Structural Design MCQs
Structural Design MCQs
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1: What is the definition of allowable strength?
A. Nominal strength added to the safety factor.
B. Nominal strength subtracted by the safety factor.
C. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor.
D. Nominal strength multiplied by the safety factor.
2: What is the allowable stress?
A. The sum of the allowable strengths
B. Dividing the allowable strength by the appropriate section property
C. Allowable strength divided by the appropriate section property
D. Allowable strength multiplied by the appropriate section property
3: What is the applicable building code?
A. Building code under which the structure is designed.
B. The building code that the structure is designed for.
C. The building code under which the structure is built.
D. The building code that applies to the structure.
4: What is ASD?
A. Allowable Strength Design
B. Required Strength Design
C. Actual Strength Design
D. Average Strength Design
5: What does ASD mean in relation to load combination?
A. Actual strength design
B. Average strength design
C. Allowable stress design
D. Allowable strength design
6: What does ASTM stand for?
A. The American Society of Testing and Materials
B. American Standards for Testing and Measurement
C. American Society for Testing and Measurement
D. American Standard for Testing and Materials
7: What is meant by axial force?
A. A force that is acting along the longitudinal axis of a structural member.
B. A force that is acting along the longitudinal axis of a structural member and perpendicular to it.
C. A force that along the longitudinal axis of a structural member and parallel to it.
D. A force that is acting along the length and width of a structural member
8: What does base shear refer to?
A. The vertical distance between the base of a structure and its centre of gravity
B. A type of construction in which the weight of the superstructure is supported by a number of relatively slender columns
C. A lateral (wind or seismic) force acting at the base of a structure.
D. The structural support that transmits the weight of the superstructure to the foundation
9: What is the primary function of a beam?
A. To distribute weight
B. Resisting bending moments
C. To bear a load
D. To support a structure
10: What is a beam-column?
A. A unit of force.
B. A device used to measure bending moment.
C. A device used to measure axial force.
D. A structural member that resists both axial force and bending moment.
11: What is bearing?
A. A deep foundation
B. A retaining wall
C. Limit state of local compressive yielding due to the action of a member bearing against another member or surface.
D. A pier
12: What is a bending moment?
A. A force that rotates about a point; causes shearing in beams, etc
B. A force rotating about a point; causes bending in beams, etc
C. A force acting on a point; causes bending in beams, etc
D. A force acting on a point; causes shearing in beams, etc
13: What is Block shear rupture?
A. Limit state of tension fracture along one path and shear yielding or shear fracture along another path.
B. A type of fracture caused by either excessive tension or compression.
C. A type of fracture that occurs when both tension and shear stresses exceed the material's fracture strength.
D. A type of fracture caused by either excessive tension or shear stress.
14: What is the purpose of bracing in a structure?
A. To protect the structure from high winds
B. To support the weight of the structure
C. To make the structure fireproof
D. To stiffen the structure by utilizing the inherent in-plane stiffness of a triangular framework.
15: What does a braced frame do?
A. It only provides stability for the structural system.
B. It only provides resistance to lateral forces.
C. It provides resistance to lateral forces and provides stability for the structural system.
D. It provides resistance to both lateral and vertical forces.
16: What is buckling?
A. Sudden change in the geometry of a structure under a critical loading condition
B. Sudden change in the geometry of a structure or any of its elements under a loading condition
C. Sudden change in the geometry of a structure or any of its elements under a critical loading condition
D. Sudden change in the structure or any of its elements under a critical loading condition
17: What is the nominal strength for buckling or instability limit states?
A. Yield strength
B. Tensile strength
C. Compressive strength
D. Buckling strength
18: What is a built-up member?
A. A member fabricated from elements that are nailed, welded, glued or bolted together
B. A member with a complex cross-section
C. A member in contact with fluids
D. A member under compression
19: What is the definition of "Camber?"
A. A measure of the degree of curvature of a beam or truss
B. The process of applying curvature to a beam or truss
C. Curvature fabricated into a beam or truss so as to compensate for deflection induced by loads.
D. A device used to measure the curvature of a beam or truss
20: What is the name for structural elements or systems that are supported only at one end?
A. Arches
B. Cantileverts
C. Pillars
D. Beams
21: What is cement?
A. A type of stone
B. The process of hardening
C. Cementitious (binder) materials used in concrete
D. A mix of water and sand
22: What is the definition of center of gravity?
A. The location of resultant gravity forces on an object or objects.
B. The force that pulls objects towards the center of the earth
C. A measure of how tight the core of an object is
D. The middle point of an object
23: What is the centroid?
A. The lowest point of a shape or object.
B. The middle point of a shape or object.
C. The center of mass of a shape or object.
D. The highest point of a shape or object.
24: What is a chord member?
