CSM 2241 Exam 1 Questions And Explanations Of Answers.
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Dead Load - correct answer the weight of the structure itself - stays the same
Live Load - correct answer The weight of movable objects such as people, furnishings, machines, vehicles, and goods in or o...
Dead Load - correct answer the weight of the structure itself - stays the same
Live Load - correct answer The weight of movable objects such as people,
furnishings, machines, vehicles, and goods in or on a building.
uniform settlement - correct answer Settling occurs at roughly the same rate
throughout all parts of a building
differential settlement - correct answer Unequal settlement of the various
parts of a building, which may cause excessive stresses in the structural frame or tilting of the building.
Boulder - correct answer too big to pick up with one hand
Cobble - correct answer can be lifted with one hand
Gravel - correct answer individual particles- can be lifted between thumb and
forefinger
Sand - correct answer particles too small to be individually lifted
Cohesionless soil - correct answer Soil that has little or no strength when
unconfined and air-dried, and little or no cohesion when submerged.
Cohesive soil - correct answer A soil such as clay whose particles are able to
adhere to one another by means of cohesive and adhesive forces.
Well sorted soil - correct answer limited range of particle sizes; most void
space, most free draining
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