Engineering/Construction Principles

The dead load of a structure is__________?

• The Weight of snow

• Earthquake load

• he permanent loads on a structure

• Any load that kills the occupants

Which of the following is not an example of a live load?

• Earthquakes

• Snow

• Number of vehicles on a bridge

• The shingle, plywood and framing lumber of the  roof

The best way to prevent a rectangle from distorting is to __________.

• Add a diagonal member from corner to corner

• Add a diagonal member

• Make the rectangle from thicker material

• Make the corners rigid

An earth quake shaking a building would be an example of a ________ load

When wind blows on a structure it is called a _______ load.

A one word definition of compression force is____________.

A one word definition of tension force is____________.

Deflection would be the one word definition of _________ force.

A one word definition of torsion force is____________.

Concrete is very strong in ________________ but very weak in tension which is why metal rods are added to it.