Structures and Forces Topics 1-5

You friend steals your notebook and pretends to rip it, but doesn't not apply enough force to successfully do so.  The notebook has exhibited ___________.  

• tensile strength
• compressive strength
• shear strength
• torsion strength

An external force that moves or changes with time is known as _______.

• a static load
• a gravitational load
• structural variance
• a dynamic load

Identify the type of stress: Bungee Jumping

• Shear

• Bending

• Torsion

• Tension

• Compression

What is a force?

• A push or a pull that causes an object to change its movement or shape.

• A push or twist that causes an object to change its movement or

• Something from Star Wars

• A push that causes an object to change its movement or shape.

What type of force is torsion?

• Twisting

• Pushing

• Ripping

• Pulling

The size, direction and the location of where the force is applied are all factors that can affect a structure.

• True

• False

What would be a correct way to describe this structure?

• Natural, Frame
• Natural, Shell
• Manufactured, Frame
• Manufactured, Combination

This vase is an example of a _____________ structure

• Shell
• Frame
• Mass
• Natural

Having a margin of safety means...

• that a structure is built to hold the weight it will carry.

• that the structure is built to hold less than the weight it will carry.

• that the structure is built to hold more than the weight it will carry.

• that the structure is checked three times before engineers confirm it is safe.

Reinforced concrete is an example of a __________________ material.

• composite

• laminate

• aesthetic

• function