (2 of 2)
• Built-up girder • Spandrel girder • Lintel • Grillage • Cantilever beam • Suspended beam• Transfer beam
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Beam Loading
• Distribution of loads along a beam
• May be concentrated in one area
• Create excessive beam loading
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Reaction and Bending
• Reaction
• Result of force exerted by a beam on a support
• Bending moment
• Load that will bend or break the beam
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Columns• Transmit a
compressive force along a straight path• Struts or rakers• Bent• Bay• Pillar
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Decrease in Load-Carrying Capacity
• Decrease in load-carrying capacity proportionately
• 12-foot column vs. 6-foot column
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Shapes of Columns
• Most efficient
• Distributes the material equally around the axis
• As far as possible from the center of the cylinder
• Difficult to attach beams to round columns
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Wooden Columns
• Smoothed off tree trunks
• Almost always hollow
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I-Beams vs. H-Beams
• Steel beams
• I-shaped
• Steel columns
• H-shaped
• Box shaped
• Cylindrical
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Types of Columns
• Piers • Short, squat columns • Fail by crushing
• Long, slender columns• Buckle
• Intermediate columns • Fail in either manner
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Euler’s Law Columns
• Very long thin columns
• Critical load
• Formula: Pc = (π2EI)/L2
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Temporary Bracing
• Used in incomplete structures
• Also known as guy bracing
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Walls (1 of 3)
• Transmit the compressive forces applied along the top or received at any point
• Main divisions of walls:
• Load-bearing
• Non-load-bearing
• Cross
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Walls (2 of 3)
• Veneer • Composite • Header • Stretcher • Panel • Curtain • Party
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Walls (3 of 3)
• Fire
• Partition
• Demising
• Rubble masonry
• Wythe
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Cantilever Walls
• Severe winds
• May topple a free-standing wall
• Eccentric loading
• Precast concrete tilt slab walls
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Wall Bracing
• Serpentine
• Buttresses
• Pilasters
• Wall columns
• Cavity or hollow
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Wall Breaching
• Homogenous walls
• Act as one unit
• Obstructed load
• Window or door
• Does not follow a vertical path
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Roofs
• Vital to the stability of the structure
• Roof damage
• Can cause wall collapse
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Arches
• Combine the function of the beam and column
• Tend to push outward at the base
• Voussoir
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Rigid Frames
• Derived from the arch
• Steel rigid frames
• Industrial and commercial buildings
• Wooden rigid frames
• Churches
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Shells and Domes
• Shell
• Thin, curved plate
• Concrete
• Dome
• A shell and three dimensional arch
• Geodesic domes
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Transmission of Loads
• Transmission
• Spread from the point of application to the ground
• Must be continuous
• Any failure will lead to collapse
• Accurate knowledge of the ground
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Foundations
• Delivers loads to the ground
• Foundation materials differ
• Almost all are concrete
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Connections (1 of 3)
• Transfer the load from one structural element to another
• Only as strong as its weakest link
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Connections (2 of 3)
• Pinned
• Elements are connected by simple connectors such as bolts, rivets, or welded joints
• Rigid-framed building
• Connections are strong enough to reroute forces if a member is removed
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Connections (3 of 3)
• Monolithic concrete
• Wet joint
• Plastic design
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Failure of Connections (1 of 2)
• Masonry walls shift outward
• Temporary field bolting of steel
• Ledger board
• Steel connectors rust
• Concrete disintegrates
• Sand-lime mortar is water soluble.
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Failure of Connections (2 of 2)
• Gravity connections
• Gusset plates
• Gang nails
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Overhanging and Drop-in Beams
• Economical
• No support from below
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Spliced Beams
• If beam not long enough
• Spliced with connectors
• Connectors fail in heat
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Summary
• Gravity
• Gravity resistance system
• Specific terms
• Structural elements
• Composite material
• Connections