Structures and Forces

What is another name for squeezing?

• tension

• torsion

• compression

• shear

What force is shown in this picture?

• tension only

• torsion

• compression only

• shear

• bending

Arches can be strengthened by adding

• a buttress

• cross bracing

• more rectangles

• they don't need to be

What is this picture an example of?

• cross bracing

• shear walls

• deep piles

• roller joints

What is another name for stretching?

• tension

• torsion

• compression

• shear

What is this picture an example of?

• cross bracing

• shear walls

• deep piles

• roller joints

Which of these is related to changes in soil and its stability beneath a structure?

• dead load

• live load

• settlement load

• thermal load

To stabilize a building to avoid issues from wind load, we use

• cross bracing

• shear walls

• deep piles

• roller joints

What force is shown in this picture?

• tension

• torsion

• compression

• shear

• bending

What is another name for twisting?

• tension

• torsion

• compression

• shear