BCGBC4010A Apply structural principles to residential low-rise constructions

Structural principles - Loads

Topic activity
Question 1 of 14
Which of the following are considered to be structural components?
A.	Windows and doors
B.	Beams and columns
C.	Internal partition walls
D.	All of the above
E.	None of the above
The correct answer is B - Beams and columns are both structural components.

Question 2 of 14
What is the unit force?
A.	neut
B.	neutral
C.	newtonian
D.	newton
E.	newtown
The correct answer is D - Newton is the unit of force.

Question 3 of 14
Which of the following are primary loads?
A.	Live loads
B.	Wind loads
C.	Dead loads
D.	All of the above
E.	None of the above
The correct answer is D - All of the above.

Question 4 of 14
Which of the following components contribute to dead loads?
A.	Beams
B.	Columns
C.	Floor slabs
D.	All of the above
E.	None of the above
The correct answer is D - All of the above.

Question 5 of 14
Which of the following statements are true for dead loads?
A.	Difficult to predict
B.	Sometimes act laterally
C.	Identical for all forms of structures
D.	Vary in intensity from time to time
E.	Always act vertically downwards
The correct answer is E - Always act vertically downwards.

Question 6 of 14
What is the dead load of a reinforced concrete beam which has a DL rate of 24 kN/m3, a cross-sectional area of 0.15m2 and a length of 10 m?
A.	1.5 N
B.	24 kN
C.	36 kN
D.	24 kN
E.	36 N
The correct answer is C - 36 kN.

Question 7 of 14
What is the dead load of a hardwood beam which simply spans 6 m, has a height of 500 mm and a breadth of 100 mm and the DL rate is 11 kN/m3?
A.	66 kN
B.	27 kN
C.	3.3 kN
D.	11 kN
E.	243 N
The correct answer is C - 3.3 kN.

Question 8 of 14
Live loads include which of the following?
A.	People and furniture
B.	People and snow
C.	Furniture and Snow
The correct answer is A - People and furniture. 

Question 9 of 14
What is the live load for a bar with a floor area of 300 m2 and an LL rate of 5 kN/m2?
A.	1,500
B.	1,500 N
C. 	1,500 kN
D.	1,500 kN/m
The correct answer is C - 1,500 kN.

Question 10 of 14
When wind flows around a building the negative pressures are most extreme at which location?
A.	Windward wall
B.	Windward roof
C.	Leeward roof
D.	All of the above
E.	None of the above
The correct answer is C - Leeward roof. The leeward roof experiences the most extreme negative pressures.

Question 11 of 14
Wind is considered to be what type of load?
A.	Static
B.	Dynamic
C.	Equilibrium
D.	Constant
E.	Environmental
The correct answer is B - Dynamic.

Question 12 of 14
Given the unit for stress is pascal (Pa), then 1,000 Pa equals which of the following?
A.	1 kPa
B.	100 N/m2
C.	1 kN/m2
D.	All of the above
E.	None of the above
The correct answer is A - 1 kPa.

Question 13 of 14
Long continuous buildings will expand, therefore it is necessary to consider the expansion stresses. How many meters apart are control joints in a reinforced concrete structure commonly placed?
A.	10 m
B.	20 m
C.	30 m 
D.	40 m
E.	50 m
The correct answer is C - 30 m.

Question 14 of 14
What is meant by the term ‘load path’?
A.	A track or driveway or heavy equipment
B.	The total of the design loads
C.	Tracking of all loads downwards along the structural elements
D.	The sequence where loads are traced from foundation upwards
E.	A technique designed to work out members supporting live loads.
The correct answer is C - Tracking of all loads downwards along the structural elements.

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