Wall Bracing V: Wall Bracing Examples in High Seismic SDC D0 – D2 Regions Quiz

Once you have passed and submitted the quiz, you will receive your AIA Certificate of Completion.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the basic procedure for designing wall bracing using the residential building code
  • Appreciate the effect various design choices have on the applicability of the residential building code
  • Explore various approaches to designing portions of a structure that do not meet the residential building code limitations
  • Discuss how the residential building code is applied to small additions

 

1. Buildings designed for seismic load per the IRC can include buildings located in _____.
2. When in SDC D0 or higher, the designer must check the building for which loads?
3. Braced wall panels (BWPs) above are allowed to overhang a wall opening below if _____.
4. Roof and ceiling loads are limited to ____ psf in high seismic regions.
5. How far away from a braced wall line can an associated braced wall panel be?
6. Which of the following does NOT incur an increase in required seismic wall bracing?
7. The IRC allows buildings in SDC D0-D2 to have roof overhangs up to ____ feet without engineering.
8. If the first qualifying BWP along a BWL occurs 5 ft. from the end of the BWL, you cannot prescriptively use which bracing method?
9. Which of the following is not an irregularity which would require engineering?
10. The adjustment factor for using more than three BWLs in the same direction applies to?
11. Which bracing method is NOT allowed at an upper story?
12. BWL spacing in SDC D0 may be increased to 35 ft. if _____.
13. In SDC D0-D2 I can mix the following bracing types:
14. For SDC D2 which of the following statements are true per Table R602.10.3(3)?
15. When using the CS-WSP bracing method, which is NOT an acceptable end condition for the BWL?