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Structural Analysis and Design

Set B: Encircle the best answer of the given choices.

1. How do you call a set of forces where the lines of action do not intersect?
A. concurrent forces
B. non-concurrent forces
C. co-linear forces
D. superimposed forces

2. How do you call the point in a body at which it will balance if supported?
A. center of gravity
B. center of mass
C. center of rigidity
D. centroid

3. Which are the characteristic of a force?

I. has magnitude
II. has position of its line of action
III. has direction or sense
IV. has a point of application

A. I and II
B. I and IV
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, III, and IV

4. A 100 N force is applied 60 degrees above the horizontal. What is its x component? ______

5. A 100 N force is applied 60 degrees above the horizontal. What is its y component? ______

6. Given equal cross sectional area. Which of the following has the highest moment of inertia?
A. round column
B. rectangular column
C. square column
D. triangular column

7. 1 N/sq.m. is equal to
A. 1 KN.
B. 1 Pa.
C. 1 atm.
D. 1 Kg.

8. How do you call the ratio of the change in length and the original length?
A. force
B. stress
C. strain
D. modulus of elasticity

9. How do you call the stress at failure?

A. rupture strength
B. shear strength
C. modulus of rigidity
D. poisson’s ratio

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10. How do you call the square root of the ratio of the moment of inertia and the area?
A. area radius of radiation
B. mass radius of radiation
C. moment of inertia
D. shearing deformation

12. How do you call the maximum stress a material can sustain under crushing load?
A. compressive strength
B. cleavage strength
C. breaking strength
D. cohesive strength

13. How do you call the extent to which a material can sustain plastic deformation without
rupture?
A. elasticity
B. ductility
C. hardness
D. toughness

14. How do you call the measure of a materials resistance to localized plastic deformation?
A. elasticity
B. ductility
C. hardness
D. toughness

15. How do you call the resistance of a material to fracture or break?

A. elasticity
B. ductility
C. hardness
D. toughness

16. Which of the following is NOT true about deformation?

A. deformation is directly proportional to the applied load
B. deformation is directly proportional to the length of the structural member
C. deformation is inversely proportional to cross sectional area
D. deformation id directly proportional to the modulus of elasticity

17. How do you call the method for measuring the ductility of certain objects?
A. bend test
B. compressive test
C. tensile test
D. fatique test

18. How do you call the method of determining the behavior of materials under fluctuating loads?
A. bend test
B. compressive test
C. tensile test
D. fatique test

19. How do you call the method of determining behavior of materials under axial stretch loading?
A. bend test
B. compressive test
C. tensile test
D. fatique test

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20. How do you call the rate of change of strain as a function of stress?
A. Modulus in Bending
B. Modulus of Elasticity
C. Modulus of Rigidity
D. Modulus of Rupture

21. How do you call the ultimate strength in a flexure or torsion test?
A. Modulus in Bending
B. Modulus of Elasticity
C. Modulus of Rigidity
D. Modulus of Rupture

22. How do you call the ratio of the maximum fiber stress to maximum strain within elastic limit
of stress-strain diagram obtained in flexure test?
A. Modulus in Bending
B. Modulus of Elasticity
C. Modulus of Rigidity
D. Modulus of Rupture

23. How do you call the rate of change of strain as a function of stress in a specimen subjected to
shear or torsion loadin?
A. Modulus in Bending
B. Modulus of Elasticity
C. Modulus of Rigidity
D. Modulus of Rupture

24. How do you call the measure of the level of stress at which there is a significant change to
the state of the material?
A. strength
B. stiffness
C. hardness
D. toughness

25. Which occupancy category does hospitals belong?

A. essential facilities
B. hazardous facilities
C. special occupancy structures
D. standard occupancy structures

26. Which occupancy category does jails belong?

A. essential facilities
B. hazardous facilities
C. special occupancy structures
D. standard occupancy structures

27. Which occupancy category does residential buildings belong?

A. essential facilities
B. hazardous facilities
C. special occupancy structures
D. standard occupancy structures

28. Which occupancy category does structures housing supporting toxic or explosive chemicals
buildings belong?
A. essential facilities
B. hazardous facilities
C. special occupancy structures
D. standard occupancy structures

