Building Classification and Design Criteria Quiz

Category 1 - bldgs. That pose no danger to human life in the event of failure. Category 4 - represents all essential facilities.

Dead load (weight of structural components) and live load (structural occupancy and usage).

Snow loads, wind loads, seismic loads.

<p>The area that receives the load from the floors and extends halfway to the next beam.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tributary area of beam = B X L, where B is the width of the beam and L is the length of the beam.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose is to determine the level of danger they pose to human life in the event of failure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The standard unit loads include dead load, live load, snow load, wind load, seismic load, soil load, hydrostatic forces, flood load, rain load, and ice load.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tributary area of a beam is the area that extends halfway to the next beam, and it is calculated as B x L where B is the width of the beam and L is the length.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The load is distributed evenly across the entire tributary area of the beam.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The load on a beam is calculated as W = w x B x L, where W is the load, w is the unit standard load, B is the width of the beam, and L is the length.</p> Signup and view all the answers