STRUCTURES

What of the following structures is an example of a Truss Structure?

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What type of structure is showed in this picture?

• Frame structure

• Suspended structure

• Mass structure

• Arched structure

A Structure is ....

• A unique element that supports a body or an object

• A collection of elements arranged in an optimum way to support a body or an object

• A collection of elements arranged in a random way to support a body or an object

............................... structures are held in place by cables and suspenders attached to sturdy supports.

Segovia aqueduct is an example of an arched structure.

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• False

Structures that are formed by columns and beams acting as supporting elements are called .........................

What is a force?

• Is the ability to withstand external forces without breaking.

• The physical demands that a body or object must withstand when a force is applied to it.

• An influence that can deform a body or change its movement, or produce motion in a body at rest.

The strength of a material is its ability to withstand external forces without breaking.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which picture shows a type of stress called Shear?

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When there are forces acting on a body that tend to stretch it, a type of stress called ....................... is caused.