BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

In clues, the following (_ words) indicates the number of words without spaces in the answer

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Puzzle by Stan Anderson

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
In clues, the following (_ words) indicates the number of words without spaces in the answer

Across
2 An indicator of building collapse is excessive weight of ___ ___ (2 words)
3 A load-bearing wall that supports the structural weight of two adjacent
structures (2 words)
5 Indicators of building collapse are unusual ___ and ___ noises (2 words)
12 Gypsum board used in the construction of interior walls within a building
13 Lightweight metal and wood trusses may fail after ___ to ___ minutes of
exposure to fire (2 words)
14 Indicators of building collapse are ___ bricks, blocks, or stones ___ from
buildings (2 words)
16 Construction type that is ordinary construction
17 Indicators of building collapse are ___ beneath floors that support heavy
machinery or other extreme weight loads
18 Construction type that is noncombustible or limited combustive construction
19 The area around a building equal to one and a half times the height of the
building, where no personnel or apparatus should be allowed to operate in,
during the course of a fire (2 words)
21 An indicator of building collapse is ___ mortar between the masonry
22 Walls that support the structural weight of a building
23 Indicators of building collapse are ___ ___ pulling away from walls (2 words)
Down
1 Indicators of building collapse are ___ or ___ in walls, floors, ceilings, and roof
structures (2 words)
2 A type of truss roof, characterized by its round appearance
4 Concrete that is internally fortified with steel reinforcement bars or mesh (2
words)
6 An indicator of building collapse is ___ fire exposure to the structural members
7 Construction type that is heavy timber construction
8 The loss of structural integrity of masonry due to heat and fire
9 Construction type that is wood-frame construction
10 Freestanding fire walls commonly found on large churches and shopping
centers (2 words)
11 Indicators of building collapse are evidence of existing structural instability
such as the presence of ___ ___ and ___ that holds walls together (3 words)
12 Indicators of building collapse are structural members that appear to be ___
15 The maximum amount of heat that can be produced if all combustible
materials in a given area burn (2 words)
20 Construction type that is fire-resistive construction
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
1 2
C B U I L D I N G C O N T E N T S
R O
3 4
P A R T Y WA L L R
C S E
K T I
5
S R C R E A K S C R A C K I N G
S I F
E N O
6 7 8
P G P F S R
9
A F R O P C
10 11
R I C O U A T E
12
A V A L D R Y WA L L I D
13
T F I V ET E N O I L E C
I T N S R O
14 15 16
L O O S E F A L L I N G T H R E E O N
N I L E O D C
17
S F I R ES E D R S R
18
E V T WO S E
19 20
C O L L A P S E Z O N E T T
21
N O R D E T E R I O R A T E D
E A W R
22
D L O A D B E A R I N G S
L
23
S T R U C T U R A L M E M B E R S