Heavy Timber and Mass Timber Construction

What is the main material used in heavy timber construction?

• Steel

• Concrete

• Brick

• Wood

Heavy timber construction uses large, solid wood beams and columns

• False

• True

• Only for roofs

• Only for small buildings

What fire-resistant characteristic does heavy timber have?

• It melts under heat

• It chars on the outside, protecting the inside

• It doesn’t burn at all

• It turns into fireproof concrete

Name one advantage of heavy timber construction

• It rusts over time

• It weakens with age

• It is extremely light

• It has good fire resistance

Heavy timber construction is classified as what type of construction in the building code?

• Type I

• Type III

• Type IV

• Type V

Heavy timber construction can be used for multi-story buildings

• True

• False

• Only for single-story buildings

• Only for underground structures

Mass timber panels are created by gluing or laminating smaller pieces of wood together

• True

• False

Name one type of mass timber product

• I-beam

• CLT

• Fiberglass Panel

• PVC board

What does CLT stand for?

• Concrete Laminated Timber

• Compact Lumber Truss

• Crushed Log Timber

• Cross-Laminated Timber

Is mass timber construction considered more or less sustainable than concrete construction?

• Less sustainable

• More sustainable

• Equally sustainable

• Not related to sustainability