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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a function?
Able to cross a bridge from point A to C skipping B
Sheltering people from the elements
Making people think of their emotions
A beautifully constructed bridge that is blue and gold
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is torsion force?
a squeezing force
A twisting force
a sliding force
a pulling force
- 3. Multiple Choice
Bridge A collapsed because there was too much traffic on the bridge. The bridge collapsed due because
it could not support its dead load
it could not support its live & dead loads
it could not support its live load
the bridge was hit by wind
- 4. Multiple Choice
Bridge B collapsed under its own weight. What cause the collapse?
the live load
the environmental load
too much traffic on the bridge
the dead load
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is tension?
a sliding force
a twisting force
a squeezing force
a pulling force
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is compression?
a sliding force
a twisting force
a squeezing force
a pulling force
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is shear force?
a twisting and pulling force
a twisting force
a squeezing force
a pulling force
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a dead load?
The weight of anything not permanently attached to the structure.
Cars
The weight of the structure.
People
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a live load?
the deck
The weight of anything not permanently attached to the structure.
The weight of the structure.
Cables and Towers
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe weight of the things ON or INSIDE the structure is what kind of load?dead loadlive loadcritical loadwind load
- 11. Multiple Choice
Gravity is an example of a ____________________.
dead load
live load
critical load
non load
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which would be a definition of a load?
The weight of the structure itself
The air pressure around the structures weight
The function of a structure
Weight carried or supported by a structure
- 13. Multiple Choice
Ripping a phonebook in half would be using what type of external force?
Torsion
Shear Force
Compression
Tension
- 14. Multiple Choice
Pulling slime apart would display what type of external force?
Torsion
Compression
Tension
Shear Force
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