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ARCHITECTURAL Where the lines of action of all the

forces in a force system lie in the same Two or more forces acting as a

COMPEHENSIVE plane. single force on a free body

diagram.

COURSE
• collinear forces
• coplanar force system • Applied force
• non concurrent force system • Equilibrium force

SY 2014 - 2015 • parallel force system •

•
Reaction force
Resultant force

Branch of engineering mechanics A force measured at a distance

The tendency of an object to resist any that is concerned with the analysis from the axis of rotation to the
change in its rest or motion. of loads. point being considered.

• Action • Action • Compression

• Force • Dynamics • Moment
• Inertia • Moment • Moment arm
• Statics • Statics • Tension

One Newton is equal to.

Condition in which forces are Two or more forces acting on a
counteracted by a force resulting in a body or on a group of related
stable balanced force system. bodies.
• 1 Kg*M/s
• 1 Kg*M/s2
• centroid of points loads • Axial
• 1 Kg*mm/s2
• equilibrium • Force System
• 1 Kg*mm/s
• force system • Parallel force system
• reaction force • Vector
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A force that act in the opposite A graphic representation of the Stress at w/c the material specimen
direction equal to an action force. relationship between unit stress values breaks.
and the corresponding unit strain for a
specific material
• Maximum Strength
• centroid of points loads • Rupture Strength
• equilibrant • Ultimate strength
• Free body diagram
• force system • Yield Point
• Loading diagram
• resultant force • Shear & Moment Diagram
• Stress- strain diagram

The component of a diagonal Maximum Stress that can be attained

A longitudinal strain that tend to
force assumed to be directed immediately before actual failure or
shorten the object
towards gravity. rapture.
• Compression
• Direction • Maximum Strength
• Moment
• Gravitational force • Rupture Strength
• Tension
• X component • Ultimate strength
• Torsion.
• Y component • Yield Point

A temporary change in the The act of stretching or state of being A push or pull that tend to move a
dimensions or shape of a body pulled apart, resulting in the elongation body to the direction of its action.
produced by a stress of an elastic body.
• Action
• axial force • Force
• plasticity
• compression • Moment
• elastic deformation
• normal force Statics
• elastic range •
• all of the above • tension
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1Mpa is equal to? Type of load that is increasing or Timber walls consist of a series of
decreasing linearly throughout the closely spaced columns known as
length of the beam
• 1 N/ m • beams
• 1 N/ m² • concentrated load • girts
• 1 N/ mm • combination load • Studs
• 1 N/ mm² • uniformly distributed load • none of the above
• uniformly varying load

Buildings used for college or adult

The component of a diagonal Type of load that produce education with a capacity of 500 or more
force assumed to be directed parabolically varying moments students fall to what type of
parallel to the horizon.
occupancy?
• bending formula
• Direction • flexure formula
• Gravitational force neutral axis
• • Essential facilities
• X component uniformly distributed loads
• • Hazardous facility
• Y component
• Miscellaneous occupancy
• Special occupancy

Aviation control towers fall to what

The rotational force measured at a type of occupancy?
given axis at a given point on a Formula of Moment?
beam
• Force x Distance • Essential facilities
• internal force • Functional meaning of Moment of • Hazardous facility
• external force Inertia • Miscellaneous occupancy
• moment • Mathematical meaning of Moment of • Standard occupancy
• moment arm Inertia
• Moment of Inertia
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Buildings or structures therein housing A bended rod to resist shear and

and supporting toxic or explosive Private garages, carports, sheds, agricultural diagonal stresses in a concrete
chemicals or substances fall to what buildings fall to what type of occupancy?
beam is called.
type of category?

• Essential facilities
• Hazardous facility • Bottom bar
• Essential facilities • Miscellaneous occupancy • Metal plate
• Hazardous facility • Standard occupancy • Stirrups
• Miscellaneous occupancy • temperature bar
• Special occupancy

A bend or curve given to develop an A short steel bar extending from one concrete
Short column refers to the laterally
equivalent embedment length, used element to another as for instance a concrete
unsupported length along the
where there is insufficient room to develop foundation to a concrete column. It may or
longitudinal axis not more than how
in adequate embedment length. may not transfer direct stress.
many times its least lateral dimension?
• Hook • Dowel
• 8
• Splice • Extra bar
• 10
• Stirrup • Stirrup
• 12
• Tie • Tie
• 15

Long column refers to the laterally

Standard hooks are bends made at the In column, the ratio of its effective unsupported length along the
end of a reinforcing bar according to length to its least radius of gyration is longitudinal axis not less than how many
standards. Which of the bends does called. times its least lateral dimension?
not belong to the group.

• Development length
• Moment of Inertia • 8
• 90 degrees • 10
• Ratio and proportion
• 135 degrees • Slenderness ratio • 12
• 150 degrees • 15
• 180 degrees
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Granular material such as sand,

A material used as ingredient of concrete The main reinforcing bar resisting gravel, stone, and iron blast furnace
and added to concrete before or during its tension at the span of a beam. slag used with a cementing medium
mixing to modify its properties to form a hydraulic cement concrete.

• Bottom Bar
• Admixture
• Aggregate
• Hook • Admixture
• Mortar • Main Bar • Aggregate
• Sand • Top Bar • Mortar
• Sand

The section at which the moment changes A mixture composed of one part of
Honey comb in concrete can be
from positive to negative along its Portland cement and one part of
limited by the use of…
longitudinal axis. clean sand, used as a filter.
• admixtures in concrete mix
• inflection point • chlordane chemical
• Admixture
• maximum moment • vibrator
• Aggregate
• neutral axis • water
• section of zero shear • Concrete
• Mortar

The vertical or horizontal face in a The tendency of most material to move or

An expansion joint’s adjacent parts of a deform over time under a constant load
concrete structure where concreting has
structure to permit expected The amount of movement varies
been stopped and continued later
movements between them is called. enormously depending upon the material.

• Conduction joint
• Conduction joint Conduction joint
• Construction joint •
• Construction joint Construction joint
• Construction joint •
• Contraction joint Creep
• Contact joint •
• Contact joint • Cold joint
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A deformed bar, embedded in a A property of a body that defines its

concrete construction at a joint and resistance to a change in angular A storey whose strength is less than 80%
designed to hold a butting edges velocity about an axis of rotation. of the strength of the storey above is
together, not designed for direct load considered as __________.
transfer
• Brace System  Soft Storey
• Dowel moment of couple
•  Weak Storey
• Extra bar • moment of inertia  Overdesigned Storey
• Stirrup • none of the above
• Tie bar  None of these

Formed when a concrete surface The maximum value of tension,

compression, or shear respectively when Hospitals, Communication Centers, and
hardens before the next batch of others, which are necessary for
concrete is placed the material sustain without failure is called.
emergency post-earthquake operations,
are classified as ___________.

