The Structural Design of Cladding Must First Consider the Primary

question 18

Multiple Choice

The structural design of cladding must first consider the primary loads generated by ______, or self-weight of the envelope, followed by wind forces.

• A) emissivity
• B) gravity
• C) convective energy
• D) seismic forces

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Definitions:

Covariance

A measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together, indicating the direction of their linear relationship.

Linear Relationship

A type of relationship between two variables where a change in one variable is associated with a proportional change in the other.

COV

COV refers to the coefficient of variation, a statistical measure of the relative dispersion or variability of a data set relative to its mean, expressed as a percentage.

Covariance

A measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together; positive covariance indicates that both variables tend to move in the same direction.