Structural Design

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This is a secondary effect in shears and

especially moments of frame members
induced by vertical loads acting on
laterally displaced building frame.
P-delta effect
Orthogonal Effect
Vertical Effect
Irregularity Effect

A storey whose strength is less than 80%

of the strength of the storey above is
considered as __________.
Soft Storey
Weak Storey
Overdesigned Storey
None of these

Hospitals, Communication Centers, and

others, which are necessary for
emergency post-earthquake operations,
are classified as ___________.
Hazardous Facilities
Distribution Facilities
Seismic Facilities
Essential Facilities

A horizontal or nearly horizontal system

acting to transmit lateral forces to the
vertical resisting system including the
horizontal bracing system.
Diaphragm
Diaphragm Strut
Brace
Platform

This is essentially a vertical truss system

provided to resist lateral forces of a
building.
Shear wall system
Skeletal Frame
Braced Frame
Platform

Constructing a high- rise building requires

concrete that can easily be pumped.
What type of admixture in concrete the
contractor will provide which can reduce
the requirement of mixing water and
produce a flowing concrete that does not
segregate and needs very little vibration
Retarder
Plasticizer
Accelerator
Air entraining agent

The records of test material and of

concrete must be preserved after the
completion of the project for at least
_________.
2 years
1 year
15 years
3 years

What is the weight of 1 cu. m. of steel?

2400 KN
2400 Kg
7850 KN
7850 Kg

A type of gunite mixed with an

accelerating admixture with aggregate
larger than 10mm originally sprayed
under high air pressure of lining tunnels.
Shotcrete
Pnuematic Gunite
Early Strength Gunite
Pnuematic mortar

If a structure is judged under the

condition either to be no longer useful for
its intended function or to unsafe, it has
reached its __________.
Limit state
Rupture state
Ultimate strength
Fracture State

A phenomenon of failure or damage that

may result in sudden and brittle fracture
of a ductile material due to reversals of
stresses applied to a body repeatedly or a
great number of times.
Torsional rupture
Metal Fatigue
Limit Stage
Inelastic failure

??? act parallel to each other (offset to

each other, a distance d apart), of the
same magnitude but ???
Equilibrant
Couple
Resultant
Moment

The load at which a perfectly straight

member under compression assumes a
deflected position.
Eccentric load
Axial load
Deflecting load
Buckling load

It is a point within the structure at which a

member (beam/column) can rotate
slightly to eliminate all bending moment in
the member at that point.
Contraflexure point
Roller
Hinge
Support

It is a beam type supported by a

hinge/roller at one end and the other end
is projecting beyond a fixed support.
Semi-continuous beam
Simply supported beam
Fixed beam
Continuous beam

Floors in office buildings and in other

buildings where partition locations are
subject to change shall be designed to
support in addition to all other loads, a
uniformly distributed load equal to
__________.
1000 Pa
500 Pa
1500 Pa
2000 Pa

The upward pressure against the bottom

of the basement floor of a structure or
road slab caused by the presence of
water.
Hydraulic pressure
Bearing pressure
Hydrodynamic pressure
Uplift pressure

The particular type of pin-connected

tension member of uniform thickness with
forged loop or head of greater width than
the body, with is proportioned to provide
approximately equal strength both in the
head and the body.
Eyebar
Tunbuckle
Rocker
Bolt

A revetment consisting of rough stones of

various sizes placed compactly to protect
the banks or bed of a river from the
eroding effects of the flowing water.
Sheet pile
Cofferdam
Riprap
Caisson

A three-dimensional spatial structure

made up of one or more curved slabs or
folded plateshose thicknesses are small
compared to their other dimensions.
Bearing all system
Funicular structure
Thin shell
Geodesic dome

It refers to a piece or pair of diagonal

braces to resist wind or other horizontal
forces on a building.
Buckling moment
Overturning moment
Carry over moment
None of these

It refers to a piece or pair of diagonal

braces to resist wind or other horizontal
forces on a building.
Sway brace
Knee brace
Chevron bracing
Stiffener

This is designed as special foundation for

intense column loads on a platform
consisting usually of two layers of rolled
steel joists, one on top of other, at right
angles.
Mat foundation
Floating foundation
Raft foundation
Grillage foundation

Referring to any artificial method of

strengthening the soil to reduce its
shrinkage and ensure that it will not
move. Common methods are mixing the
soil with cement or compaction
Sand drain
Soil investigation
Soil Stabilization
Soil Evaluation

A pit dug in the basement floor during

excavation made to collect water into
which a pump is placed the liquid to the
sewer pipe.
Sump
Septic tank
Cofferdam
Cistern

It is a long, straight beam which by the

inspection if two hinges in alternate
spans, functions essentially as a
cantilever beam.
Strap beam
Grade beam
Tie beam
Gerber beam

An instrument which measures the actual

displacement of the ground with respect
to a stationary point during an
earthquake.
Deflectometer
Seismograph
Accelerograph
Seismometer

The behavior of sandy soil to weaken its

capacity to carry imposed loads when
subjected to vibration such as earthquake
particularly when water table saturates
this layer.
Liquefaction
Liquidity
Compaction
Settlement

It is a beam especially provided over an

opening for a door or window to carry the
wall over opening.
Transom beam
Spandrel beam
Lintel beam
Grade beam

For any given granular material, the

steepest angle with horizontal, a heaped
soil surface will make in normal condition
that will not slide.
Angle of inclination
Angle of repose
Angle cohesion
Angle of surface tension

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