Structural Collapse Awareness Test Final
Questions and Verified Answers
(GUARANTEED PASS)
1. For safe operations, the minimum number or
rescue workers on a team should be: - VERIFIED
ANSWER - c. Two
2. When making contact with a readily removable
victim, which of the following questions should be
asked first: - VERIFIED ANSWER - d. Are you hurt
or are you O.K.
3. The Safety Officer is responsible for safe
operations - which of the following is true: -
VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Anyone can stop an unsafe
operation
4. During incident initial size-up, assuming the
danger of fire has been mitigated, the first thing to
accomplish is: - VERIFIED ANSWER - c. Survey the
incident site
,5. In conducting the initial search at a collapse
incident, the search method that requires the least
amount of training is: - VERIFIED ANSWER - b.
Audible call-out, grid search
6. Brittle types of material behavior can be best
described as - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Sudden,
catastrophic failure
7. Ductile type material behavior can best be
described as: - VERIFIED ANSWER - a. Bend but
don't break
8. Longitudinal steel bars (rebar), are cast in
concrete slabs and beams to provide: - VERIFIED
ANSWER - d. Tension resistance
9. Based on damage and collapse patterns seen in
previous earthquakes, buildings can usually be
divided into which of the following four general
categories: - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Light frame,
heavy wall, heavy floor, precast concrete
,10. Following a damaging earthquake, the hazard
that is most commonly found in a heavy floor
building with a brittle concrete frame is: - VERIFIED
ANSWER - a. Badly cracked columns
11. A structure that has a "Framed" vertical load
resisting system can best be described as? -
VERIFIED ANSWER - c. Having a regular layout of
columns and beams
12. A Heavy Floor Bldg with weak connections
between main columns and floor beams/girders,
most likely will collapse into the following pattern,
following an earthquake? - VERIFIED ANSWER - c.
Pancake
13. The greatest secondary collapse threat to
rescuers following an earthquake is? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - d. Aftershocks
, 14. The types of buildings most negatively affected
by an earthquake are? - VERIFIED ANSWER - c.
Heavy, weak buildings
15. The types of building most negatively effected by
extreme winds are? - VERIFIED ANSWER - a. Light
Wood Buildings
16. What type or Lateral Load Resisting System is
used in most wood residences - VERIFIED
ANSWER - b. Box Building
17. Buildings with Structural Redundancy could be
described as: - VERIFIED ANSWER - d. All of the
above
18. Which of the following is best example of
Redundant Behavior - VERIFIED ANSWER - a.
When part of a damaged structure is performing like
a Suspension Bridge
Questions and Verified Answers
(GUARANTEED PASS)
1. For safe operations, the minimum number or
rescue workers on a team should be: - VERIFIED
ANSWER - c. Two
2. When making contact with a readily removable
victim, which of the following questions should be
asked first: - VERIFIED ANSWER - d. Are you hurt
or are you O.K.
3. The Safety Officer is responsible for safe
operations - which of the following is true: -
VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Anyone can stop an unsafe
operation
4. During incident initial size-up, assuming the
danger of fire has been mitigated, the first thing to
accomplish is: - VERIFIED ANSWER - c. Survey the
incident site
,5. In conducting the initial search at a collapse
incident, the search method that requires the least
amount of training is: - VERIFIED ANSWER - b.
Audible call-out, grid search
6. Brittle types of material behavior can be best
described as - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Sudden,
catastrophic failure
7. Ductile type material behavior can best be
described as: - VERIFIED ANSWER - a. Bend but
don't break
8. Longitudinal steel bars (rebar), are cast in
concrete slabs and beams to provide: - VERIFIED
ANSWER - d. Tension resistance
9. Based on damage and collapse patterns seen in
previous earthquakes, buildings can usually be
divided into which of the following four general
categories: - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Light frame,
heavy wall, heavy floor, precast concrete
,10. Following a damaging earthquake, the hazard
that is most commonly found in a heavy floor
building with a brittle concrete frame is: - VERIFIED
ANSWER - a. Badly cracked columns
11. A structure that has a "Framed" vertical load
resisting system can best be described as? -
VERIFIED ANSWER - c. Having a regular layout of
columns and beams
12. A Heavy Floor Bldg with weak connections
between main columns and floor beams/girders,
most likely will collapse into the following pattern,
following an earthquake? - VERIFIED ANSWER - c.
Pancake
13. The greatest secondary collapse threat to
rescuers following an earthquake is? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - d. Aftershocks
, 14. The types of buildings most negatively affected
by an earthquake are? - VERIFIED ANSWER - c.
Heavy, weak buildings
15. The types of building most negatively effected by
extreme winds are? - VERIFIED ANSWER - a. Light
Wood Buildings
16. What type or Lateral Load Resisting System is
used in most wood residences - VERIFIED
ANSWER - b. Box Building
17. Buildings with Structural Redundancy could be
described as: - VERIFIED ANSWER - d. All of the
above
18. Which of the following is best example of
Redundant Behavior - VERIFIED ANSWER - a.
When part of a damaged structure is performing like
a Suspension Bridge