• Conduction joint • Bond stress  Hazardous Facilities

• Construction joint • Working stress  Distribution Facilities
• Creep • Ultimate stress  Seismic Facilities
Cold joint • Yielding stress
•  Essential Facilities

A horizontal or nearly horizontal system

The main reinforcing bar resisting acting to transmit lateral forces to the
These are lateral loads except one
tension at the support of a beam. vertical resisting system including the
horizontal bracing system.

• movable load
• Bottom Bar
• seismic load
• Hook  Diaphragm
• wind load
• Main Bar  Diaphragm Strut
• none of the above
• Top Bar  Brace
 Platform
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(NSCP 403.20) A complete record of test of

materials and of concrete shall be available for
This is essentially a vertical truss system inspection during the progress of work . How What is the weight of 1 cu. m. of
many years after completion of the project shall concrete?
provided to resist lateral forces of a certificates be preserved by the inspecting
building. engineer or architect.

 Shear wall system  1,000 Kg

 1 years  2,400 Kg
 Skeletal Frame  2 year
 5,500 Kg
 Braced Frame  5 years
 7,850 Kg
 Platform  10 years

Constructing a high- rise building requires

concrete that can easily be pumped. What type (NSCP 403.20) A complete record of test of
of admixture in concrete the contractor will materials and of concrete shall be available for
provide which can reduce the requirement of inspection during the progress of work . How What is the weight of 1 cu. m. of water?
many years after completion of the project shall
mixing water and produce a flowing concrete certificates be preserved by the inspecting
that does not segregate and needs very little engineer or architect.
vibration
 1,000 Kg
 Retarder  1 years  2,400 Kg
 Plasticizer  2 year  5,500 Kg
 Accelerator  5 years
 7,850 Kg
 10 years
 Air entraining agent

Constructing a high- rise building requires

concrete that can easily be pumped. What type A type of gunite mixed with an
of admixture in concrete the contractor will accelerating admixture with aggregate
provide which can reduce the requirement of What is the weight of 1 cu. m. of steel? larger than 10mm originally sprayed
mixing water and produce a flowing concrete under high air pressure of lining tunnels.
that does not segregate and needs very little
vibration
 1,000 Kg
 Early Strength Gunite
 Retarder  2,400 Kg
 Pnuematic Gunite
 Plasticizer  5,500 Kg
 Pnuematic mortar
 Accelerator  7,850 Kg
 Shotcrete
 Air entraining agent
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The particular type of pin-connected

If a structure is judged under the It is a point within the structure at which tension member of uniform thickness with
condition either to be no longer useful a member (beam/column) can rotate forged loop or head of greater width than
for its intended function or to unsafe, it slightly to eliminate all bending moment the body, with is proportioned to provide
has reached its __________. in the member at that point. approximately equal strength both in the
head and the body.

 Fracture State  Contraflexure point  Bolt

 Limit state  Hinge  Eyebar
 Rupture state  Roller  Rocker
 Ultimate strength  Support  Tunbuckle

A phenomenon of failure or damage It is a beam type supported by a A revetment consisting of rough stones
that may result in sudden and brittle hinge/roller at one end and the other of various sizes placed compactly to
fracture of a ductile material due to end is projecting beyond a fixed protect the banks or bed of a river from
reversals of stresses applied to a body support. the eroding effects of the flowing water.
repeatedly or a great number of times.

 Limit Stage  Continuous beam  Caisson

 Inelastic failure  Fixed beam  Cofferdam
 Metal Fatigue  Semi-continuous beam  Riprap
 Torsional rupture  Simply supported beam  Sheet pile

The load at which a perfectly straight The upward pressure against the It refers to a piece or pair of diagonal
member under compression assumes a bottom of the basement floor of a braces to resist wind or other horizontal
deflected position. structure or road slab caused by the forces on a building.
presence of water.

 Axial load  Bearing pressure  Buckling moment

Hydrodynamic pressure  Carry over moment
 Buckling load 
Hydraulic pressure  Overturning moment
 Deflecting load 
Uplift pressure  None of the above
 Eccentric load 
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It refers to a piece or pair of diagonal It is a long, straight beam which by the It is a beam especially provided over an
braces to resist wind or other horizontal inspection if two hinges in alternate opening for a door or window to carry
forces on a building. spans, functions essentially as a the wall over opening.
cantilever beam.

 Chevron bracing
 Knee brace  Gerber beam  Grade beam
 Stiffener  Grade beam  Lintel beam
 Sway brace  Strap beam  Spandrel beam
 Tie beam  Transom beam

Referring to any artificial method of For any given granular material, the
strengthening the soil to reduce its An instrument which measures the steepest angle with horizontal, a
shrinkage and ensure that it will not actual displacement of the ground with heaped soil surface will make in normal
move. Common methods are mixing respect to a stationary point during an condition that will not slide.
the soil with cement or compaction earthquake.

 Sand drain  Accelerograph  Angle of cohesion

 Soil investigation  Deflectometer  Angle of inclination
 Soil Evaluation  Seismograph  Angle of repose
 Soil Stabilization  Seismometer  Angle of surface tension

A pit dug in the basement floor during The behavior of sandy soil to weaken its When the ratio of the short span to
excavation made to collect water into capacity to carry imposed loads when the long span of a slab is less then
which a pump is placed to sewer the subjected to vibration such as 0.50, slab.
liquid.
earthquake particularly when water
table saturates this layer. • cantilever slab
• one-way slab
 Cistern
 Compaction • slab on fill
 Cofferdam
 Liquidity • two-way slab
 Septic tank
 Sump
 Liquefaction
 Settlement
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large or principal beam of The section at which the moment changes

The analysis of the stress, steel, reinforced concrete or
timber; used to support from positive to negative
strain and deflection concentrated loads at
characteristics of structural isolated points along its • Inflection Point
behavior is referred to as: length
• Neutral axis
• girders • Maximum Moment
• plastic analysis Section Modulus
• jack rafter •
• seismic analysis
• Purlins
• structural analysis
• rafters
• stress analysis

