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Classify the buildings by their function!
Define the preliminary analysis!
Define the final analysis!
Define the Ultimate Limit State!
Define the SLS!
Draw and give the formula of the lateral force coming from the inclination of a
building!
7. Give the characteristic value of the snow load under and above 400m above sea
level!
8. Give the coefficients influencing the characteristic snow load of roofs!
9. Give the components of the wind load!
10. Define the causes of an earthquake!
11. Define the seismograph and accelerograph!
12. Define and draw the epicentre, hypocentre, and the depth!
13. Define the components of waves form the hypocentre!
14. Define the magnitude!
15. Give the seismic combination of actions!
16. Give the formula and explain the initial value of the lateral acceleration!
17. List the types of seismic design!
18. Give the formula and explain the coefficients of the calculation of the periodic time of
an RC frame according to the EUROCODE!
19. Give the formula and explain the coefficients of the calculation of the periodic time of
an RC frame according to prof. Dulácska!
20. List the influencing factors of damping and give these for RC structure!
21. Draw the response spectrum curve
22. What is the principle of the SSM?
23. How to calculated the earthquake load of the levels for a multi-storey building
according to the SSM?
24. Give the shift value of the earthquake load!
25. List the directives of earthquake design!
26. In case of an earthquake give the cause of
a. shear cracks of walls
b. slide of arch
c. collapse of wall corner
d. collapse of the top levels
e. shear-off of floors
f. hammer effect
g. shear failure of columns
h. fracture of cantilevers
27. Define the slab and the wall what are the similarities and differences?
28. Define and sketch a flat slab!
29. Define and sketch the model of a flat slab for lateral load (including the graph of the
co-working breadth)
30. Sketch the trajectories of a flat slab or vertical load!
31. What designs should be done for a flat slab for vertical load?
32. The moments mx, my, and mxy, are calculated. How to determine the amount of
reinforcement assuming rectangular and trajectory based reinforcing?
33. Sketch the failure lines of a flat slab for bending (global) and for punching (local)
failure!
34. Derivate the value of mid-span moment in case of bending assuming plastic
behaviour!
35. Derivate the value of moment in case of bending assuming plastic behaviour and
local mechanism!
36. How to consider in case of local mechanism, that the column is not a concentrated
support?
37. Sketch and describe the arrangement options of tendons by tensioned slabs!
38. Define and compare the bonded and non-bonded tendons!
39. Sketch the principle of the bonded tendon, and give the formulas of the equivalent
load!
40. Sketch the principle of the calculation of the non-bonded tendon!
41. Describe the principle of punching of tensioned slabs!
42. Give the groups of lateral resisting systems!
43. Classify the shear walls! (formation, shape, disposition)
44. Sketch the bracings of a pinned frame with struts!
45. How to brace a rigid frame?
46. What does the sway and non-sway behaviour influence?
47. Define the proportionate and non- proportionate wall system!
48. Sketch the substitute column of a wall with changing cross section!
49. How to place 3 shear walls?
50. Define the parallel, non rotated shear wall system! Give its displacements, the loads
on each wall! Sketch an example of this!
51. Define the parallel, rotated shear wall system! Give its displacements, the loads on
each wall! Sketch an example of this
52. In case of an earthquake is it possible to have a non rotated bracing? Explain!
53. In case of wind load is it possible to have a non rotated bracing? Explain!
54. Define the perpendicular, rotated shear wall system! Give its displacements, the
loads on each wall! Sketch an example of this!
55. When s it possible to separate a shear wall system with perpendicular wall into two
systems with parallel shear walls? Sketch!
56. Describe the calculation of a non-proportionate non-rotated structure? What is the
principle of this anaysis? What is the cause of this analysis?
57. Define the coupled walls!
58. Sketch theframe model of the coupled walls!
59. Sketch the continuum model of the coupled walls!
60. What are the conditions to use the continuum model?
61. List the factors considering the continuity of the coupling medium!
62. How to consider the coupling beam's shear rigidity?
63. Give the diagram of the factors influencing the change of normal force in the coupled
walls!
64. Give the diagram of the factors influencing the change of the shear flow in the
coupled walls!
65. Give the diagram of the factors influencing the top deflection in the coupled walls!
66. Define the core system and classify the cores!
67. Sketch and describe the behaviour of the cores!
68. Describe the modelling of the cores during preliminary analysis!
69. Write and explain the differential equation of the cores!
70. Give the formula of the centroid and shear centre for an I and T section!
71. Give the formula of the warping constant, explain the variables and sketch them!
72. Give the formula of the torsion moduli of a thin walled open section!
73. Sketch the shear flow in an open and a closed thin walled section!
74. How to consider the effect of the couplig beam in case of a partially closed core!
75. Draw and explain the principle of tensioning!
76. Define tensioning!
77. Classify the methods of tensioning!
78. Define prestressing!
79. Define post-tensioning!
80. List and define the tensioning losses for prestressing!
81. List and define the tensioning losses for post-tensioning!
82. Explain the elastic deformation caused by the eigenstresses !
83. List the time for what a prestressed member must be designed for! Give the load,
statical set-up, and material properties for these!
84. Explain the design of a prestressed structure!
85. Define fire!
86. Give the different fire curves!
87. Give the  diagram of concrete for different temperature!
88. Give the  diagram of the rebar for different temperature!
89. Define the fire compartment, fire resistance, and standardised fire resistance!
90. Define the equivalent time of the fire effect, fully developed fire!
91. Define the full, one zone and two zone fire modell!
92. Define the design fire effect, the fire load!
93. How does the porosity of the concrete change for temperature change!
94. What does it mean REI-90?
95. What influences the change of concrete's strength for fire effect?
96. How does fire alter the tensile strength of the concrete!
97. Sketch and describe spalling!
98. What is the task of the designer when designing against fire? What are the steppes?
99. List the design methods for fire design?
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Sketch the thermal conduction confident of the concrete in function of
temperature!