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29. Which occupancy category does school buildings of more than one story belong?
A. essential facilities
B. hazardous facilities
C. special occupancy structures
D. standard occupancy structures

30. How do you call a masonry or concrete wall that supports 1.0 kN per linear meter of
superimposed loads or any such wall supporting its own weight for more than one story?
A. shear wall
B. bearing wall
C. retaining wall
D. parapet wall

31. How do you call a wall designed to resist the lateral displacement of soil or other materials?
A. shear wall
B. bearing wall
C. retaining wall
D. parapet wall

32. How do you call that part of any wall entirely above the roof line?
A. shear wall
B. bearing wall
C. retaining wall
D. parapet wall

33. A building whose mean roof height is less than or equal to 18 meters is called
A. low rise building.
B, medium rise building.
C. high rise building.
D. skyscraper.

34. A factor that accounts for the degree of hazard to human life and damage to property is called
A. factor of safety
B. conversion factor
C. importance factor
D. vulnerability factor

35. The total design lateral force of the shear at the base of structure is known as
A. basic wind speed
B. earthquake load
C. shear load
D. base shear

36. How do you call an essentially complete space frame that provides support for gravity loads?
A. building frame system
B. bearing wall system
C. moment resisting frame
D. dual system

37. How do you call a frame which members and joints are capable of resisting forces primarily
by flexure?
A. building frame system
B. bearing wall system
C. moment resisting frame
D. dual system

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38. How do you call the combination of moment-resisting frames and shear walls or braced
frames?
A. building frame system
B. bearing wall system
C. moment resisting frame
D. dual system

39. How do you call a structural system without a complete vertical load carrying space frame?
A. building frame system
B. bearing wall system
C. moment resisting frame
D. dual system

40. How do you call an essentially vertical truss system of the concentric or eccentric type that is
provided to resist lateral forces?
A. space frame
B. braced frame
C. horizontal bracing system
D. lateral force resisting system

41. How do you call a wall designed to resist the lateral forces parallel to the plane of the wall
(sometimes referred to as vertical diaphragm or structural wall)?
A. shear wall
B. bearing wall
C. retaining wall
D. parapet wall

42. How do you call a three dimensional structural system, without bearing walls, composed of
members interconnected so as to function as a complete self-contained unit with or without the
aid of horizontal diaphragms or floor bracing systems?
A. space frame
B. braced frame
C. horizontal bracing system
D. lateral force resisting system

43. That part of the structural system designed to resist the design seismic forces is called
A. space frame.
B. braced frame.
C. horizontal bracing system.
D. lateral force resisting system.

44. A horizontal truss system that serves the same function as a diaphragm is called
A. space frame.
B. braced frame.
C. horizontal bracing system.
D. lateral force resisting system.

45. How do you call the assemblage of framing members designed to support gravity loads and
resist lateral forces?
A. diaphragm
B. collector
C. component
D. structure

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46. A horizontal or nearly horizontal system acting to transmit lateral forces to the vertical-
resisting elements is known as
A. diaphragm.
B. collector.
C. component.
D. structure.

47. A member of the element provided to transfer lateral forces from a portion of the structure to
vertical elements of the lateral force resisting frame is called
A. diaphragm.
B. collector.
C. component.
D. structure.

48. How do you call a part or element of an architectural, electrical, mechanical, or structural
system?
A. diaphragm
B. collector
C. component
D. structure

49. A situation in which the lateral stiffness is less than 70% of the stiffness of the story above is
called
A. soft story.
B. weak story.
C. story drift.
D. P-delta effect.

50. The secondary effect on shears, axial forces, and moments of frame members induced by the
vertical loads acting on the laterally displaced building system is called
A. soft story.
B. weak story.
C. story drift.
D. P-delta effect.

51. A situation in which the story strength is less than 80%of the story above is known as
A. soft story.
B. weak story.
C. story drift.
D. P-delta effect.

