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and
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Floodplain
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Construction
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Inspector's
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Base //Flood
The //flood //having //a //1% //chance //of //being //equaled //or //exceeded //in //a //given //year
Base //Flood //Elevation
The /
/elevation /
/of /
/the /
/base /
/flood, /
/including /
/wave /
/height, /
/relative /
/to /
/the /
/National /
/Geodetic /
/Vertical /
/Datum /
/(NGVD), /
/North /
/American /
,/Vertical /
/Datum //(NAVD) //or //other //datum //specified //on //the //Flood //Insurance //Rate //Map //(FIRM).
Collector
A/
/horizontal /
/diaphragm /
/element /
/parallel /
/and /
/in /
/line /
/with /
/the /
/applied /
/force /
/that /
/collects /
/and /
/transfers /
/diaphragm /
/shear /
/forces /
/to /
/the /
/vertical /
/elements /
/of /
/the /
/lateral /
/force /
/resisting /
/system /
/and /// /
/or //distributes //forces //within //the //diaphragm. //(Also //called //a //drag //strut) //I //can //be //a //Double
//Top //Plate //or //a //Bond //Beam.
Design //Flood
,The //flood //associated //with //the //greater //of //the //following //2 //areas:
1. /
/Area //with //a //flood //plain //subject //to //a //1% //or //greater //chance //of //flooding //in //any //year; //or
2. /
/Area /
/designated /
/as //
a/
/flood //hazard //area //on //a //community's //flood //hazard //map, //or //otherwise //legally //designated.
Design //Flood //Elevation
The /
/elevation /
/of /
/the //"design /
/flood" /
/including /
/wave /
/height, /
/relative /
/to /
/the /
/datum /
/specified /
/on /
/the /
/community's /
/legally /
/designated /
/flood /
/hazard /
/map. //In //areas //designated //as //Zone //AO, //the //design //flood //elevation //shall //be //the //elevation
//of /
/the /
/highest /
/existing /
/grade /
/of /
, /the /
/building's /
/perimeter //plus //the //depth //number //(in //feet) //specified //on //the //flood //hazard //map.
Diaphragm
A //horizontal //or //sloped //system //acting //to //transmit //lateral //forces //to //the //vertical-
resisting /
/elements. /
/When //the //term //diaphragm //is //used, //it //shal //include //horizontal //bracing //systems.
Diaphragms //can //be
Roof //plain, //ceilings //and //floors
Blocked //Diaphragms
In //light-
framed /
/construction, //
a/
/diaphragm /
/in /
/which /
/all /
/sheathing /
/edges //not //occurring //on //a //framing //member //are //supported //on //and //fastened //to //blocking.
Diaphragms //Unblocked
A/
/diaphragm /
/that /
/has /
/edge /
/nailing /
/at /
/supporting /
/members /
/only. /
/Blocking /
/between /
and
/ /
Floodplain
/ /
Construction
/ /
Inspector's
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Base //Flood
The //flood //having //a //1% //chance //of //being //equaled //or //exceeded //in //a //given //year
Base //Flood //Elevation
The /
/elevation /
/of /
/the /
/base /
/flood, /
/including /
/wave /
/height, /
/relative /
/to /
/the /
/National /
/Geodetic /
/Vertical /
/Datum /
/(NGVD), /
/North /
/American /
,/Vertical /
/Datum //(NAVD) //or //other //datum //specified //on //the //Flood //Insurance //Rate //Map //(FIRM).
Collector
A/
/horizontal /
/diaphragm /
/element /
/parallel /
/and /
/in /
/line /
/with /
/the /
/applied /
/force /
/that /
/collects /
/and /
/transfers /
/diaphragm /
/shear /
/forces /
/to /
/the /
/vertical /
/elements /
/of /
/the /
/lateral /
/force /
/resisting /
/system /
/and /// /
/or //distributes //forces //within //the //diaphragm. //(Also //called //a //drag //strut) //I //can //be //a //Double
//Top //Plate //or //a //Bond //Beam.
Design //Flood
,The //flood //associated //with //the //greater //of //the //following //2 //areas:
1. /
/Area //with //a //flood //plain //subject //to //a //1% //or //greater //chance //of //flooding //in //any //year; //or
2. /
/Area /
/designated /
/as //
a/
/flood //hazard //area //on //a //community's //flood //hazard //map, //or //otherwise //legally //designated.
Design //Flood //Elevation
The /
/elevation /
/of /
/the //"design /
/flood" /
/including /
/wave /
/height, /
/relative /
/to /
/the /
/datum /
/specified /
/on /
/the /
/community's /
/legally /
/designated /
/flood /
/hazard /
/map. //In //areas //designated //as //Zone //AO, //the //design //flood //elevation //shall //be //the //elevation
//of /
/the /
/highest /
/existing /
/grade /
/of /
, /the /
/building's /
/perimeter //plus //the //depth //number //(in //feet) //specified //on //the //flood //hazard //map.
Diaphragm
A //horizontal //or //sloped //system //acting //to //transmit //lateral //forces //to //the //vertical-
resisting /
/elements. /
/When //the //term //diaphragm //is //used, //it //shal //include //horizontal //bracing //systems.
Diaphragms //can //be
Roof //plain, //ceilings //and //floors
Blocked //Diaphragms
In //light-
framed /
/construction, //
a/
/diaphragm /
/in /
/which /
/all /
/sheathing /
/edges //not //occurring //on //a //framing //member //are //supported //on //and //fastened //to //blocking.
Diaphragms //Unblocked
A/
/diaphragm /
/that /
/has /
/edge /
/nailing /
/at /
/supporting /
/members /
/only. /
/Blocking /
/between /
