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1.- BEFORE YOU READ THE PASSAGE, TALK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS.
1 What part of frame provides support?
R= beams

2 What is the name for a triangular structural frame?

R= truss

2.- READ THE EMAIL. THEN, CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERS.

1 What is the purpose of the email?
A to discuss the details of a Project

2 What information is NOT provided?

C the time of beam delivery

3 What will happen after the beams arrive?

D the support will be built

3.- Match the words (1-7) with the definitions (A-G).

1 F subfloor 5 B mudsill
2 E subpport 6 C truss
3 D diaphragm 7 A joist connection
4 G joist

A a small piece of Wood that connects the joists

B a piece of Wood attached to a foundation that froms the base of a frame
C long structural frame made up of triangular shapes
D a structural plane designed to resist lateral force
E a series of Wood beams that holds up a floor
F a layer of Wood beneath the actual floor
G a piece of Wood that spans the distance between beams

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4 Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.
Span beam floor parallel

1.- Use strong Wood to Span that gap.

2.- The walls are parallel to one another
3.- A floor supports all people and furniture in a building
4.- Don´t use a beam that has crack sor is bent.
9 USE THE EMAIL AND THE CONVERSATION FROM TASK 8 TO. FILL OUT THE INSPECTION
REPORT.

INSPECTION REPORT

Location: city of Tejupilco de Hidalgo.

Area inspected: new buildings in the university.

Problems: the lack of new classrooms and their health

services

Sleps to be taken:
1. check all the work that is in order.
2. That the work of the work be done well.

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1 BEFORE YOU READ THE PASSAGE, TALK THESE QUESTIONS.

1 What are some structural support for concrete floors?

R=
*drop planet
*two- way flat plates slab
*one-way solid slab
*two-way solid slab
*one-way joist slab

2 What is another name for a skyscrape?

R= high-rise

2 READ THE TEXTBOOK ENTRY ABOUT CONCRETE FLOORS. THEN, MARK THE STATEMENTS AS
TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F).
T Load-bearing Steel runs in the direction of the span in a one-way solid slab floor.
T Drop panels are located in between concrete columns and a concrete floor.
T Cross-braced floors are post-tensioned for added strength.
3 MATCH THE WORDS (1-9) WITH THE DEFINITIONS (A-L)
1 H two-way solid slab 6 D span
2 C one-way solid salb 7 F drop panel
3 S construction joint 8 B post - tensioned
4 E one-way joist slab 9 G cross-braced
5 I two-way flat plate slab

A a concrete Surface where the laying of concrete was stopped and later continued
B concrete with tensión added to it so that it can reach over a longer distance
C a structural slab with load-bearing Steel running inthe direction of the span and Steel that
controls cracking running perpendicular to the span
D the extent of a structure between supports
E a structural system that has a series of horizontal concrete beams containing reinforcing Steel
F a thickened section of a concrete floor located over a supporting concrete column
G reinforced by diagonally intersecting supporting supports
H a structural slab that has load-bearing Steel running in two directions
I a structural slab similar to a two-way solid slab except that it does not have drop panels

4 READ THE SENTENCE PAIRS. CHOOSE WHERE THE WORDS BEST FIT THE BLANKS.
1 concrete floor / lateral stability
A This building is a cross-braced for increased lateral stability.
B The concrete floor of this building is reinforced by Steel beams.

2 high-rise / above grade

A This high-rise building is a over forty stories tall.
B The contractor is installing a floor above grade rather than underground.

3 tendon / beam-and-slab
A A strong tendon has been added to this concrete to give it tension.
B This beam-and-slab floor is a very common design.
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USE THE TEXTBOOK ENTRY AND THE CONVERSATION FROM 8 TO FILL OUT THE NEW PROJECT
PLAN.

NEW
CONCRETE FLOOR
PROJECT
Locations: Tejupilco Hidalgo

Type of floor: one-way joist slab

Support: a series of horizontal beams