Construction Drawing Quiz 2 Flashcards

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What is the most significent architectural drawing and what is it?
Floor Plan. An orthographic view of a total building or an area within a building, seen as if a horizontal cutting plane were passed through it at a height of approximately 4 feet. It's as if you're looking down
In Construction Drawings, how are Floor Plans drawn and what do they show?
Drawn to scale. They show walls, doors, windows, plumbing fixtures, appliances, stairs, cabinetry and other built-in or free-standing interior features.
How are details shown in Floor Plans?
In schedules: Door Schedules, Window Schedules, Partition Detail Schedule, Room Finish Schedule.
Name three typical interior partition types:
Wood frame, steel frame, masonry.
What is most common partition type for commercial buildings?
Galvanized steel construction with metal studs
What are 3 characteristics of metal studs?
They are "U" shaped with small flanges, have precut openings for the passage of electrical conduit or other cables, are attached to a top and bottom metal channel or "runner".
What is most common stud spacing used in commercial interior partition construction?
24" on center.
What does it mean to be a fire-rated partition?
1. A wall assembly of materials designed to restrict the spread of fire. 2. Whatever the rating (1-hour, 2-hour, 3-hour and 4-hour), that means how long it will prevent fire and smoke from passing thorugh the partition.
Why would a partition need to be fire-rated (3)?
1. Walls that seperate corridors corridors from lease space 2. separating one type of occupancy from another 3. enclosing vertical circulation, such as stairwalls and elevators (2-hour required for this).
What are accoustical partitions?
Partitions that minimize the transmission of sound from one space to another.
What are typical floor plan scales for residential & commercial
Residential - 1/4" = 1'0" Commercial - 1/8" = 1'0"
What is the primary purpose of a floor plan?
To locate interior partitions, doors, windows, stairs and any other major built-in components.
What are the three line weights of a floor plan and what are they used for?
Heavy line weight: walls Medium line weight: Built-in and free-standing objects. Light line weight: textures, door swings and dimensions lines.