Class PPT - Ch. 5

Question 1

What are the types of loads?

Answer 1

Dead and Live

Question 2

Loads can be imposed in what ways?

Answer 2

Axially
Eccentrically
Torsionally

Question 3

What are the types of forces?

Answer 3

Compression
Tension
Shear

Question 4

What is the difference between Ductile and Brittle?

Answer 4

Ductile: bends before it breaks
Brittle: breaks before it bends

Question 5

Why does concrete to crack or spall when heat is applied?

Answer 5

Moisture in the concrete

Question 6

What structural component transfers loads perpendicularly?

Answer 6

Beams

Question 7

What’s another name for Open-webbed beams?

Answer 7

Truss construction

Question 8

What is the “weak link” in structural failure during fires?

Answer 8

Connections

Question 9

What are the 3 types of connections?

Answer 9

Pinned
Rigid
Gravity

Question 10

What era is 1700s to WWI?

Answer 10

Founder

Question 11

What era is WWI to WWII?

Answer 11

Industrial

Question 12

What era is WWII to 1980?

Answer 12

Legacy

Question 13

What era is 1980 to present?

Answer 13

Lighweight

Question 14

What is the Collapse Model?

Answer 14

Identify - analyze - decide

Question 15

What is the 5 step process in Predicting Collapse?

Answer 15

Classify buildings construction
Determine structural involvement
Visualizing and tracing loads
Evaluating time
Predicting and communicating the collapse potential

Question 16

Distance of collapse zone?

Answer 16

1 1/2 - 3 times the height of the structure

Question 17

What are the types of collapse?

Answer 17

Partial
General
Secondary

Question 18

What is the best way to classify buildings?

Answer 18

Type - era - use - size