MODULE 1

Question 1

Foundation Plan, Floor Framing Plan, Roof Framing Plans and other related drawings should be made available to the ___________

Answer 1

Structural Engineer

Question 2

What are the three major parts of a building?

Answer 2

Superstructure
Substructure
Foundation

Question 3

Supports and anchor the superstructure above and transmit its loads safely into the earth; Must be designed to both accommodate the form and layout of the superstructure above

Answer 3

Foundation system

Question 4

The gradual subsiding of a structure as soil beneath its foundation consolidates under loading

Answer 4

Settlement

Question 5

The gradual reduction in the volume of a soil mass resulting from the application of a sustained load and an increase in compressive strength

Answer 5

Consolidation

Question 5

What are the types of foundation systems?

Answer 5

Basements
Crawl spaces
Concrete slab on grade
*grid of independent pier or poles (footings)

Question 5

What are the other two types of foundation system?

Answer 5

Shallow foundation
Deep foundation

Question 5

The continuous spread footing of a foundation wall

Answer 5

Strip footing

Question 6

Are strip footings that change levels in stages to accommodate a sloping grade and maintain the required depth at all points

Answer 6

Stepped footings

Question 7

A single spread footing supporting a freestanding column or pier

Answer 7

Isolated footings

Question 8

A reinforced concrete footing extended to support a row of columns

Answer 8

Continuous footing

Question 9

A reinforced concrete supporting a superstructure at or near ground level; also called a ground beam

Answer 9

Grade beam

Question 10

A reinforced concrete footing for a perimeter column or foundation wall extended to support an interior column load

Answer 10

Combined footing

Question 11

A reinforced footing connected by a tie beam to another footing in order to balance an asymmetrically imposed load; also called strap footings

Answer 11

Cantilever footing

Question 12

A foundation used in yielding soil, having for its footing a raft placed deep enough that the weight of the excavated soil is equal to or greater than the weight of the construction supported

Answer 12

Floating foundation

Question 13

A mat providing a footing on yielding soil, usually for an entire building

Answer 13

Raft

Question 14

A framework of crossing beams for spreading heavy loads over large areas; also called grid

Answer 14

Grillage

Question 15

A thick slablike footing of reinforced concrete supporting a number of columns or an entire building

Answer 15

Mat

Question 16

A mat foundation reinforced by a grid of ribs above or below the slab

Answer 16

Ribbed mat

Question 17

A composite structure of reinforced concrete slabs and basement walls serving as a mat foundation

Answer 17

Cellular mat

Question 18

Support both dead and live loads; Transfer their loads horizontally

Answer 18

Floor systems

Question 19

________ rather than bending becomes the critical controlling factor

Answer 19

Deflection

Question 20

Are longitudinal bars bent to an angle of 30 degrees or more with the axis of concrete beam

Answer 20

Bent bars

Question 21

Are any of the U-shaped or closed loop bars placed perpendicular to the longitudinal reinforcement

Answer 21

Stirrups

Question 22

Are longitudinal bars serving as tension reinforcement in the section of a concrete beam subject to the upward bending of a negative moment.

Answer 22

Top bars

Question 23

Are longitudinal bars serving as tension reinforcement in the section of a concrete beam subject to a positive moment

Answer 23

Bottom bars

Question 24

Are longitudinal bars bent up or down at points of moment reversal in a concrete beam

Answer 24

Truss bars

Question 25

______________ results from the principal tensile stresses acting at an angle to the longitudinal axis of a beam

Answer 25

Diagonal tension

Question 26

Refers to concrete elements that are used as nonstructural cladding elements; Most common use is in precast concrete curtain walls

Answer 26

Architectural precast

Question 27

Included all elements of a building's structural framing

Answer 27

Structural precast concrete

Question 28

__________ concrete foundation walls require form work and access to place the concrete.

Answer 28

Cast in place

Question 29

____________ masonry foundation walls utilize easily handled small units and do not require formwork.

Answer 29

Concrete

Question 30

are plate structures that are reinforced to span either one or both directions of a structural bay.

Answer 30

Concrete slabs

Question 31

is uniformly thick, reinforced in one direction, and cast integrally with parallel supporting beams.

Answer 31

One way slab

Question 32

A __________ slab is cast integrally with a series of closely spaced joists, which in turn are supported by a parallel set of beams

Answer 32

joist or ribbed (One way joist slab)

Question 33

Designed as a series of T-beams, ________ are more suitable for longer spans and heavier loads than one-way slabs

Answer 33

Joist slab

Question 34

A ____________ of uniform thickness may be reinforced in two directions and cast integrally with supporting beams and columns on all four sides of a square or nearly square bays.

Answer 34

two way slab

Question 35

two-way slabs are usually constructed as _____________ without beams

Answer 35

flat slabs and plates

Question 36

A ______ is a two-way concrete slab reinforced by ribs in two directions. ________ can carry heavier loads and span longer distances than flat slabs.

Answer 36

Waffle slabs (two way waffle slab)

Question 37

A _________ is a concrete slab of uniform thickness reinforced in two or more directions and supported directly by columns without beams or girders

Answer 37

Flat plate (two way flat plate)

Question 38

A _________ is a flat plate thickened at its column supports to increase its shear strength and moment-resisting capacity

Answer 38

flat slab (two-way flat slab)

Question 39

Each pair of external columns supports a along-spanning beam or girder. This system suits long, narrow buildings, especially when a column-free space is desired.

Answer 39

One way beam system

Question 40

is corrugated to increase its stiffness and spanning capability. The floor deck serves as a working platform during construction and as formwork for a site-cast concrete slab.

Answer 40

Metal decking

Question 41

serves as permanent form work for a reinforced concrete slab until the slab can support itself and its live load

Answer 41

form decking

Question 42

serves as tensile reinforcement for the concrete slab to which it is bonded with embossed rib patterns.

Answer 42

composite decking

Question 43

is manufactured by welding a corrugated sheet to a flat steel sheet, forming a series of spaces or raceways for electrical and communications wiring;

Answer 43

celullar decking

Question 44

What are the three types of metal decking?

Answer 44

Form decking Composite decking Cellular decking