Longitudinal beams which A joint where two successive

Any rafter that is shorter than the
rest on top chord, and usual length of the rafters used in placement of concrete meet.
preferably at the joints of the the same building; esp. occurs in
truss: hip roofs
• Contraction joint
• girders
• girders • Construction joint
• jack rafter
• jack rafter • Expansion joint
• Purlins
• Purlins • Truss joint
• rafters
• rafters

One of a series of inclined structural

members from the ridge of the roof It is the general term applied for all
down to the eaves, providing A joint between adjacent parts of a
support for the covering of a roof. force which act upon a structure structure which permits movement
and anything else which causes between them resulting from contraction
stresses or deformation within a
• girders structure, or part thereof: • Contraction joint
• jack rafter • Construction joint
• Purlins • deformation • Expansion joint
• rafters • Truss joint
• loads
• reactions
• stresses
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A joint or gap between adjacent parts of In a tall building of steel-frame The change of direction which a ray
a building, structure or concrete work construction, an exterior wall that is of light, sound or radiant heat
which permits their relative movement due non-loadbearing, having no undergoes when it strikes a surface
to temperature changes (or other structural function
conditions) without rupture or damage
• Bearing wall • Acceleration
• Contraction joint
• Curtain wall • Deflection
• Construction joint
Expansion joint • Retaining wall
• • Deformation
• Truss joint • Shear wall
• Reflection

A wall which supports vertical loads in Wall, either freestanding or laterally braced,
that bears against an earth or other fill Any displacement in a body from its
addition to its weight without the static position, or from an established
surface and resists lateral and other forces
benefit of a complete vertical load from the material in contact with the side of direction or plane, as a result of forces
carrying space frame. the wall, thereby preventing the mass from acting on the body
sliding to a lower elevation.
• Bearing wall
• Bearing wall • Acceleration
• Curtain wall
• Curtain wall • Deflection
• Retaining wall
• Retaining wall • Deformation
• Shear wall
• Shear wall • Reflection

Any material changes in shape when The rate of change of the velocity of a moving body.
A wall which in its own plane carries subjected to the action of a force.
shear, resulting from forces such as
wind, blast or earthquake
• Acceleration
• Bearing wall • Deflection
• Curtain wall • Acceleration
• Deformation
• Retaining wall • Deflection
• Reflection
• Shear wall • Deformation
• Reflection
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The force of adhesion per unit area of A law stating that the deformation of an
Piles at an inclination to resist contact between two bonded surfaces, elastic body is proportional to the force
forces that are not critical? such as between concrete and a steel applied, provided the stress does not
reinforcing bar
exceed the elastic limit of the material.
• Guide piles • Bond stress
Batter piles • Allowable stress
• • Ultimate stress
Slope piles • Hook’s law
• • Working stress
Fender piles • Law of Elasticity
• • Yielding stress
• Moment of Inertia

The greatest stress to which a material is The deformation of a

The maximum value of tension,
capable of developing without a structural member as a result
compression, or shear respectively
permanent deformation remaining upon of loads acting on it.
when the material sustain without
failure. the complete release of stress.
• Deflection
• Allowable stress • Inflection
• Bending Stress • Strain
• Bond stress
• Moment of Inertia • Stress
• Ultimate stress
• Working stress • Proportional limit
• Yielding stress

Allowable stress; in the design of The maximum unit stress

structures, the maximum unit stress permitted under working The major horizontal supporting
permitted under working loads by loads by codes and member of the floor system is called:
codes and specifications specifications

• Bond stress
• Girder
• Ultimate stress • Allowable stress
• Girt
• Working stress • Bending Stress
• Purlin
• Yielding stress • Moment of Inertia
• Rafter
• Proportional limit
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The weight of a structure itself,

It refers to the occupancy load which is including the weight of fixtures or The length of embedded
either partially or fully in place or may equipment permanently attached reinforcement required to
to it. develop the design strength at a
not be present at all is called:
critical section
• Concentrated load
• Concentrated load • Dead load
• Dead load • Distributed load • Cross-sectional area
• Distributed load • Live load • Development length
• Live load • Effective length
• Equivalent distance

The distance between inflection In formula e = PL/AE, E stands

Load acting on a very small area of a structure.
point in the column when it for:
breaks.
• Concentrated load
• Dead load
• Distributed load
• Live load • Cross-sectional area • Elongation
• Development length • Equilibrium
• Effective length • Modulus of elasticity
• Equivalent distance • Total deformation

A load which acts evenly over a In an elastic material which has been
structural member or over a surface The minimum length of straight subject to strain below its elastic limit,
that supports the load. reinforcing bar or reinforcing rod the ratio of the unit stress to the
which is required to anchor it in corresponding unit strain.
concrete
• Concentrated load
• Dead load • Elongation
• Distributed load • Cross-sectional area
• Equilibrium forces
• Live load • Development length
• Modulus of elasticity
• Effective length
• Total deformation
• Equivalent distance
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The stress per unit area of the original The stress per unit area of the original
Steel reinforcement which is placed in cross section of a material which resist cross section of a material which resist
a concrete slab, or the like, to minimize
the possibility of developing cracks as its elongation. its elongation.
a result of temperature changes.
• Allowable stress • Allowable stress
• Bottom bar • Bending stress • Bending stress
• Metal plate • Flexural stress • Flexural stress
• Stirrups • Tensile stress • Tensile stress
• Temperature bar

To find the volume of water in a cylinder In the design of structures, the In the design of structures, the
tank, multiply the area of its base by maximum unit stress permitted under maximum unit stress permitted under
working loads by codes and working loads by codes and
its: specifications. specifications.

• Diameter
• Height • Allowable stress • Allowable stress
• Perimeter • Bending stress • Bending stress
• Radius • Flexural stress • Flexural stress
• Tensile stress • Tensile stress

To find the volume of water in a cylinder

tank, multiply the height from the The stress that can cause the The most important component
base to the overflow by its: bending of a member, as under to determine the strength of
a load. concrete mix.
• Base Area
• Base Diameter • Allowable stress • Cement
• Base Perimeter • Bending stress • Gravel
• Base Radius • Flexural stress • Lime
• Tensile stress • Sand
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What is the minimum requirement for development of

at least 1/3 of the total reinforcement provided for
The ultimate strength of the material negative moment reinforcement as an embedment Every body perseveres in its state of being at rest or 
divided by the allowable working length beyond the point of inflection? of moving uniformly straight forward except insofar 
load. Not less than the effective depth of member of 12 db, as it is compelled to change its state by forces 
or 1/16th the clear span, whichever is greater. impressed.

