Structural Engineering Review

A structure is made up of _______, which spread out the weight of the forces acting on it.

• members

• materials

• pylons

• walls

Architects and _____ engineers are professionals who are trained to design structures so they'll be safe and sturdy.

• building

• landscape

• civil

• none of these

_______ members are referred to as columns, studs, pillars, or posts.

• Horizontal

• Vertical

• Diagonal

• All of these

Man-made elements, such as traffic moving over a bridge are examples of _______ loads.

• static

• dead

• member

• dynamic

The strength of a structure also depends on the materials used to make it.

• True

• False

A ________ reviews engineering plans and inspects construction for safety.

• building inspector

• architect

• designer

• construction worker

There are four basic forces that place ____ upon any structure to weaken its structural integrity.

• load

• stress

• gravity

• none of these

A force that pulls.

• compression

• torsion

• shear

• tension

A force that squeezes.

• tension

• shear

• compression

• torsion

A force that twists.

• torsion

• compression

• tension

• shear