The floor and roofing systems are expected to be roughly ________of the structural costs of a cast-in-place building.

Most cities in the United States base their building codes on the American Building Code.

Which of the following is not a basic limit state group?

Most errors in structural design arise from _______. (Select all that apply.)

What is the first step in the building design process?

Using the same size forms throughout a project will generally increase the overall costs.

Serviceability limit states are generally not considered risks for collapse or other immediate catastrophic failure.

Concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension.

In a cast-in-place structure, the costs of the floor and roof systems make up roughly ninety percent of the total structural costs.

Concrete and reinforced concrete are used all over the globe due to the relatively simple skills required in concrete construction, the economy of concrete construction compared to other forms of construction, and the low availability of reinforcing bars, aggregate, water and cement.