ARCH 631 UPDATED 10/11/07 F2007abn
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ARCH 631. Assignment #7
Date: 10/4/07, due 10/23/07 10/18/07 Worth 20 pts.
Problems:
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6. Select the incorrect statement.
A. Thrust action must be considered when using
long span arches.
B. Glued laminated beams can span farther than
sawn timber because the allowable extreme
fiber in bending stress is greater.
C. Special moment connections are required for
Vierendeel trusses.
D. Camber is used to prevent ponding.
7. What is a slipped unit?
A. A masonry unit that has fallen out of a wall.
B. The final state of a membrane structure when
it has been lifted over the support.
C. A structural framing pattern that can be
displaced relative to a similar pattern because
of the organization of the vertical support
system.
D. The mistake of placing a decimal point over
one digit too far.
A. I and III C. II, and IV
B. I, II, and IV D. I, II, III and IV
A. I and III C. II and III
B. I and V D. II and IV
A. flat slab.
B. interstitial trusses.
C. flat plate.
D. staggered trusses.
A. parabolic dome.
B. folded plate.
C. hyperbolic paraboloid.
D. membrane.
A. I, II and III C. II only
B. II, III and IV D. III only