• Maximum strength L/3 + d or 24 db, or 1/12th the clear span, whichever

is greater. • Brace System
• Safety factor • moment of couple
• Strength limit Not less than 1.5 d or 14 db, or 1/12th the clear span, • moment of inertia
• None of these whichever is greater.
• none of the above 
L/4 + 2d or 12 db, 1/12th the clear span,
whichever is greater

What is the minimum concrete cover for primary

reinforcement of beams and columns not exposed to
earth or weather for precast manufactured under A shear type structural system without a 
The ratio of the ultimate breaking plant control conditions? complete vertical load carrying space frame. 
strength of a member or piece of
material or equipment to the
actual working stress when in use. db but not less than 25 mm
• Bearing wall system
• Maximum strength db but not less than 15 mm and need not exceed 40 • Brace frame system
• Safety factor mm • Structural system
• Strength limit • All of the above
• None of these db but not less than 20 mm and need not exceed 50
mm

db but not less than 30 mm

The lowest stress in a material (less than the 
How is a 90 degree bend standard hook for An assemblage of framing members designed to 
maximum attainable stress) at which the material 
concrete reinforcement constructed? support gravity loads and resist lateral forces. 
begins to exhibit plastic properties; beyond this point 
They may be categorized as building or non‐
an increase in strain occurs without an increase in 
90 degree bend plus 10 db extension, at free end of building.
stress.
the bar
• Bond stress • Bearing wall
90 degree bend plus 12 db extension, at free end of • Brace frame 
• Working stress
the bar
• Ultimate stress • Structure
• Yielding stress  • All of the above
90 degree bend plus 6 db extension, at free end of
the bar
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Loop or reinforcing bar or wire enclosing  Walls that support weight from above as 
The amount of space measured in 
longitudinal reinforcement. well as their own dead weight.
cubic units:

• Dowel • Load‐bearing walls
• Area
• Extra bar • Dead load
• Perimeter
• Stirrup • Shoring walls
• Volume
• Tie • None of these
• None of the above

A three dimensional structural system without the 
bearing walls, composed of interconnected members  The distance between inflection point in the  The primary reason for using pinned connection.
laterally supported so as to function as a complete  column when it breaks.
self‐contained unit with or without the aids of 
horizontal diaphragms or floor‐bracing system: • To allow relatively free end rotation of 
• Development length connection members
• box system • Cross‐sectional area • To make the analysis simpler
• braced frame • Effective length • To allow for better load distribution
• Freeform
• Equivalent distance • All of the above
• space frame

The milky layer composed of cement and fine 
The tendency of a force to rotate 
A beam carrying a beam is known  aggregate on the upper surface of the 
an object about an axis.
as… concrete mass during curing process due to an 
excess amount of water used:
• Girt
• Brace
• Girder • Grout
• Couple
• Sheath • Laittance
• Moment
• stud • Mortar
• none of the above
• Plaster
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A shear wall is:
A property of a body that defines its 
resistance to a change in angular velocity  The distance between inflection point 
• A wall designed to resist lateral pressure to the plane 
about an axis of rotation. in the column when it breaks.
of the wall

• A wall designed to resist earthquake forces 
• Brace System • Development length
perpendicular to the plane of the wall
• moment of couple • Cross‐sectional area
• moment of inertia • Effective length
• A type of shear induced in load bearing walls
• none of the above • Equivalent distance
• A wall to block the shear caused by seismic moment

A design analysis as a basis where the total 
The sum total of all the external forces measured  lateral forces are distributed to the various 
Type of load that produce 
from the supports of a beam. vertical elements of the  lateral force‐
parabolically varying moments
resisting system. 

• Reaction
• bending formula
• Resultant • Shear and moment diagram
• flexure formula
• Moment • Distribution of Horizontal Shear
• neutral axis
• inertia • Stability against overturning
• uniformly distributed loads
• Horizontal torsional moments

A projecting piece of timber, stone or 
Type of beam fixed only at one support. A graphic representation of the variation  brick supporting an overhanging 
in magnitude of the bending moment  structure, such as an arch or balcony.

• Cantilever beam • Concentrated load • Beam

• continuous beam • Deflection • Corbel
• semi‐ continuous beam • moment diagram • Cornice
• simple beam • shear diagram • planks
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The center to center distance between 
the supports of a beam. The extent of space between two  The distance between inner faces 
supports of a structure of the support 

• clear span
• effective span • clear span • clear span
• Span • effective span • effective span
• neutral axis • span • Span
• neutral axis • neutral axis

What is a round, steel bolt embedded in

An imaginary line passing through the  The perpendicular distance a spanning 
concrete or masonry used to hold down
centroid of the cross section of a beam,  member deviates from a true course  machinery, steel columns or beams,
along which no bending stresses  occur. under transverse loading. casting, shoes, beam plates and engine
heads?

• clear span • Deflection • Anchor bolts

• effective span • Inflection • Foundation bolts
• span • Moment • Friction bolts
• neutral axis • Shear • Retaining bolts

The cohesive force in a body, which resists  A steel bolt usually fixed in a

Measure of resistance for flexural or  building structure with its
the tendency of an external force to  threaded portion projecting;
bending stress change the shape of the body used to secure frameworks.

• Anchor bolts
• Moment • Foundation bolts
• Axial Force • Friction bolts
• Moment of inertia • Load
• Section Modulus • Retaining bolts
• Stress
• Shear  • Strain
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What is a steel element such as wire,

(NSCP 407.7.3)The minimum clear (NSCP 407.30) The minimum bend
cable, bar, rod or strand, or a bundle
of such elements, used to impart spacing between parallel bars in a diameter for 10mm Ø through
prestress to concrete? layer must be db but not less than? 25mm Ø bars

• Prestress cables • 25mm • 6 db

• Reinforcements • 50mm • 8 db
• Tenon cables • 75mm • 10 db
• Tendon • 100mm • 12 db

(NSCP 407.7.6.4) Individual bars within a

THE CODE bundle terminated within the span of

flexural members shall terminate at
(NSCP 407.8.1) The minimum
clear concrete covering for cast
in place slab.
different points with at least ____ stagger:

• 10 db
NATIONAL STRUCTURAL • 20 db • 20mm
25mm
CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES • 30 db •
• 40mm
• 40 db
• 50mm

(NSCP 305.7.3) In using sand backfill in the

annular space around column not (NSCP 207.20) Low rise buildings is an (NSCP 412.3.1) Development length
embedded in poured footings, the sand enclosed or partially enclosed with for deformed bars in tension shall be
shall be thoroughly compacted by mean roof height less than or equal less than.
tamping in layers not more than _____mm to?
in depth?
• 15 M • 150 mm
• 200 mm • 18 M • 200 mm
• 300 mm • 21 M • 250 mm
• 400 mm • 24 M • 300 mm
• 500 mm
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(NSCP 409.2.1) In ultimate strength 
(NSCP 407.8.1) Minimum concrete (NSCP 409.6.2)The minimum one way 
design, the strength reduction factor Ø  slab thickness for a ONE end 
cover cast against and permanently
for flexure without axial loads. continuous slab.
exposed to earth.

