COSC 275 WOD 5-6 EXAM 2
column---ans-✔✔A-long,-relatively-slender,-supporting-pillar.-A-column-is-usually-
loaded-axially-in-compression.
beam---ans-✔✔A-horizontal-structural-member,-such-as-a-girder,-rafter,-or-purlin,-that-
transversely-supports-a-load-and-transfers-the-load-to-vertical-members,-such-as-
columns-and-walls
girder---ans-✔✔A-large-principal-beam-of-steel,-reinforced-concrete,-wood,-or-a-
combination-of-these,-used-to-support-other-structural-members-at-isolated-points-
along-its-length.
Joist---ans-✔✔A-piece-of-lumber-two-or-four-inches-thick-and-six-or-more-inches-
wide,-used-horizontally-as-a-support-for-a-ceiling-or-floor.-Also,-such-a-support-made-
from-steel,-aluminum,-or-other-material.
Load-bearing-Wall---ans-✔✔A-wall-specifically-designed-and-built-to-support-an-
imposed-load-in-addition-to-its-own-weight.
Anchor-Bolt---ans-✔✔A-threaded-bolt,-usually-embedded-in-a-foundation,-for-securing-
a-sill,-framework,-or-machinery.
Envelope---ans-✔✔A-term-used-to-denote-the-extreme-outside-surface-and-
dimensions-of-a-building.
Wythe---ans-✔✔Each-continuous-vertical-section-of-a-wall-one-masonry-unit-in-
thickness.
Tilt-up-Construction---ans-✔✔A-method-of-concrete-construction-in-which-members-
are-cast-horizontally-at-a-location-adjacent-to-their-eventual-position-and-tilted-into-
place-after-removal-of-forms.
Metal-Framing---ans-✔✔Metal-framed-partitions-commonly-used-for-fire-rated-
construction-around-columns-and-at-beams.
column---ans-✔✔A-long,-relatively-slender,-supporting-pillar.-A-column-is-usually-
loaded-axially-in-compression.
beam---ans-✔✔A-horizontal-structural-member,-such-as-a-girder,-rafter,-or-purlin,-that-
transversely-supports-a-load-and-transfers-the-load-to-vertical-members,-such-as-
columns-and-walls
girder---ans-✔✔A-large-principal-beam-of-steel,-reinforced-concrete,-wood,-or-a-
combination-of-these,-used-to-support-other-structural-members-at-isolated-points-
along-its-length.
Joist---ans-✔✔A-piece-of-lumber-two-or-four-inches-thick-and-six-or-more-inches-
wide,-used-horizontally-as-a-support-for-a-ceiling-or-floor.-Also,-such-a-support-made-
from-steel,-aluminum,-or-other-material.
Load-bearing-Wall---ans-✔✔A-wall-specifically-designed-and-built-to-support-an-
imposed-load-in-addition-to-its-own-weight.
Anchor-Bolt---ans-✔✔A-threaded-bolt,-usually-embedded-in-a-foundation,-for-securing-
a-sill,-framework,-or-machinery.
Envelope---ans-✔✔A-term-used-to-denote-the-extreme-outside-surface-and-
dimensions-of-a-building.
Wythe---ans-✔✔Each-continuous-vertical-section-of-a-wall-one-masonry-unit-in-
thickness.
Tilt-up-Construction---ans-✔✔A-method-of-concrete-construction-in-which-members-
are-cast-horizontally-at-a-location-adjacent-to-their-eventual-position-and-tilted-into-
place-after-removal-of-forms.
Metal-Framing---ans-✔✔Metal-framed-partitions-commonly-used-for-fire-rated-
construction-around-columns-and-at-beams.
