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DESIGN Flashcards

1
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Center of mass and center of rigidity does not coincide

A

Torsional Shear Stress

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2
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Building which has a floor which is less than 70% as stiff as the floor above it, or less than 80% as the average stiffness of the three floors.

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soft storey

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3
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lateral displacement of one level relative to the other level above or below

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storey drift

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4
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The point which the resultant of the resistance to the applied lateral force acts

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center of rigidity

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5
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The point on a structure through which the applied seismic force acts

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center of mass

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6
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Refers to the flexibility of a structure

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reciprocal of stifness

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7
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material condition that causes it to deform permanently even due to a slight increase of stress

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Yielding

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8
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Fracture caused when a material is subjected to repeated cycles of stress or strain

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fatigue

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9
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When a material is overloaded over a long period, it causes to deform continuously until fracture

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creep

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10
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When the structure’s period earthquake period

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resonance

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11
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it is nothing more than a column driven into the soil to support a structure transferring building loads to a deeper and stronger layer of soil or rock

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Pile

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12
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Applied seismic force acts

A

Center of mass

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13
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Cross-section is same at any location across the long axis of the beam

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Prismatic

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14
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Force needed to stretch or compress

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Spring constant

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15
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Perpendicular distance between incident and emergent ray

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Lateral displacement

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16
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Where maximum amplitude oscillation occurs

A

Resonance

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17
Q

Vertical members bearing horizontal force are located on another axis

A

Out of plane offset

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18
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Aimed to account for any unforeseen factor that may attribute to the torsional response

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Accidental Eccentricity

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19
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The number of waves that pass through a point in one second

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Frequency

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20
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Amount of time it takes on wave to cycle to pass the given point

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Period

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21
Q

Sudden drop of shear strength

A

Liquefaction

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22
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Instrument that measures 2 record of details of earthquake (duration and force)

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Seismograph

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23
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Record produced by seismograph

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Seismogram

24
Q

Measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake

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Magnitude

25
Q

Helps to disperse the building weight from the roof

A

Bearing walls

26
Q

Refers to the rigidity of a structure

A

Reciprocal of Deflection

27
Q

A fracture plane in the earth’s crust which relative displacement occurs

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Fault line

28
Q

Angle of formation referenced from the horizontal plane

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Dip angle

29
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Ability of material to deform in the plastic range without breaking

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Ductility

30
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A point of structure where heavy winds and seismic activity acts

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Shearwall

31
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A point of structure where the resultant vertical force acts

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Center of mass

32
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A point of structure where the resultant lateral force acts

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Center of rigidity

33
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Distance between center of mass and center of rigidity

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eccentricity

34
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Ability of a material to deform or hammered or pressed without breaking

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Malleability

35
Q

Measured by seismometer

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Ground Displacement

36
Q

Measure the strength of shaking produced at a certain location (damage)

A

Intensity

37
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Depth of focus

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Focal Depth

38
Q

A point where the earthquake begins

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Focus

39
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A point on earth’s surface directly above the hypercenter/focus

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Epicenter

40
Q

The point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates

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Hypocenter

41
Q

Branch of science concerned with earthquakes

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Seismology

42
Q

Have the same material properties in all directions every given point

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Isotropic Material

43
Q

Material composition is the same but mechanical properties are different

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Orthotropic material

44
Q

Materials of uniform composition as well as mechanical properties

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Homogenous material

45
Q

Limit maximum stress it can withstand before permanently deformed

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Elastic material

46
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Deformation of a structural component due to load

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Buckling

47
Q

A stress where a material begins to deform plastically

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Yielding

48
Q

Promote the metal harder and stronger due to plastic deformation

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Strain Hardening

49
Q

Return to its initial shape and size after removing the force

A

Elasticity

50
Q

Measure of a tensile strength of concrete beams or slabs

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Rupture

51
Q

Permanent deformation without rupture

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Plasticity

52
Q

Amount of force required to displaced a building by certain amount

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Stiffness

53
Q

Ability of a material to absorb energy in the plastic range without breaking

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toughness

54
Q

Ability of a material to absorb energy in the elastic range

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Resilience

55
Q

4 or 5 times its mean dimension

A

elongation

56
Q

Parallel Springs

A

K=K1+K2

57
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Series Springs

A

1/K=1/K1+1/K2

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