2.6 Structural Science Principles Knowledge Test

What types of forces can affect a building's primary superstructure?

• Gravity, weather elements, earthquakes, and occupation

• Only gravity and earthquakes

• Only weather elements and occupation

• Only earthquakes and occupation

What is the difference between live loads and dead loads?

• Live loads are static, and dead loads are variable

• Dead loads are static, and live loads are variable

• Both live and dead loads are static

• Both live and dead loads are variable

What role do beams and columns play in a structural frame?

• Beams carry the load to the foundations, and columns transfer it to the beams

• Columns transfer the load to the beams, and beams carry it to the foundations

• Beams transfer the load to the columns, and columns carry it to the foundations

• Columns carry the load to the beams, and beams transfer it to the foundations

What is compression in the context of forces?

• The twisting force applied by rotation

• The force 'crushing' a material

• The 'tearing apart' force

• The amount of force and its distance from the reaction point

What type of force is torsion?

• The force 'crushing' a material

• The twisting force applied by rotation

• The 'tearing apart' force

• The amount of force and its distance from the reaction point

Which force is described as a 'tearing apart' force?

• Compression

• Torsion

• Tension

• Shear

What is bending in terms of forces?

• The twisting force applied by rotation

• The 'tearing apart' force

• The amount of force and its distance from the reaction point

• When a bolt grips two structural members together

What can happen when a bolt grips two structural members together?

• It can be sheared in half by any axial force

• It experiences a 'tearing apart' force

• It undergoes a twisting force

• It is compressed

Which type of force is applied when an object is being pushed together?

• Compressive Force

• Tensile Force

• Shear Force

• Gravitational Force

What type of force is experienced when an object is being pulled apart?

• Compressive Force

• Tensile Force

• Shear Force

• Magnetic Force