Quiz: Basic Structural Design Trivia Questions
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- 1.The Ratio of Unit-Stress to Unit Strain is?
- A.
Moment of Inertia
- B.
Modulus of Elasticity
- C.
Slenderness Ratio
- D.
Moment of Inertia
- 2.This is the greatest stretching stress a structural member can bear without breaking or cracking:
- A.
Tension Limit
- B.
Tension Stress
- C.
Elasticity Limit
- D.
None of these
- 3.What is the total of all the tread widths in a stair?
- A.
Total Riser
- B.
Total Run
- C.
Winder
- D.
None of these
- 4.What is Per fabrication?
- A.
It is a system of material audit.
- B.
It is a preliminary building procedure.
- C.
It is the design of a factory.
- D.
It is a pre-construction of components as a part of a whole.
- 5.It is the building frame construction system that uses one-piece structural stud from the foundation to the roof:
- A.
Lath Framing
- B.
Wall Framing
- C.
Balloon Framing
- D.
Upright Framing
- 6.It is a type of valve that permits passage through a pipe in only one direction.
- A.
Throttle Valve
- B.
Check Valve
- C.
Overflow Valve
- D.
Gate Valve
- 7.It is the placing of glass in windows or doors
- A.
Puttying
- B.
Glassing
- C.
Glasing
- D.
None of these
- 8.On a stair construction, What is another word for handmaid?
- A.
Banister
- B.
Hand guard
- C.
Stringer
- D.
Balustrade
- 9.An underwater watertight chamber to allow construction work to be done
- A.
Bont Chamber
- B.
Submersible air Chamber
- C.
Caisson
- D.
Caisso Chamber
- 10.An instrument for regulating electric current:
- A.
Voltage Meter
- B.
Thermostat
- C.
Galvanometer
- D.
Rheostat
- 11.A vertical space in a building intended for ducts, pipes, wire, and cables:
- A.
Trench
- B.
Chase
- C.
Crevice
- D.
Niche
- 12.Lumber that is not squared or finished is called what?
- A.
Milled Lumber
- B.
Scaled Lumber
- C.
Undressed Lumber
- D.
Green Lumber
- 13.What is a KALOMEIN door?
- A.
An indoor decorative door.
- B.
A fireproof door with metal covering.
- C.
A door product of Kuala Lumpur.
- D.
A large plastic door.
- 14.This pertains to a material description that resembles glass.
- A.
Cellulose
- B.
Fiborglass
- C.
Alabaster
- D.
Vitreoun
- 15.It is the liquid discharge from a septic vault after bacterial treatment:
- A.
Waste water discharge
- B.
Effluent
- C.
Block water
- D.
Erackish water
- 16.Lumber specification S4S means:
- A.
Smooth on four sides
- B.
First Class Lumber
- C.
Square of four side
- D.
Smooth for surfacing jobs
- 17.Strips of hardwood, usually 2x2" laid over a concrete slab floor:
- A.
Leveling Blocks
- B.
Wood anchor Blocks
- C.
Sleepers
- D.
Wood Saddle
- 18.A KEYSTONE is:
- A.
A kind of grinding every stone
- B.
A brand of vehicular tire
- C.
A stone shaped like a key
- D.
A wedge shaped stone of an arch
- 19.A thin covering of valuable material over a less expensive material is:
- A.
Lamination
- B.
Veneer
- C.
Wrap
- D.
Flagging
- 20.A pit or cistern to hold sewage:
- A.
Tank
- B.
Cesspool
- C.
Manhole
- D.
Gutter
- 21.An enclosed court:
- A.
Patio
- B.
Lanai
- C.
Quad
- D.
Facade
- 22.An open court:
- A.
Patio
- B.
Lanai
- C.
Quad
- D.
Facade
- 23.A parapet having a series of indentations or embrasures, between which are raised portions known as merlons.
- A.
Portico
- B.
Pylon
- C.
Minaret
- D.
Battlement
- 24.A low wall resulting from 1 1/2 story construction:
- A.
Common Wall
- B.
Shear Wall
- C.
Knee Wall
- D.
Curtain Wall
- 25.A structural member that is cut less than full length, such as a studding piece above a window or door.
- A.
Jamb
- B.
Cripple
- C.
Cull
- D.
Slat
- 26.The rounded edge of a stair tread is:
- A.
Nosing
- B.
Rise
- C.
Newel
- D.
Bead
- 27.A projection on a masonry wall made by setting course beyond the lower ones is called:
- A.
Pediment
- B.
Minaret
- C.
Parapet
- D.
Corbel
- 28.The systematic dismantling or destruction of a building/structure, in whole or in part is called:
- A.
Demolition
- B.
Renovation
- C.
Alteration
- D.
Eradication
- 29.Every building over _____ stories in height is recommended to be provided with no less than 3 approved recording accelerographs.
- A.
20
- B.
16
- C.
14
- D.
10
- 30.Micro is a prefix meaning 10 raised to the power?
- A.
3
- B.
-3
- C.
-6
- D.
-9
- 31.The strength of a pile is dependent on:
- A.
Cohesion of soil
- B.
Depth of pile
- C.
Internal angle of friction of soil
- D.
All of the above
- 32.It is a stress produced by the change in the surrounding temperature:
- A.
Bearing stress
- B.
Axial stress
- C.
Thermal stress
- D.
Shear stress
- 33.It is a stress produced by a pulling force that tends to elongate a member:
- A.
Tensile stress
- B.
Bond stress
- C.
Compressive stress
- D.
Bearing stress
- 34.It is also known as circumferential, hoop, and girth stress:
- A.
Punching shear stress
- B.
Tangential stress
- C.
Tensile stress
- D.
Longitudinal stress
- 35.Which of the following is NOT used to solve beam deflections?
- A.
Area-moment method
- B.
Double-integration
- C.
Conjugate beam method
- D.
Moment distribution method
- 36.A float is a...
- A.
Tinsmithry tool
- B.
Painting tool
- C.
Electrical tool
- D.
Masonry tool
- 37.What is the formula to get the area of the triangle?
- A.
Bh
- B.
1/2 bh
- C.
D2/4
- D.
(h1+h2)L 2
- 38.The hardware on a door to accommodate the knob and lockset keyhole:
- A.
Escutcheon
- B.
Embellisher
- C.
Door lock cap
- D.
Push plate
- 39.The juridical necessity to give, to do, or not to do:
- A.
Contract
- B.
Restraining order
- C.
Motion for reconsideration
- D.
Obligation
- 40.A hard, brittle, inorganic substance, ordinarily translucent or transparent, produced by melting a mixture of silicon, a flux and a stabilizer:
- A.
Glass
- B.
Plastic
- C.
Acetate
- D.
Marble
- 41.The tagalog term for PLANE (carpentry tool):
- A.
Lukob
- B.
Paet
- C.
Martilyo
- D.
Katam
- 42.A sedimentary rock mainly of calcium and carbonate:
- A.
Adobe
- B.
Sandstone
- C.
Argillite
- D.
Travertine
- 43.The simplest and low cost form of interchange:
- A.
Diamond
- B.
Cloverleaf
- C.
Trumpet
- D.
Parclo
- 44.The study of how a workplace and the equipment used there can best be designed for comfort, safety, efficiency and productivity is called...
- A.
Safety Engineering
- B.
Product Management
- C.
Aesthetics
- D.
Ergonomics
- 45.Wooden of metal floats of various types which are used to direct the course of sea traffic and in which by shapes and colors convey navigational information is called what?
- A.
Lighthouses
- B.
Lightships
- C.
Beacons
- D.
Buoys
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