C.E - TEST

In construction ___________ is used to make structures such as: profiles for windows, handrails, gates, ceilings, lateral coatings, sheets for insulation, scaffolding, stairs, bridges, etc.

• Beam

• Aluminum

• Cable

• Concrete

It's an irrigation system that allows water to be transported in a continuous flow from a place where it is accessible in nature to a point of distant consumption, generally a city or town.

• Compressor

• Caisson

• Aqueduct

• Filter

What is the best description of a Civil Engineer?

• Is an educated person in the ways of designing, directing and building architectural projects

• It takes into account aesthetic, structural and utilitarian factors of all the constructions of those who will inhabit them.

• They work in the construction of buildings, in extensions and modifications thereof.

• It focuses on the structure of the constructions, also studies the conditions so that the design plan be done in the best way.

The size of something as given by the distance around it, is ...

• Distance

• Measure

• Perimeter

• Magnitude

The ________ is a structural element widely used in construction, since it serves to support the weight of the entire structure.

• Column

• Bridge

• Steel

• Aluminum

What is a bridge?

• Structure allowing passage across a river or other obstacle.

• A structural member used to stiffen a framework.

• A support usually of stone or brick.

• A structure taller than its diameter.

When something is unstable it means that ...

• Is rigid

• Is strong

• Is lacking firmness

• Is lacking hardness

The _________ is the change in the size or shape of a body due to external impacts produced by one or more forces applied to it or the occurrence of thermal expansion.

• elasticity

• compression

• density

• deformation

Which of these is not a type of metal?

• Iron

• Copper

• Aluminum

• Carbon

What is a suspension bridge?

• These bridges are similar in appearance to arch bridges, but support their load in diagonal and non-vertical arms.

• Is a bridge in which the platform is hung below the suspension cables by vertical braces.

• Very basic type of bridges that is supported by several beams of various shapes and sizes.

• They are built with large steel reticulated structures or post-tensioned concrete box type beams.