Lesson 1 Assessment

Difficulty Level: 1/5

Estimated Time to Complete: 5 minutes

Answer the following four questions by selecting the most appropriate answer.

Sizer can model nearly all load types and distributions from the National Building Code of Canada? *

True

False

What does the "Add concentrated live load" option in Sizer allow you to do? *

Remove all other loads from the analysis

Automatically add a concentrated live load to the list of loads

Decrease the load on the beam

Change the material of the beam

In Sizer, how can the self-weight of members be included in the load analysis? *

It must be manually calculated and entered

The software does not account for self-weight

It can be automatically generated by the software or manually input as a load

Self-weight is only considered for columns

In Sizer, load input for column mode is similar to beam mode with a few exceptions. Which of the following is one of those exceptions? *

Lateral loads can be applied to either the width or the depth of the columns or studs

The software does not allow axial loads

Beam mode does not support continuous joists

Column mode does not calculate shear and moment values

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