A. The member of a truss that is in tension and carries the weight of the bridge decking.
B. Primary member that extends, usually horizontally, through a truss connection.
C. A member of a truss that carries the weight of the bridge decking and is in compression.
D. The member of a truss that supports the load-bearing members and is not a load-bearing member itself.
25: What is a collector?
A. An element that transfers load from a diaphragm to a resisting element
B. An element that connects two members and distributes the load between them
C. An element that is used to change the direction of a member
D. An element that connects two or more members end to end and supports the applied load
26: What is the primary function of a column?
A. To support a beam.
B. To provide lateral stability.
C. Resisting axial force.
D. To resist wind loads.
27: What is a vector?
A. A mathematical representation of data
B. A three-dimensional graph
C. A mathematical object consisting of a magnitude and a direction
D. One of several vectors combined to a resultant vector
28: What is a composite?
A. Different from the usual
B. Condition in which steel and concrete elements and members work as a unit in the distribution of internal forces.
C. A material made up of two or more substances
D. Made up of parts
29: What does the term "composite materials" refer to?
A. Noble metals
B. Alloys
C. Materials consisting of a combination of two of more distinct materials
D. Metals
30: What is the definition of compression?
A. The resistance of a member or material to tension.
B. The resistance of a member or material to shearing.
C. A force that tends to shorten or crush a member or material.
D. A force that tends to lengthen or stretch a member or material.
31: What is a concentrated load?
A. A force that is not evenly distributed
B. A load that acts at a single point
C. A load that is evenly distributed
D. An external concentrated force
32: What is concrete composed of?
A. Plastic
B. Wood
C. Cement, crushed rock or gravel, sand and water.
D. Metal
33: What is the limit state of compressive failure in concrete?
A. The concrete has reached the ultimate strain
B. The concrete will shatter
C. The concrete will collapse
D. The concrete will crack
34: What joins members to transfer forces or moments from one to the other?
A. Connection
B. Joist
C. Transfer
D. Strut
35: What is the purpose of a cope in construction?
A. To stabilize a column
B. To reinforce a wall
C. To remove a flange and conform to the shape of an intersecting member
D. To support a beam
36: What is a couple in physics?
A. A relationship between two unequal people
B. Two people who are dating
C. A system of two equal forces of opposite direction offset by a distance.
D. A pair of unequally matched objects
37: What is the main purpose of a cover plate?
A. To increase the strength of the member.
B. To increase cross-sectional area, section modulus or moment of inertia.
C. To make the member more durable.
D. To provide extra support to the member.
38: What does a cover plate do?
A. Covers the flange of a member
B. Increases the length of a member
C. Increases cross-sectional area, section modulus or moment of inertia
D. Welds or bolts the flange of a member
39: What is creep?
A. A rock type.
B. A type of faults
C. Deformation under constant load
D. Plastic deformation that proceeds with time.
40: What is the radius of curvature?
A. The inverse of the curvature, 1/R
B. The quantity defined by the curvature, R
C. The amount of curvature, 1/R
D. The amount of curvature, R
41: What is the weight of a structure called?
A. Live load
B. Deadweight
C. Dead weight
D. Dead Load
42: Deflection is defined as the vertical moment under which load?
A. Gravity
B. Beam
C. Wind
D. Seismic
43: What is a Deformation?
A. A shape that cannot be changed.
B. The process of breaking down
C. A change of the shape of an object or material.
D. The study of stars and planets
44: What does the acronym ASD refer to in the context of design load?
A. Allowable Stress Design
B. Area Structural Detail
C. Average Static Deflection
D. American Society of Civil Engineers
45: What is design strength?
A. Resistance factor
B. Nominal strength
C. Resistance factor multiplied by the nominal strength, øRn.
D. øRn
46: What is the design stress range?
A. Difference in stress between the lowest and highest values attained during loading
B. Pressure that can be safely applied to the material without causing fracture
C. Magnitude of change in stress due to the repeated application and removal of service live loads.
D. Magnitude of external force that can be applied safely to the material without causing permanent damage
47: What does design stress tell us?
A. Design strength added to the appropriate section property
B. Design strength divided by the cube of the appropriate section property
C. Design strength divided by the appropriate section property
D. Design strength multiplied by the appropriate section property
48: What is another name for a determinate structure?
A. Isostatic structure
B. Hyperstatic structure
C. Indeterminate structure
D. A structure with the number of reactions equal to the number of static equations.
49: What is the primary force that diagonal bracing carries?
A. Torsion force
B. Axial force
C. Shear force
D. Compressive force
50: What is a diaphragm plate used for?
A. To support the diaphragm in the human body
B. To create a shear force
C. To transfer forces to the supporting elements
D. To measure seismic waves
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