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Which of the following is NOT true about a Pile Foundation?
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1.) It is a long cylinder of a strong material such as concrete pushed into the ground to act
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as a steady support for structures built on top of it.
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2.) It is capable of taking higher loads than spread footings.
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3.) It is used when there is a deep layer of weak soil at the top of the surface.
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4.) It is used for very heavy, concentrated loads, such as in a high rise structure, bridge, or
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water tank.
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5.) They are all true - Correct Answers 5.) They are all true
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ll What does an arch take advantage of? - Correct Answers Axial strength
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Which structural systems are designed to resist spending forces? - Correct Answers
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Section Active
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According to John Cleese, which mindset is purposeful, deliberate, and best when dealing
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with common tasks? - Correct Answers Closed mindset
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Which is not true about a moment frame system?
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1.) It is typically located around a building's perimeter.
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2.) it transfers lateral forces to the ground through both bending and shear stress.
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3.) The connection from the beam to the column is designed to resist bending moment.
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4.) It is not used as often in regions with high seismic or wind potential. - Correct Answers
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All answers are true
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Which of the following is not an LRFD low combination and instead is an ASD load
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combination? - Correct Answers D + L
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Which two loads do not both occur together in a load combination? - Correct Answers
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Wind and seismic
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ll What size structure are the most susceptible to failure from wind loads? - Correct Answers
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Tall and slender
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Which of the following is a similarity between ASD and LRFD? - Correct Answers
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Nominal strength is calculated the same way
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What components of a building are governed by overturning loads? - Correct Answers
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foundations and anchors
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ll According to the book, what should be done to achieve elegance in structures? ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
,1.) Structural involvement early in the design.
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2.) Have the architect and engineer place continued attention on the project throughout the
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entire process.
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3.) All answers are correct.
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4.) Integrate architectural and structural work. - Correct Answers All answers are correct
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What is the job of the structural engineer during the design development phase of the
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project? - Correct Answers To design the typical framing, lateral, and foundation systems
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What is the MAIN variable in determining wind pressure? - Correct Answers Wind
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velocity
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Which of the following is not example when using timber? - Correct Answers permitted
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use in taller and larger buildings
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ll Which of the following is not considered a live load? - Correct Answers a window
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Seismic forces are a function of which factors? - Correct Answers ground motion and the
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structures weight and stiffness
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ll Who is NOT a part of the design team? - Correct Answers Product representatives
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What is wrong with an overly conservative design approach? - Correct Answers It will
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overstimulate cost and lead to reduction in other parts of the project
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Which is the correct order for the five phase of designs? - Correct Answers Schematic
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design -> Design Development -> Construction Documentation -> Bidding and
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Negotiation -> Construction Administration
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ll Which of these is not a form activated structural system ? - Correct Answers Truss
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How do you find the load transmitted into a column? - Correct Answers Determine the
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reaction of the beam framing into the column or find the tributary area of one column and
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multiply it by the dead load per unit area.
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Which of the following transfers gravity and lateral loads?
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1.) diaphragms
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2.) Shear walls and frame
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3.) frame
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4.) Shear wall
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5.) All answers are true - Correct Answers All answers are true
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Which is the true about load path? - Correct Answers The shortest load path is the most
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economical in all loads want to travel eventually to the supports or foundations
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, What's wrong with not having columns aligned from the roof to the foundation? - Correct
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Answers all of these reasons: it cause friction between the architect and structural
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engineer, it can make the buildings more expensive when large members are needed to
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transfer the load, it makes the low path more complicated, Engineers can lose money as
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well when they have to design the column load transfer
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ll Which is not true about Joists? - Correct Answers Girders can be supported by joists
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What kind of view and drawings consist of a building seen from one side? - Correct
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Answers Elevation
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When a section view cuts through an object, how is the object typically shown? - Correct
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Answers Hatch fill
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Which kind of you in drawings consist of an enlarged view of a specific portion of another
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drawing view? - Correct Answers Detail
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What involves the somatic process of determining load and support reaction of individual
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structure members as they in turn, affect the loading of other structural elements? -
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Correct Answers Load tracing
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What is a horizontal structure that is used when the load path of heavy gravity loads from
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the above structural elements need to be diverted to the below structures that do not
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necessarily line up vertically? - Correct Answers Transfer beam
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What is the difference between an architect and civil engineer site plans? - Correct
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Answers The architect site plans are more complicated in the civil engineers site plans
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are drawn to a different scale
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What type of loads do you use when calculating deflection limits? - Correct Answers
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Unfactored loads or ASD load combination
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ll What is the overall drift in a building? - Correct Answers story height
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Which statement is true about rigid diaphragms? - Correct Answers They distribute loads
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based on relative stiffness of vertical members
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ll What load is in units lb (or kN) - Correct Answers Point load
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What type of support prevents deflection in a beam but allows rotations? - Correct
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Answers Pin and roller
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What is the interstory drift index? - Correct Answers Relative story displacement / Story
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height
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