Ten100: Chapter 13 Assignment

Prity does not design structures, but she says she does use the engineering design process. How?

What is the primary way that the architect communicates his or her building plans to Prity's team?

Prity describes two new construction technologies that help her team deliver a higher-quality product for the money. What are they?

You are a structural engineer working for a design firm, and you have been given the task of designing a scaffold that can support a load of 300 pounds. The scaffold must have a safety factor of 2. How many pounds must your design be able to support?

An __________________ is a scale drawing of the front view from the above-ground portion of a structure.

A ______________ is drawn as though the ceiling and roof are removed so you can look down at how the floor is divided into different sections.

A _______________ refers to the area contained within the perimeter of the building.

A _________________ transmits loads form the structure to the ground.

Community ordinances that govern how a home can be constructed or modified are called ______________.

The measurable force that resists a change in the volume or shape of a material measured in units of force per area is called _____________.

Stress = Force / __________

A _______________ is a factor by which a maximum likely stress is multiplied in order to ensure the safety of a structure.

____________ stabilize a roof considerably, but they also limit how high the ceiling can be inside the structure.

The technique used by the woman to insulate the house using thick Styrofoam molds with ICF, which stands for ______________.