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CHAPTER 12 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: Cast Iron Construction
Answer:
utilizes a skeleton and skin method, During the 19th century its usefulness as structural building was proven
Question 2: Two innovations caused the development of
balloon-frame construction:
Answer:
Improved methods for milling lumber and mass produced nails
Question 3: Romanesque Architecture
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Is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches
Question 4: Tensile Strength
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Amount of stretching stress, a material can withstand before it bends or breaks
Question 5: Cantilever
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A horizontal form supported at one end and jutting out into space at the other; made possible by ferroconcrete
Question 6: _ ______ _____is credited with the
invention of the geodesic dome.
Answer:
- Buckminster Fuller
Question 7: The key to fabric architecture is _____: for fabric to bear weight and resist wind it must be pulled tense
Answer:
Tension
Question 8: Suspension and Cable-stayed Structures
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is a structural method made possible by steel. Cables run vertically to a main cable which sags on a parabolic curve between vertical support pylons driven into the ground
Question 9: Fabric structures are also known as tensile
structures or _____ ______ structures
Answer:
Tensile Membrane
Question 10: Arcades
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Rows of arches set on columns or massive piers. It functioned as an aqueduct and footbridge
Question 11: Bay
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Space created by one groin vault
Question 12: Post-and-Lintel
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An elementary construction method based on 2 vertical uprights (posts) supporting a horizontal crosspiece (lintel).
Question 13: Digital Design and Fabrication
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is digital technology used to help design, and fabricate an object.Most architects today work with powerful 3-D modeling programs as a part of the design process.
Question 14: Corinthian
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Stepped base; the capital is carved acanthus leaves (4th century BCE) Question 15: 2 factors considered in any structural system; ____ and ____ strength
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Weight, Tensile
Question 16: Adobe
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Construction using sun-dried bricks and coated with mud plaster
Question 17: Steel Frame
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construction utilizes a skeleton and skin method. Each lower story supports those above it. The builder creates a steel cage. A skin of some other material is sheathed over it.
Question 18: Green Architecture
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The pursuit of creating healthier and less wasteful human habitat is at the core of green architecture. It is an aspect of a larger concern called sustainable development.
Question 19: Cornice
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Shelf-like projection above frieze, the entablature supports a triangular elements called a pediment
Question 20: Dome
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A structure generally in the shape of a hemisphere or half globe. A drum is often the circular base of a domed building
Question 21: Stability is created by the
topmost stone called the _______
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Keystone
Question 22: Groin Vault
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The result of 2 barrel vaults crossed at right angles to each other.; weight and stress is channeled down to four corners
Question 23: Corbelling
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Each row of stones extends slightly beyond the one below until eventually the opening is bridged; can be used in arch, vault, and dome construction.
Question 24: Bracket System
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A unique structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, one of the most important elements in traditional Asian architecture, the pieces are fitted together by joinery alone without glue or fasteners, due to the precision and quality of the carpentry
Question 25: Frieze
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Decorated with relief sculpture
Question 26: Pendentives
Answer:
Their function is to make a smooth transition between a rectangle and a dome in a building.
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