Ordinary construction's principal structural components are which?

Ordinary construction's principal structural components are which?

• A. Masonry Load Bearing Walls and Wood Floors and Roofs
• B. Steel Framing with Concrete Floors
• C. Timber Frame with Clay Tile Roofs
• D. Concrete Slabs

Answer: (A)

Ordinary construction relies on load-bearing masonry walls that carry the building’s vertical loads, with wooden floors and a wooden roof framed to span between those walls. The walls are the primary structural elements, and the floors and roof transfer their loads to them. This system contrasts with framed constructions where a separate skeleton (steel or timber) carries the loads, or with concrete slab systems where slabs themselves form key load-bearing elements. So masonry load-bearing walls plus wood floors and roofs are the principal components in ordinary construction.

Ordinary construction relies on load-bearing masonry walls that carry the building’s vertical loads, with wooden floors and a wooden roof framed to span between those walls. The walls are the primary structural elements, and the floors and roof transfer their loads to them. This system contrasts with framed constructions where a separate skeleton (steel or timber) carries the loads, or with concrete slab systems where slabs themselves form key load-bearing elements. So masonry load-bearing walls plus wood floors and roofs are the principal components in ordinary construction.