• 50 mm • 0.70 • L/10
• 75 mm • 0.75 • L/20
• 100 mm • 0.85 • L/24
• 125 mm • 0.90 • L/28

(NSCP 407.7.3)In spirally reinforced or (NSCP 409.6.2) The minimum one way 

(NSCP 409.4.2.3) In ultimate strength 
tied reinforced compression members, slab thickness for a BOTH ends 
design, the strength reduction factor Ø 
clear distance between longitudinal for shear and torsion.
continuous slab.
bars shall not be less than?

• 1.50 db • L/10
• 0.70
• L/20
• 1.75 db • 0.75
• L/24
• 2.0 db • 0.85
• L/28
• 2.15 db • 0.90

(NSCP 407.7.5)In walls and slabs other than concrete 
joist construction, primary flexural reinforcement  (NSCP 409.6.2)The minimum one way  (NSCP 409.6.2) The minimum 
shall not be spaced farther apart than 3 times wall or  slab thickness which is simply supported  cantilevered slab thickness.
slab thickness nor farther than?  at the ends only.

• L/10
• 300mm • L/10
• L/20 • L/20
• 375mm • L/24
• 450mm • L/24
• L/28 • L/28
• 500mm
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(NSCP 208.5.1.1) In the determination of  (NSCP 410.5.10) Spacing for a lateral support  THE MINIMUM BEND DIAMETER FOR 28MM

seismic dead load with a minimum of_______%  for a beam shall not exceed _______times  Ø THROUGH 36MM Ø BARS (NSCP 407.30)
of floor live load shall be applicable for storage  the least width b of  compression flange or 
and warehouse occupancies. face.
• 12 db
• 25% • 6 db
• 30% • 30 • 8 db
• 35% • 40 • 10 db
• 50% • 50
• 60

(NSCP 302.2.4) Before commencing the excavation  THE MINIMUM CLEAR SPACING

work, the person making the excavation shall  BETWEEN PARALLEL BARS IN A LAYER
CONCRETE FILLED DRIVEN PILES OF UNIFORM MUST BE 1.5 DB BUT NOT LESS THAN?
notify in writing the owner of the adjoining  SECTION SHALL HAVE A NOMINAL OUTSIDE (NSCP 407.7.3)
building not less than _____days before such  DIAMETER OF NOT LESS THAN (NSCP 307.7.3)
excavation is to be made. 
• 50mm
• 200 MM
• 10 days • 25mm
• 15 days • 250 MM
• 75mm
• 30 days • 300 MM
• 100mm
• 60 days • 350 MM

Zone 3 of the Philippine map has a wind  THE MINIMUM BEND DIAMETER FOR 10MM

velocity of ____Kph? Ø THROUGH 25MM Ø BARS (NSCP 407.30) IN SPIRALLY REINFORCED OR TIED REINFORCED
COMPRESSION MEMBERS, CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN
LONGITUDINAL BARS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN? (NSCP
407.7.3)
• 12 db
• 150 Kph • 6 db • 2.0 db
• 150 Kph • 8 db • 2.15 db
• 200 Kph
• 10 db • 1.50 db
• 250 Kph • 1.75 db
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INDIVIDUAL BARS WITHIN A BUNDLE

IN WALLS AND SLABS OTHER THAN CONCRETE IN ULTIMATE STRENGTH DESIGN, THE
TERMINATED WITHIN THE SPAN OF FLEXURAL
JOIST CONSTRUCTION, PRIMARY FLEXURAL STRENGTH REDUCTION FACTOR Ø FOR
MEMBERS SHALL TERMINATE AT DIFFERENT
REINFORCEMENT SHALL NOT BE SPACED FLEXURE WITHOUT AXIAL LOADS: (NSCP
POINTS WITH AT LEAST ____ STAGGER: (NSCP
FARTHER APART THAN 3 TIMES WALL OR SLAB 409.2.1)
407.7.6.4)
THICKNESS NOR FARTHER THAN? (NSCP 407.7.5)

• 12 db • 0.85
• 375mm
• 0.75
• 450mm • 10 db
• 0.90
• 500mm • 50 db
• 0.70
• 300mm • 40 db

GROUPS OF PARALLEL REINFORCING BARS MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER CAST AGAINST IN ULTIMATE STRENGTH DESIGN, THE
BUNDLED IN CONTACT TO ACT AS ONE UNIT AND PERMANENTLY EXPOSED TO EARTH: (NSCP STRENGTH REDUCTION FACTOR Ø FOR
SHALL BE UNITED TO ___ PIECES IN ONE BUNDLE. 407.8.1) SHEAR AND TORSION: (NSCP 409.4.2.3)
(NSCP 407.7.6.1)
• 100 mm • 0.70
• 4 • 75 mm • 0.75
• 3 • 50 mm • 0.85
• 2 • 150 mm • 0.90
• 5

THE MINIMUM CLEAR CONCRETE THE MINIMUM ONE WAY SLAB

BARS LARGER THAN ___MM SHALL NOT THICKNESS WHICH IS SIMPLY
BE BUNDLED IN BEAMS: (NSCP 407.7.6.3) COVERING FOR CAST IN PLACE
SUPPORTED AT THE ENDS ONLY IS:
SLAB:
(NSCP 409.6.2)
• 25mm (NSCP 407.8.1)
• 16mm • L/20
• 28mm • 20mm • L/24
• 36mm • 25mm • L/28
• 40mm • L/10
• 50mm
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THE MINIMUM ONE WAY SLAB THICKNESS DEEP CONTINUOUS FLEXURAL IS AN ESSENTIALLY VERTICAL TRUSS
FOR A ONE END CONTINUOUS SLAB IS: MEMBERS HAS OVERALL DEPTH TO SYSTEM OF THE CONCENTRIC OR
(NSCP 409.6.2) CLEAR SPAN RATIO GREATER THAN: ECCENTRIC TYPE THAT IS PROVIDED TO
(NSCP 410.8.10) RESIST LATERAL FORCES: (NCSP 208.1)
• L/20
• 0.40 Building frame system
• L/24 •
• 0.60 Braced frame
• L/10 •
• 0.75 Diaphragm
• L/28 •
• 0.70 • Collector

