1.A newly constructed high rise would probably have a construction
classifi- cation of
ANS Type I
2.The use of balloon framing was most prevalent during which era?
ANS The industrial era
3.Major fires present the threat of wall collapse if the building was built
during which era?
ANS Founders' era
, 4.A spreader is used to
ANS support walls that are collapsing outward.
5.Platform framing was most commonly used during which era?
ANS The legacy era
6.Which era brought larger interior spaces for most buildings?
ANS The legacy era
7.A building that has a high surface-to-mass ratio would probably have
been built which era?
ANS The lightweight era
8.The final step in protecting from collapse is to predict and
ANS communicate
9.Gusset plates can fail in trusses in as little as
ANS 5 minutes
10.All of the following are observations that a collapse might be
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