Understanding Structures and Mechanisms: Form and Function

______________________ is a measure of how strong a force is.

• Magnitude

• Tension

• Load

• Stability

The force of ______________ is created when an object is pulled or stretched in opposite directions.

• tension

• torsion

• shear

• compression

The ___________________ on any structure is caused by the force of gravity acting on the structure itself.

• dead load

• live load

• force

• suspension

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_____________________ is created by opposite rotational forces acting on an object.

• Torsion

• Shear

• Compression

• Tension

The part of a structure or object which is in contact with the ground is known as its ________________________.

• support base

• centre of gravity

• live load

• arch

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A ________________ is a push or a pull.

• force

• cantilever

• live load

• dead load

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A structure is __________________ if it remains on its base, undamaged, when acted upon by the forces it is designed to withstand.

• stable

• ergonomic

• symmetrical

• unstable

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The point at which the mass of an object or structure is concentrated is known as its ______________________________.

• centre of gravity

• magnitude

• live load

• dead load

The ____________________ on a bridge includes the vehicle and pedestrian traffic moving across it.

• live load

• dead load

• truss

• support base

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When parallel forces acting in opposite directions are at work on a part of an object, that object is said to be under _______________.

• shear

• compression

• tension

• torsion