THE MINIMUM ONE WAY SLAB DEEP SIMPLE SPAN FLEXURAL MEMBERS IS A FRAME IN WHICH MEMBERS AND
THICKNESS FOR A BOTH ENDS HAS OVERALL DEPTH TO CLEAR SPAN JOINTS ARE CAPABLE OF RESISTING
CONTINUOUS SLAB IS: (NSCP 409.6.2) RATIO GREATER THAN: (NSCP 307.4.2) FORCES PRIMARILY BY FLEXURE:

• L/20 • 0.40 • Moment resisting frame

• L/24 • 0.60 • Ordinary braced frame
• L/10 • 0.75 • Truss
• L/28 • 0.70 • Eccentric braced frame

IN THE DETERMINATION OF SEISMIC DEAD LOAD

SPACING OF SHEAR REINFORCEMENT
THE MINIMUM CANTILEVERED SLAB WITH A MINIMUM OF ________% OF FLOOR LIVE
PLACED PERPENDICULAR TO AXIS OF
THICKNESS IS : (NSCP 409.6.2) LOAD SHALL BE APPLICABLE FOR STORAGE
NON-PRESTRESSED MEMBER SHALL NOT
AND WAREHOUSE OCCUPANCIES. (NSCP
EXCEED: (NSCP 411.6.4.1)
208.5.1.1)
• L/20
• L/24 • d/2
• 50%
• L/10 • d/4
• 25%
• L/28 • ¾d
• 30%
• d/5
• 35%
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THE MINIMUM DISTANCE THAT THE TOE IN USING A CONCRETE BACKFILL IN THE ANNULAR
THE SLOPE OF CUT SURFACES SHALL BE OF FILL SLOPE MADE TO THE SITE SPACE AROUND COLUMN NOT EMBEDDED IN
NO STEEPER THAN _______% SLOPE. BOUNDARY LINE: (NSCP 302.4.3) POURED FOOTINGS, THE CONCRETE SHALL HAVE
(NSCP 302.2.2) ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF ____MPA AT 28 DAYS. (NSCP
305.7.3)
• 0.80 M
• 50% • 30 Mpa
• 0.60 M
• 60% • 15 Mpa
• 1.50 M
• 30% • 10 Mpa
• 2.00 M
• 40% • 5 Mpa

BEFORE COMMENCING THE EXCAVATION WORK, THE WHEN GRILLAGE FOOTINGS OF STRUCTURAL STEEL
PERSON MAKING THE EXCAVATION SHALL NOTIFY IN THE MAX. DISTANCE THAT THE TOE OF SHAPES ARE USED ON SOILS, THEY SHALL BE
WRITING THE OWNER OF THE ADJOINING BUILDING FILL SLOPE MADE TO THE SITE COMPLETELY EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE. CONCRETE
NOT LESS THAN _____DAYS BEFORE SUCH BOUNDARY: (NSCP 302.4.3) COVER SHALL BE AT LEAST _____MM ON THE BOTTOM.
EXCAVATION IS TO BE MADE. (NSCP 302.2.4) (NSCP 305.8)

• 0.80 M
• 15 days • 100 mm
• 0.60 M
• 10 days • 150 mm
• 6.00 M
• 30 days • 200 mm
• 1.00 M
• 60 days • 250 mm

IN USING SAND BACKFILL IN THE ANNULAR SPACE TEMPORARY OPEN AIR PORTABLE BLEACHERS MAY
FILL SLOPES SHALL NOT BE AROUND COLUMN NOT EMBEDDED IN POURED BE SUPPORTED UPON WOOD SILLS OR STEEL PLATES
CONSTRUCTED ON NATURAL SLOPES FOOTINGS, THE SAND SHALL BE THOROUGHLY PLACED DIRECTLY UPON THE GROUND SURFACE,
STEEPER THAN ____% SLOPE (NSCP COMPACTED BY TAMPING IN LAYERS NOT MORE PROVIDED SOIL PRESSURE DOES NOT EXCEED
302.3.1) THAN _____MM IN DEPTH? (NSCP 305.7.3) ____KPA. (NSCP 305.9)

• 50% • 500 mm • 100 Kpa

• 10% • 400 mm • 50 Kpa
• 20% • 200 mm • 150 Kpa
• 60% • 300 mm • 200 Kpa
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THE MINIMUM NOMINAL DIAMETER OF STEEL CAST IN PLACE/BORED PILES SHALL HAVE
SUCH PILES INTO FIRM GROUND MAY BE
BOLTS WHEN WOOD PLATES OR SILL SHALL BE A SPECIFIC COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FC
CONSIDERED FIXED AND LATERALLY
BOLTED TO FOUNDATION WALL IN ZONE 2 OF NOT LESS THAN ______MPA. (NSCP
SUPPORTED AT _____M BELOW THE
SEISMIC AREA IN THE PHILIPPINES. (NSCP 305.60) 307.2.1)
GROUND SURFACE. (NSCP 306.20)

10mm • 17.50 Mpa

• • 1.50 M
12mm • 20 Mpa
• • 2.00 M
16mm • 15 Mpa
• • 2.50 M
20mm • 25 Mpa
• • 3.00 M

THE MINIMUM NOMINAL DIAMETER OF STEEL

SUCH PILES INTO SOFT GROUND MAY PRE-CAST CONCRETE PILES SHALL HAVE
BOLTS WHEN WOOD PLATES OR SILL SHALL
BE CONSIDERED FIXED AND LATERALLY A SPECIFIC COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FC
BE BOLTED TO FOUNDATION WALL IN ZONE 4
SUPPORTED AT _____M BELOW THE OF NOT LESS THAN _____MPA. (NSCP
SEISMIC AREA IN THE PHILIPPINES. (NSCP
GROUND SURFACE. (NSCP 306.20) 304.7.1)
305.60)

