PDH Quiz - Residential Structural Design Guide 52 HSW LU Hours

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1.	The abundance of __________ as a readily available resource has dictated traditional American housing construction.
		Wood
		Metal
		Aluminum
		Cement
2.	Post-and-beam framing is typified by the use of large timber members. In post-and-beam framing, structural columns support ____________ members.
		Horizontal
		Vertical
3.	Platform framing is the modern adaptation of balloon framing whereby ____________ members extend from the floor to the ceiling of each story.
		Horizontal
		Vertical
4.	The primary advantage of on-site building is:
		Cost
		Aesthetics
		Flexibility
		None of the above
5.	Each year, at least ____________ million new single-family homes and townhomes are constructed.
		A half
		A quarter
		one
		two
6.	Since the public cannot benefit from an excessive degree of safety that it cannot afford, code requirements must also maintain a reasonable balance between ______________ and safety.
		Aesthetics
		Soundness
		Affordability
		None of the above
7.	Gravity loads act in the __________ direction as gravity and include dead, live, and snow loads.
		Opposite
		Same
8.	Wind pressures act ____________ to the building surface.
		Parallel
		Perpendicular
9.	The primary loads that produce lateral forces on buildings are attributable to forces associated with:
		Wind
		Seismic ground motion
		Floods
		All of the above
10.	Depending on the code, it is also common to consider only ____________ of the dead load when analyzing a structure’s net wind uplift forces.
		One third
		Two third
		One quarter
		Half
11.	A resistance factor is applied to a characteristic material strength value to account for variability in:
		Size
		Aesthetics
		Exterior conditions
		Material strength properties
12.	There is no absolute measure of safety.
		True
		False
13.	_____________ is/are a primary consideration in any building design because they define the nature and magnitude of hazards or external forces that a building must resist to provide reasonable performance.
		Location
		Materials
		Loads
		None of the above
14.	Which of the following is not a dead load?
		Roof
		People
		Floor
		Wall
15.	Which of the following is not a live load?
		Human occupants
		Storage
		Furnishings
		Roof
16.	Wind produces ________ loads on a structure at highly variable magnitudes.
		Static
		Non static
17.	Slump is the measure of concrete consistency; the ___________ the slump, the wetter the concrete and the easier it flows.
		Lower
		Higher
18.	Admixtures are materials added to the concrete mix to improve:
		Workability
		Durability
		Curing rate
		All of the above
19.	Concrete has a _________ compressive strength.
		Low
		High
20.	If greater shear capacity is required in a plain concrete wall, it may be obtained by __________ the wall thickness.
		Increasing
		Decreasing

Residential Structural Design Guide 52 HSW LU Hours

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