Chapter 3.
The floor live load in a residential occupancy is generally assumed to be
a. 40 psf.
The total approximate gravity load on a floor in a typical wood frame residential building is
a. 50 psf
In which of the following roofs will you consider the effect of rain load?
a. Roof with a parapet
Everything else being the same, a building constructed of heavyweight materials is subjected to a greater earthquake load than a building constructed of lightweight materials.
a. True
For wind blowing along one of the two major axes of a rectangular building, the windward wall is subjected to positive (toward-the-wall) pressure.
a. True
The loads on a floor are generally expressed in
a. lb/ft^2 .
Which of the following loads can be estimated with greatest certainty?
a. lb/ft^2.
The roof live load in a building is generally
a. less than the floor live load.
An average tornado strikes a larger area on the ground than a hurricane.
b. False
For wind blowing along one of the two major axes of a rectangular building the leeward wall is subjected to positive (toward-the-wall) pressure.
b. False
For wind blowing along one of the two major axes of a rectangular building, the side walls are subjected to positive( toward-the-wall) pressure.
b. False
Roof live load is a function of the building's occupancy.
b. False
The two main categories under which all building loads may be classified are
b. gravity loads and lateral loads.
The loads on a beam are generally expressed in
b. lb/ft.
For most of the United States, the design wind sped for an average-risk building is
c. 115 mph
Which of the following occupancies has the highest floor live load?
c. Library stack rooms
On a leeward wall, the wind pressure
c. is almost constant with height above ground
The loads on a column are generally expressed in
c. lb.
According to the geologists, the earth's surface is composed of several segments that are called
c. tectonic plates
The total approximate dead load of a floor in a typical wood frame residential building is
c.10 psf
The deign wind speed for a location is the peak
d. 3-s gust speed
The design snow load on a roof is a function of
d. all of the above ( ground snow load of the location, roof slope, and wind exposure classification of the site)
Highest wind speeds are usually obtained in
d. tornados
The region of the United States that relatively more earthquake prone is the
d. western United States
With respect to wind pressure, a building site is classified in terms of
e. Exposure B, C, and D
The design wind speed is also referred to as the
e. basic wind speed
An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Ritcher scale is
e. none of the above
The design wind speed for an average-risk building at a location has a probability of occurrence of
e. none of the above
The number of mild (minor to very minor) earthquakes occurring on the earth is almost
e. several thousand per year