• 1.50 M 17.50 Mpa

• 10mm •
• 2.00 M 20 Mpa
• 12mm •
• 2.50 M 15 Mpa
• 16mm •
• 3.00 M 25 Mpa
• 20mm •

INDIVIDUAL PILE CAPS AND CAISSONS OF EVERY

STRUCTURE SUBJECTED TO SEISMIC FORCES SHALL BE THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF CAST IN PLACE
INTERCONNECTED BY TIES. SUCH TIES SHALL BE CAPABLE PILES/BORED PILES SHALL BE _____TIMES THE MAXIMUM SPACING OF TIES AND
OF RESISTING IN TENSION OR COMPRESSION A MINIMUM THE AVERAGE DIAMETER OF THE PILE. SPIRALS IN A DRIVEN PRE-CAST
HORIZONTAL FORCE EQUAL TO _____% OF THE LARGEST (NSCP 307.2.1) CONCRETE PILE CENTER TO CENTER.
COLUMN VERTICAL LOAD. (NSCP 306.20) (NSCP 307.5.1)
• 10 times
• 15% • 20 times • 75 mm
• 20% • 30 times • 100 mm
• 10% • 15 times • 125 mm
• 25% • 150 mm
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PRE-CAST PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE PILES

PRIVATE GARAGES, CARPORTS, SHEDS, THE ALLOWABLE DEFLECTION FOR ANY
SHALL HAVE A SPECIFIED COMPRESSIVE
AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS FALL TO STRUCTURAL MEMBER LOADED WITH LIVE
STRENGTH FC OF NOT LESS THAN
WHAT TYPE OF OCCUPANCY? LOAD ONLY. (NSCP 107.2.2)
____MPA. (NSCP 307.5.1)

• Miscellaneous occupancy L/300

• 20 Mpa •
• Essential facilities L/360
• 15 Mpa •
• Special occupancy L/200
• 25 Mpa •
• Hazardous facility L/240
• 35 Mpa •

THE MINIMUM OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF BUILDINGS USED FOR COLLEGE OR ADULT THE ALLOWABLE DEFLECTION FOR ANY
PIPE PILES WHEN USED MUST BE? (NSCP EDUCATION WITH A CAPACITY OF 500 OR STRUCTURAL MEMBER LOADED WITH
307.6.3) MORE STUDENTS FALL TO WHAT TYPE OF DEAD LOAD AND LIVE LOAD ONLY.
OCCUPANCY? (NSCP 104.2.2)
• 300 mm
• Miscellaneous occupancy L/240
• 250 mm •
• Essential facilities L/300
• 350 mm •
• Special occupancy L/360
• 400 mm •
• Hazardous facility • L/200

BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES THEREIN

HOUSING AND SUPPORTING TOXIC OR
AVIATION CONTROL TOWERS FALL TO RETAINING WALLS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO
EXPLOSIVE CHEMICALS OR SUBSTANCES
WHAT TYPE OF OCCUPANCY? RESIST SLIDING BY AT LEAST _______TIMES
FALL TO WHAT TYPE OF CATEGORY?
THE LATERAL FORCE. (NSCP 206.6)
• Special occupancy structures
• Miscellaneous occupancy
• Essential facilities • 3
• Essential facilities
• Hazardous facility • 2
• Special occupancy
• Standard occupancy • 1.50
• Hazardous facility
• 1.0
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RETAINING WALLS SHALL BE DESIGNED THE WIND LOAD IMPORTANCE FACTOR

TO RESIST OVERTURNING BY AT LEAST THE WIND LOAD IMPORTANCE FACTOR
FOR MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES IS
______TIMES THE OVERTURNING LW FOR ESSENTIAL FACILITIES IS EQUAL
EQUAL TO?
MOMENT. (NSCP 206.6) TO? (NSCP 207.50)

• 1.0
• 1.0 • 1.15
• 1.15
• 2.50 • 1.0
• 0.87
• 2.0 • 2.15
• 2.0
• 1.50 • 0.87

THE WIND LOAD IMPORTANCE FACTOR LARGE CITY CENTERS WITH AT LEAST 50% OF THE
AN OPEN BUILDING IS A STRUCTURE BUILDINGS HAVING A HEIGHT GREATER THAN
HAVING ALL WALLS AT LEAST _____% FOR HAZARDOUS FACILITIES IS EQUAL
TO? 21M. FALLS ON WHAT EXPOSURE CATEGORY FOR
OPEN. (NSCP 207) WIND LOADING? (NSCP 207.5.3)

• 50% • 1.0
• 1.0
• 60% • 0.87
• 1.15
• 80% • 1.15
• 0.87
• 75% • 2.15
• 2.0

OPEN TERRAIN WITH SCATTERED OBSTRUCTIONS

LOW RISE BUILDINGS IS AN ENCLOSED THE WIND LOAD IMPORTANCE FACTOR
HAVING HEIGHTS LESS THAN 9M. FALLS ON
OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED WITH MEAN FOR STANDARD OCCUPANCY
WHAT EXPOSURE CATEGORY FOR WIND
ROOF HEIGHT LESS THAN OR EQUAL STRUCTURES IS EQUAL TO?
LOADING?
TO? (NSCP 207.20)

• 1.0
• Exposure A
• 70 M • 1.15
• Exposure B
• 50 M • 0.87
• Exposure C
• 15 M • 2.0
• Exposure D
• 18 M
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FOR A RECTANGULAR REINFORCED CONCRETE

FLAT UNOBSTRUCTED AREAS EXPOSED TO WIND COMPRESSION MEMBER, IT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
ZONE 2 OF THE PHILIPPINE MAP HAS A TAKE THE RADIUS OF GYRATION EQUAL TO
FLOWING OVER OPEN WATER FOR A DISTANCE
WIND VELOCITY OF ____KPH? _______TIMES THE OVERALL DIMENSION OF THE
OF AT LEAST 2 KM FALLS ON WHAT EXPOSURE
CATEGORY FOR WIND LOADING? DIRECTION OF STABILITY IS BEING CONSIDERED.
• 200 Kph (NSCP 410.12.20)
• Exposure A • 125 Kph
• Exposure B • 150 Kph • 0.30
• Exposure C • 250 Kph • 0.45
• Exposure D • 0.50
• 0.75

URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS, WOODED AREAS OR

OTHER TERRAIN WITH NUMEROUS CLOSELY SPACED FOR MEMBERS WHOSE DESIGN IS BASED ON
OBSTRUCTIONS HAVING THE SIZE OF SINGLE FAMILY ZONE 3 OF THE PHILIPPINE MAP HAS A COMPRESSIVE FORCE, THE SLENDERNESS
DWELLING OR LARGER FALLS ON WHAT EXPOSURE WIND VELOCITY OF ____KPH? RATIO KL/R PREFERABLY SHOULD NOT
CATEGORY FOR WIND LOADING? EXCEED ________? (NSCP 502.8.1)
• 200 Kph
• Exposure A • 125 Kph • 300
• Exposure B • 150 Kph • 250
• Exposure C • 250 Kph • 200
• Exposure D • 350

IN TESTING CONCRETE LABORATORY CURED FOR MEMBERS WHOSE DESIGN IS BASED ON

ZONE 1 OF THE PHILIPPINE MAP HAS A
SPECIMENS, NO INDIVIDUAL STRENGTH TEST TENSILE FORCE, THE SLENDERNESS RATIO L/R
WIND VELOCITY OF ____KPH?
(AVERAGE OF 2 CYLINDERS) FALLS BELOW FC’ PREFERABLY SHOULD NOT EXCEED _________.
BY MORE THAN _______. (NSCP 405.7.3.3)
• 150 Kph
• 200
• 250 Kph • 3.50 Mpa • 300
• 125 Kph • 4.0 Mpa • 250
• 200 Kph • 4.25 Mpa • 350
• 5 Mpa
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FOR PIN CONNECTED MEMBERS, THE FOR BOX TYPE AND TABULAR TEXTURAL MEMBERS
ALLOWABLE STRESS ON THE NET AREA OF THE RATIO L/R FOR LACING BARS THAT MEET THE NON COMPACT SECTION
THE PINHOLE FOR PIN CONNECTED ARRANGED IN SINGLE SYSTEM SHALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 502.6, THE ALLOWABLE
MEMBERS IS _________. (NSCP 504.4.1.1) NOT EXCEED ________. (NSCP 505.5.80) BENDING STRESS IS ________. (NSCP 506.4.1.1)

• 0.60 Fy • 140 mm • 0.75 Fy

• 0.50 Fy • 200 mm • 0.60 Fy
• 0.45 Fy • 250 mm • 0.45 Fy
• 0.40 Fy • 100 mm • 0.66 Fy

OTHER THAN PIN CONNECTED MEMBERS, BOLTS AND RIVETS CONNECTING

THE ALLOWABLE TENSILE STRESS SHALL NOT THE RATIO L/R FOR LACING BARS STIFFNESS TO THE GIRDER WEB SHALL BE
EXCEED _______ ON THE GROSS AREA. ARRANGED IN DOUBLE SYSTEM SHALL SPACED NOT MORE THAN ______MM ON
(NSCP 504.2.1) NOT EXCEED ________. CENTERS. (NSCP 507.5.3)

• 0.60 Fy • 140 mm • 300 mm

• 0.45 Fy • 200 mm • 400 mm
• 0.33 Fy • 250 mm • 350 mm
• 0.66 Fy • 100 mm • 250 mm

IRA COMPOSITE BEAM SECTION, THE ACTUAL SECTION

FOR MEMBERS BENT ABOUT THEIR STRONG OR WEAK MODULUS OF THE TRANSFORMED COMPOSITE SECTION SHALL
THE MAXIMUM LONGITUDINAL SPACING OF
AXES, MEMBERS WITH COMPACT SECTIONS WHERE BE USED IN CALCULATING THE CONCRETE FLEXURAL
BOLTS, NUTS AND INTERMITTENT WELDS
THE FLANGES CONTINUOUSLY CONNECTED TO WEB COMPRESSED STRESS AND FOR CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT
CORRECTLY TWO ROLLED SHAPES IN
THE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS IS _________. (NSCP TEMPORARY SHORES, THIS STRESS SHALL BE BASED UPON
CONTACT FOR A BUILT UP SECTION SHALL NOT LOADING APPLIED AFTER THE CONCRETE HAS REACHED
506.4.1.1)
EXCEED ________. (NSCP 505.5.4) _____% OF ITS REQUIRED STRENGTH.
• 700 mm
• 0.75 Fy
• 500 mm • 50%
• 0.60 Fy
• 600 mm • 60%
• 0.45 Fy
• 400 mm • 80%
• 0.66 Fy
• 75%
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CONNECTIONS CARRYING CALCULATED STRESSES,

SHEAR CONNECTORS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST EXCEPT FOR LACING, SAG BARS AND GIRTS, SHALL
________MM OF LATERAL CONCRETE BE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NOT LESS THAN
COVERING. (NSCP 509.5.8) ________KN OF FORCE. (NSCP 510.10.61)

• 50 mm • 30 THANK YOU !!!

• 100 mm • 50
• 25 mm • 26.70
• 40 mm • 35

THE CONNECTIONS AT ENDS OF TENSION OR COMPRESSION MEMBERS 
THE MINIMUM CENTER TO CENTER SPACING OF STUD IN TRUSSES SHALL DEVELOP THE FORCE DUE TO THE DESIGN LOAD, 
CONNECTORS ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF BUT NO LESS THAN _______% AT THE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF THE 
SUPPORTING COMPOSITE BEAM IS ____________. MEMBER UNLESS A SMALLER PERCENTAGE IS JUSTIFIED BY 
(NSCP 509.5.8) ENGINEERING ANALYSIS THAT CONSIDERS OTHER FACTORS INCLUDING 
HANDLING, SHIPPING AND ERECTION. (NSCP 510.2.5.1)
• 6 diameter of connector
• 10 diameter of connector • 50
• 12 diameter of connector • 70
• 5 diameter of connector • 65
• 100

THE MAXIMUM CENTER TO CENTER SPACING

WHEN FORMED STEEL DECKING IS A PART OF
OF STUD CONNECTORS ALONG THE
THE COMPOSITE BEAM, THE SPACING OF STUD
LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SUPPORTING
SHEAR CONNECTOR ALONG THE LENGTH OF
COMPOSITE BEAM IS ____________. (NSCP
THE SUPPORTING BEAM OR GIRDER SHALL
509.5.8)
NOT EXCEED _______MM. (NSCP 509.6.1.2)

• 8 diameter of connector
• 800
• 6 diameter of connector
• 750
• 5 diameter of connector
• 10 diameter of connector • 900
• 1000