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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A long column will usually tend to fail in ......
buckling
compression
tension
shear
Framed construction is not commonly used for industrial and commercial buildings.
True
False
An example of a tension member is .......
a column
a tie
a strut
a beam
A strut in any truss only caries ......
tension forces
compresion forces
bending forces
Framed structures can be made more stable againest earthquicks by
Increase slab thickness
Additional columns
Additional beams
Concrete shear walls
Beams are usually horizontal members subject to ......
Horizontal loads
Lateral loads
Vertical loads
Seismic loads
Which of the following cause problems for steel structures?
Fire
Corrosion
Neither of the above
Both of the above
Load bearing wall structure is the common construcion method for .....
commercial buildings
domestic buildings
industrial buildings
Shell structures
Formwork is used for
precast concrete frame construction
in-situ steel frame construcion
in-situ concrete frame construction
pre-engineering
Prefabricated (precast) structures unable .....
faster programmed times
high standard of workmanship
neither of the above
both of the above
