EXAC - THEME 3: COORDINATING
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS [
GRADED A+]
Principles of a Structural System - ✔✔- Designed and constructed to
support and transfer loads safely to the ground without exceeding
allowable stresses in each member.
- Strive for a state of equilibrium
- Free Body Diagram (FBD) illustrates forces acting and reacting to
structural loading
Identify types of Static Loads - ✔✔Applied slowly to the structure without
rapid fluctuation:
- Dead Load (weight of structure and materials)
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, - Live Load (moving or movable loads from occupancy)
- Snow Load (weight of snow on a structure)
- Settlement Load (structure settling on ground pressure)
- Hydrostatic Load (pressure from water on the foundation)
Identify types of Dynamic Loads - ✔✔Applied suddenly to a building with
rapid changes:
- Wind Load (exerted by kinetic energy of moving air mass)
- Seismic Load (earthquake waves on a structure)
Main elements of a Structural System - ✔✔Substructure (Foundation)
- Anchors superstructure and transfer loads to ground
- Distributes loads evenly throughout supporting earth
Superstructure (Framing)
- Vertical extension of a building above foundations
- Comprised of columns, beams, slabs, bearing walls and roof structures
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS [
GRADED A+]
Principles of a Structural System - ✔✔- Designed and constructed to
support and transfer loads safely to the ground without exceeding
allowable stresses in each member.
- Strive for a state of equilibrium
- Free Body Diagram (FBD) illustrates forces acting and reacting to
structural loading
Identify types of Static Loads - ✔✔Applied slowly to the structure without
rapid fluctuation:
- Dead Load (weight of structure and materials)
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, - Live Load (moving or movable loads from occupancy)
- Snow Load (weight of snow on a structure)
- Settlement Load (structure settling on ground pressure)
- Hydrostatic Load (pressure from water on the foundation)
Identify types of Dynamic Loads - ✔✔Applied suddenly to a building with
rapid changes:
- Wind Load (exerted by kinetic energy of moving air mass)
- Seismic Load (earthquake waves on a structure)
Main elements of a Structural System - ✔✔Substructure (Foundation)
- Anchors superstructure and transfer loads to ground
- Distributes loads evenly throughout supporting earth
Superstructure (Framing)
- Vertical extension of a building above foundations
- Comprised of columns, beams, slabs, bearing walls and roof structures
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
