Exam 36: Seismic Considerations

__________________ resist overturning and shear forces.

While concrete is very strong in compression, it is weak in _____________.

To add even more strength to the slab on the Urban Courts project, a process called _________________ is used in addition to using rebar.

Urban Courts is a four story wood frame building.

The information on sill plate thickness, nailing schedules, and whether structural panels are required on one or both faces of the wall are established in _____________schedule.

Wood is a very unforgiving material in earthquakes.

Any building in earthquake country needs to be braced to resist __________.

_____________________ involves the placement of a grid of plastic coated cables in the concrete forms prior to concrete placement.

___________are manufactured in a variety of configurations; they can attach to a bolt embedded in the concrete or be set directly in the concrete.

In areas with little seismic activity it is not customary t for construction drawings to specify nailing schedules, but in high seismic areas nailing is typically specified by the ___________engineer.

Once the concrete is placed, it is allowed to partially cure approximately for _______days.

The report also provides the structural engineer the site and soil information needed to ________________.

The standard shear resisting method used for walls is to apply structural sheathing such as ____________, nailed to the studs and plates in a prescribed manner.

Structures built on rock perform better than those built on soils.

Schedules use different shapes, such as _______ ______ to denote a reference to different schedules as in architectural drawings.

During earthquakes some soils are subject to _____________.

Many of the methods used to resist earthquake damage will not prevent damage from strong winds.

The ground waves can also tilt the building as well cause the building to lift off the foundation

Loads that change or move around the building, such as people and furniture are ____________ loads.

_________ is a very forgiving material in earthquakes; it tends to bend and return to its original shape.