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 (a)   load

When wind blows on a structure it is called a (a)   load.

A one word definition of compression force is (a)   .

A one word definition of tension force is (a)   .

Deflection would be the one word definition of (a)   force.

A one word definition of torsion force is (a)   .

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