STRUCTURAL SPANS

Question 1

Match the structurals systems with the spans:
* 2 way slab
* Steel beams
* Wood beams
* Waffle slab
* Steel open web joists

Answer 1

Question 2

What are benefits of a wood beam structure?

Answer 2

• light weight construction
• used for residential and light commercial work (most economical for this type of construction)
• Easy to work with

Question 3

What are benefits of steel beams?

Answer 3

• good support on heavy structures
• vesatile, easily constructed for tall structures
• supports cladding and curtainwalls
• Most economical for spans of 20ft-40ft

Question 4

What are the benefits of steel open web joist?

Answer 4

• Good for large structures
• able to naturally run MEP through the webs
• similar to steel beams, but ised when spans exceed 40ft or where there ae more concentrated loads

Question 5

What are benifits of Two Way Slabs

Answer 5

• consisten but flexible column placement
• greater spans than oneway slab
• good for large residential and hotels

Question 6

What is are the differences between a two way slab and a one way slab?

Answer 6

• Two way slabs are easier to construct and can span further than one way slabs
• one way slabs need to be supported on each side
• The span of a two way slab is larger

Question 7

What structural systems allow openings at exterior walls?

Answer 7

Rigid Frame

Question 8

What structural system allows the least openings on exterior walls?

Answer 8

• Shear Walls
• Ideally these are located in areas where windows and doors are not required example movie theater

Question 9

What are structual systems that are lateral force-resisting?

Answer 9

Shear wall - out of the three the stiffest and heaviest option
Brace Frame system
Moment (Rigid frame system)