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

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

_____ loads, also called dead loads, are forces that don't change.

A force that squeezes.

A force that twists.

A force that pulls.

A force that causes breakage by rubbing against another material.

A ____ is a horizontal member that spans a gap and has supports at both ends.

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic beams?

Two opposing forces, ____ and ____, are pulling and pushing all the tie on the upper and lower surfaces of beams.

To make a curved panel, the materials that make up the composite must be shaped over a curved ______.

____ glues cause a chemical reaction when two components of the glue are mixed together and the glue becomes solid.

Architects inspect buildings in order to determine if it is built safely and to code.