BUILDING TECHNIQUES/STRUCTURAL

Identify the following building Construction Terms. Select answers from the given selections.

1. It is a fabricated post made of steel pipe provided with a plain flat steel bar or plate.
a. Spiral Column c. Short Column
b. Lally Column d. Combined Column
2. A type of footing either plain concrete or reinforced concrete used to spread out Building column and
wall loads.
a. Caissons c. Spread footing
b. Floating Foundation d. Mat Foundation
3. It refers to the occupancy load which is either partially or fully in place or may not be present at all.
a. Live Load c. Wind Load
b. Dead Load d. Seismic Load
4. It is the term given where a circular concrete core is enclosed by spirals with vertical or longitudinal bars.
a. Spiral Column c. Tied Column
b. Combined Column d. Composite Column
5. It is a special type of foundation applied in location where deep deposits of compressible cohesive soil
exist.
a. Caissons c. Mat Foundation
b. Floating Foundation d. Pile and Pier Foundation
6. It is a classification of reinforced concrete column when the unsupported height of the column is not greater
than ten times the shortest lateral dimension of the cross section.
a. Combined Column c. Short Column
b. Long Column d. Tied Column
7. It is the minimum number of 16 mm vertical reinforcement for a tied column.
a. 8 bars c. 4 bars
b. 5 bars d. 6 bars
8. It is a column with structural steel encased in concrete of at least 7 centimeters thick reinforced with wire
mesh.
a. Combined Column c. Composite Column
b. Tied Column d. Lally Column
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9. It is a type of column having reinforcement consisting of vertical or longitudinal bars held in position by
lateral reinforcement.
a. Tied Column c. Composite Column
b. Combined Column d. Long Column
10. It is a structural box or chamber that is sunk in place or built in place.
a. Caisson c. Mat Foundation
b. Pile d. Floating Foundation
11. This type of foundation is adapted on a condition where individual column footing(if used) would be closer
with each other or would to tend to overlap.
a. Mat or Raft Foundation c. Spread Footing
b. Pile and Pier Foundation d. Caisson
12. It is a structural member of small cross-sectional area with reasonable length driven down the ground by
means of hammer or vibratory generators.
a. Pile c. Screw
b. Post d. Bolt
13. It is a classification of reinforced concrete column when the unsupported height of the column is more than
ten times the shortest lateral dimension of the cross section.
a. Long Column c. Post
b. Short Column d. Pedestal
14. It is the type of foundation utilized where it is necessary to provide resistance to uplift or where there is
possible loss of ground or erosion due to flowing water.
a. Pile and Pier Foundation c. Spread Footing
b. Floating Foundation d. Mat or Raft Foundation
15. The Diameter in mm. of steel bar of lateral ties if the main reinforcement of the column is 32 mm or
smaller.
a. 10 mm c. 8 mm
b. 12 mm d. 16 mm
16. The specific term for the lateral ties of columns.
a. Hoop ties c. Ties
b. Stirrups d. Ring Ties
17. A type of column where the structural steel column is embedded into the concrete core of a spiral column.
a. Composite Column c. Tied Column
b. Combined Column d. Embedded Column
18. It is the term applied to a beam that supports one or more smaller beams.
a. Girder c. Grade Beam
b. Girt d. Simple Beam
19. It refers to the beam having a single span supported at its end without a restraint at the support.
a. Simple Beam c. Cantilever Beam
b. Continuous Beam d. Girder
20. It is a beam supported on one end and the other end projecting beyond the support or wall.
a. Cantilever Beam c. Continuous Beam
b. Simple Beam d. Grade Beam