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1. What does FEMA require to create a
-separate non load bearing CMU
safe non-load-bearing partition?
wall filled with grout from the
surrounding structure
-provide bracing connected to the
main structure at steel stud partitions
that ends at the suspended ceiling
-provide bracing at heavy and tall roof
parapets.
2. Rank concrete, steel and wood from steel > wood > concrete
most to least expensive to build a rigid
frame.
3. Max depth and span of single tee: 12-48" depth and can span max
120'
4. Max depth and span of double tee: 8-32" depth and can span max 60-
80'
5. When is two-way flat plate the
economical choice? (name 3
typologies)
8.
6. Short to intermediate structural
spans are controlled by ? or ?.
7. List span distances for: Wood / Steel /
Con-crete
List from smallest to largest spans:
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Hotels, Apartments, Dorms
Forces due to SHEAR or MOMENT on the member - should
be modified to increase the strength
wood < concrete < steel
Wood: 50'-240'
Steel: 50'-500'
Concrete: 40'-320'
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6 considerations that affect the cost of 1) structural system
any structure (Especially in long-span 2) material
systems) 3) labor
4) equipment
5) construction time
6) integration with other bldg
systems
9. Temperature movement in ? span is Temperature movement in LONG
greater than in ? span structures. span is greater than in SHORT span
(SHORT; LONG) structures.
10. Concrete advantages & disadvantages (+) noncombustible, may be left ex-
posed, strong in compression, can
be poured into any form
(-) req. reinforcing, formwork results in
waste, time to construct and cure
11. What does hot, windy weather due to curing Cracking / Halts the
reaction
concrete? Freezing weather?
12. Where to place expansion joint? -changes in wall height
-columns
-near corners
-on both sides of openings greater
than 6'
-on one side of openings less than
6'
-where new construction adjoins
existing
13. a) Failures in columns: ? b) Short, thick
columns are likely
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to fail by: ? a) Failures in columns: buckling &
crush-ing
c)Long slender columns are likely to fail by: ? b) Short, thick columns are
likely to fail by:
crushing
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1. What does FEMA require to create a
-separate non load bearing CMU
safe non-load-bearing partition?
wall filled with grout from the
surrounding structure
-provide bracing connected to the
main structure at steel stud partitions
that ends at the suspended ceiling
-provide bracing at heavy and tall roof
parapets.
2. Rank concrete, steel and wood from steel > wood > concrete
most to least expensive to build a rigid
frame.
3. Max depth and span of single tee: 12-48" depth and can span max
120'
4. Max depth and span of double tee: 8-32" depth and can span max 60-
80'
5. When is two-way flat plate the
economical choice? (name 3
typologies)
8.
6. Short to intermediate structural
spans are controlled by ? or ?.
7. List span distances for: Wood / Steel /
Con-crete
List from smallest to largest spans:
, STRUCTURAL (PPD/PDD) Exam with all Correct & 100%
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Hotels, Apartments, Dorms
Forces due to SHEAR or MOMENT on the member - should
be modified to increase the strength
wood < concrete < steel
Wood: 50'-240'
Steel: 50'-500'
Concrete: 40'-320'
, STRUCTURAL (PPD/PDD) Exam with all Correct & 100%
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6 considerations that affect the cost of 1) structural system
any structure (Especially in long-span 2) material
systems) 3) labor
4) equipment
5) construction time
6) integration with other bldg
systems
9. Temperature movement in ? span is Temperature movement in LONG
greater than in ? span structures. span is greater than in SHORT span
(SHORT; LONG) structures.
10. Concrete advantages & disadvantages (+) noncombustible, may be left ex-
posed, strong in compression, can
be poured into any form
(-) req. reinforcing, formwork results in
waste, time to construct and cure
11. What does hot, windy weather due to curing Cracking / Halts the
reaction
concrete? Freezing weather?
12. Where to place expansion joint? -changes in wall height
-columns
-near corners
-on both sides of openings greater
than 6'
-on one side of openings less than
6'
-where new construction adjoins
existing
13. a) Failures in columns: ? b) Short, thick
columns are likely
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to fail by: ? a) Failures in columns: buckling &
crush-ing
c)Long slender columns are likely to fail by: ? b) Short, thick columns are
likely to fail by:
crushing
