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1. The procedures and limitations for the design of struc- Zoning, site char-
tures shall be determined by the following factors. acteristics Occu-
pancy, configuring
structural system,
and height

2. Minimum number of stories recommended to be pro- 14

vided with at least 3 approved

3. Maintenance and service of accelerographs shall be Owner

provided by the___.

4. Who shall be responsible for keeping the actual live Occupant of the
load below the allowable limits and building

5. The period of continuous application of a given load Load duration

or the aggregate of periods of

6. Minimum area in square meters a member supports 14 sqm.

which the design live load may be

7. Minimum height of any wall requiring structural de- 1.50 mts.

sign to resist loads onto which they are

8. Maximum deflection of a brittle finished wall subject- 1/240 of wall span

ed to a load of 250 Pascal applied perpendicular to
said wall.

9. Maximum deflection of a flexible finished wall subject- 1/120 of wall span

ed to a load of 250 Pascal applied perpendicular to
said wall.

10. Maximum floor area for a low-cost housing unit. 60 sq.m.

11. The level at which the earthquake motions are con- Base
sidered to be imparted to the structure or the level at
which the structure, as a dynamic vibrator, is support-
ed.

12. Collector
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A member or an element provided to transfer lateral
forces from a portion of a structure to vertical ele-
ments of the lateral force resisting system.

13. A horizontal or nearly horizontal system acting to Diaphragm

transmit lateral forces to the vertical
resisting elements, it includes horizontal bracing sys-
tem.

14. The total designed lateral force or shear at the base of Base Shear, V
a structure.

15. An element at edge of opening or at perimeters of Boundary Element

shear walls or diaphragm.

16. An essentially vertical truss system of the concentric Braced Frame

or eccentric type which is provided to resist lateral
forces.

17. An essentially complete space frame which provides Building Frame

supports for gravity loads. System

18. A combination of a Special or Intermediate Moment Dual System

Resisting Space Frame and Shear
Walls or Braced Frames.

19. That form of braced frame where at least one end of Eccentric Braced
each brace intersects a beam at a point away from the Frame (EBF)
column girder joint.

20. The entire assemblage at the intersection of the mem- Joint

bers.

21. The horizontal member in a frame system, a beam. Girder

22. An element of a diaphragm parallel to the applied load Diaphragm Strut

which collects and transfers
diaphragm shear to vertical resisting elements or dis-
tributes loads within the diaphragm. Such members
may take axial tension or compression.
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23. The boundary element of a diaphragm or a shear wall Diaphragm Chord

which is assumed to take axial
stresses analogous to the flanges of a beam

24. Those structures which are necessary for emergency Essential facilities
post-earthquake operations.

25. That part of the structural system assigned to resist Lateral Force Re-
lateral forces. sisting System

26. Moment resisting space frame not meeting special Ordinary Moment
detailing requirements for ductile behavior Resisting Space
Frame

27. The displacement of one level relative to the level Story Drift
above or below.

28. The usable capacity of a structure or its members to Strength

resist loads within the deformation limits prescribed
in this document.

29. The lower rigid portion of a structure having a vertical Platform

combination of structural system.

30. Horizontal truss system that serves the same function Horizontal Bracing
as a diaphragm. System

31. An assemblage of framing membersdesigned to sup- Structure

port gravity loads and resist lateral forces.

32. A structural system without complete vertical load Bearing Wall Sys-
carrying space frame. This system tem
provide support for gravity loads. Resistance to later-
al load is provided by shear walls
or braced frames.

33. A structural system with essentially complete space Building Frame

frame providing support for gravity loads. Resistance System
to lateral load is provided by shear walls or braced
frames.
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34. A structural system with an essentially complete Moment Resisting

space frame providing support for gravity loads. Mo- Frame System
ment resisting space frames provide resistance to
lateral load primarily by flexural action of members.

35. Is one in which the story strength is less than 80% of Weak storey
that of the story above.

36. An elastic or inelastic dynamic analysis in which a Time History

mathematical model of the Analysis
structure is subjected to a ground motion time history.
The structure's time-dependant
dynamic response to these motion is obtained
through numerical integration of its
equations of motions.

37. The effects on the structure due to earthquake mo- Orthogonal Effect
tions acting in directions other than parallel to the
direction of resistance under consideration.

38. The secondary effect on shears and moments of P-delta Effect

frame members induced by the
vertical loads acting on the laterally displaced build-
ing frame.

39. Material other than water, aggregate, or hydraulic ce- Admixture

ment, used as an ingredient of
concrete and added to concrete before or during its
mixing to modify its properties.

40. Concrete that does not conform to definition of rein- Plain Concrete
forced concrete.

41. Upright compression member with a ratio of unsup- Pedestal

ported height to average least lateral
dimension of less than three.

42. Modulus of Elas-

ticity
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Ratio of normal stress to corresponding strain for
tensile or compressive stresses below proportional
limit of material.

43. In prestressed concrete, temporary force exerted by Jacking Force

device that introduces tension into prestressing ten-
dons.

44. Length of embedded reinforcement provided beyond Embedment

a critical section. Length

45. Stress remaining in prestressing tendons after all Effective Prestress

losses have occurred, excluding effects of dead load
and superimposed loads.

46. Length of embedded reinforcement required to devel- Development

op the design strength of reinforcement at a critical Length
section.

47. Friction resulting from bends or curves in the speci- Curvature Friction
fied prestressing tendon profile.

48. Concrete containing lightweight aggregate. Structural Light-

weight Concrete

49. prestressing tendon that is bonded to concrete either Bonded Tendon

directly or through grouting.

50. ASTM A36 Structural Steel

51. High-Yield Strength Quenched and Tempered Alloy ASTM A514

Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding.

52. True or False, Bar larger than 32mm in diameter shall TRUE
not be bundled in beams.

53. Minimum concrete cover for a Prestressed concrete 40 mm

for beams and columns for primary reinforcements.

54. Poisson's Ratio

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In a material under tension or compression, the ab-
solute value of the ratio of transverse
strain to the corresponding longitudinal strain.

55. In column, the ratio of its effective length to its least Slenderness Ratio
radius of gyration.

56. A quantity which measures the resistance of the mass Torsion

to being revolved about a line.

57. A type of concrete floor which has no beam. Flat Slab

58. The tendency for one part of a beam to move vertically Shear
with respect to an adjacent part.

59. A change in shape of a material when subjected to the Deformation

action of force

60. The maximum value of tension, compression, or shear Yielding Stress

respectively the material sustain without failure.

61. It means that by which a body develops internal resis- Stress

tance to 'stress'.

62. The greatest stress which a material is capable of Allowable Stress

developing without permanent
deformation remaining upon the complete release of
stress.

63. Intensity of force per unit area. Stress

64. Loop of reinforcing bar or wire enclosing longitudinal Tie / Stirrup

reinforcement.

65. The measure of stiffness of a material. Stiffness Ratio

66. The failure in a base when a heavily loaded column Punching Shear
strikes a hole through it.

67. Deflection

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The deformation of a structural member as a result of
loads acting on it.

68. Nominal thickness of of a timber. 6 inches

69. The sum of forces in the othorgonal directions and the Equilibrium
sum of all moments about any points are zero.

70. The complete records of tests conducted (slump, 2 years

compression test, etc.) shall be
preserved and made available for inspection during
the progress of construction and after
completion of the project for a period of not less than.

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