52. How do you call the lateral displacement of one level relative to the level above or below?
A. soft story
B. weak story
C. story drift
D. P-delta effect

53. How do you call a structure having all walls of at least 80% open?
A. enclosed building
B. open building
C. flexible buildings
D. partially enclosed building

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54. How do you call slender buildings and other structures that have a fundamentally natural
frequency less than 1 Hz? Included are buildings and other structures that have a height ,h,
exceeding four times the least horizontal dimension?
A. enclosed building
B. open building
C. flexible buildings
D. partially enclosed building

55. How do you call a building that satisfies the following?

1. The total area of the openings in a wall that receives positive external pressure exceeds the
sum of the areas of the openings in the balance of the building envelope (walls and roof) by more
than 10%; and
2. the total area of the openings in a wall that receives positive external pressure exceeds 0.5 m2
or 1% of the area of the wall, whichever is smaller, and the percentage of openings in the balance
of the building envelope does not exceed 20%.

A. enclosed building
B. open building
C. flexible buildings
D. partially enclosed building

56. How do you call buildings that does not comply with the requirements for open or partially
enclosed buildings?
A. enclosed building
B. open building
C. flexible buildings
D. partially enclosed building

57. In the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP), which is the basis for concrete
design?
A. ACI
B. UBC
C. AISC
D. EIA and TIA

58. In the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP), which is the basis for steel design?
A. ACI
B. UBC
C. AISC
D. EIA and TIA

59. In the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP), which is the basis for seismic
analysis?
A. ACI
B. UBC
C. AISC
D. EIA and TIA

60. In the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP), which is the basis for wind load
analysis?
A. ACI
B. UBC
C. AISC
D. EIA and TIA

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61. In the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP), which is the basis for wind load
analysis?
A. ACI
B. UBC
C. AISC
D. EIA and TIA

62. What wind zone is Baguio city located?

A. Zone I
B. Zone II
C. Zone III
D. Zone IV

63. Wind Zone I has a basic wind speed amounting to

A. 125 kph
B. 200 kph
C. 250 kph
D. 300 kph

64. What seismic zone is Metro Manila is located?

A. Zone 1
B. Zone 2
C. Zone 3
D. Zone 4

65. The major fault that caused the 1990 killer earthquake in Baguio City and adjoining cities
and municipalities is known as
A. West Valley fault
B. San Manuel fault
C. Digdig fault
D. Cordillera fault system

66. The minimum uniform live load for the basic floor area of a residential occupancy amounts
to
A. 1.9 kPa.
B. 2.4 kPa.
C. 2.9 kPa.
D. 6.0 kPa.

67. The minimum uniform live load for office occupancy amounts to
A. 1.9 kPa.
B. 2.4 kPa.
C. 2.9 kPa.
D. 6.0 kPa.

68. The minimum uniform live load for classroom occupancy amounts to
A. 1.9 kPa.
B. 2.4 kPa.
C. 2.9 kPa.
D. 6.0 kPa.

69. The minimum uniform live load for laboratories and operating rooms of hospitals
A. 1.9 kPa.
B. 2.4 kPa.
C. 2.9 kPa.
D. 6.0 kPa.

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70. What is importance factor for wind for essential facilities?

A. 1.25
B. 1.15
C. 1.00
D. 0.87

71. What is importance factor for earthquake for essential facilities?

A. 1.25
B. 1.15
C. 1.00
D. 0.87

72. What is importance factor for wind for hazardous facilities?

A. 1.25
B. 1.15
C. 1.00
D. 0.87

73. What is importance factor for earthquake for standard occupancy structures?
A. 1.25
B. 1.15
C. 1.00
D. 0.87

74. For buildings over six stories with floor area of 5,500 sq.m. or more ; and every building over
ten stories in height regardless of floor area. The NSCP prescribes the installation of
A. shear walls
B. accelograph
C. bracing system
D. damper system

75. How do you call the method of proportioning structural elements such that the computed
forces produced in the elements by the factored load combinations do not exceed the factored
load strength? The method is used in the design of concrete and masonry structures.
A. strength design
B. working stress design
C. allowable stress design
D. load and resistance factor design (LRFD)

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