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Civil Engineering- Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many projects that civil engineers design are used to control natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A bicycle frame is a type of structure.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

_____ is the study of forces that cause motion on physical objects.

a)

Torsion

b)

Equilibrum

c)

Statics

d)

Dynamics

4.

The three most common types of bridges are _____, arch, and suspension.

a)

movable

b)

pier

c)

beam

d)

column

5.

Suspension bridges utilize _____ forces rather than compression forces.

a)

torsion

b)

tension

c)

bending

d)

shear

6.

The world’s first two skyscrapers were built in _____ and Chicago.

a)

Boston

b)

San Francisco

c)

New York City

d)

Washington DC

7.

_____ is the process of taking and using measurements to determine the exact size and shape of a piece of land.

a)

Troubleshooting

b)

Land Surveying

c)

Shape Dimensioning

d)

Ultrasonic Testing

8.

Who is the largest employer of civil engineers?

a)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

b)

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

c)

American Planning Association (APA

d)

US Army Corp of Engineers

9.

Tension is ...

a)

The action of twisting one end of an object/material relative to the other end.

b)

The strength a material has to resist being pulled apart. If you glue something to the ceiling, the weight of the object tests the glue’s tensile strength.

c)

A material is in compression when its particles are being pushed together.

10.

Compression is ...

a)

The strength a material has to resist being pulled apart. If you glue something to the ceiling, the weight of the object tests the glue’s tensile strength.

b)

A material is in compression when its particles are being pushed together.

c)

The action of twisting one end of an object/material relative to the other end.

11.

This bridge has an arc shape with supports at each end. This bridge has materials put in compression.

a)

Beam Bridge

b)

Arc Bridge

c)

Suspension Bridge

d)

Cable-stayed Bridge

12.

This type of bridge uses steel plates or super-strong steel cables. The cables work by putting material in tension.

a)

Beam Bridge

b)

Arc Bridge

c)

Suspension Bridge

d)

Cable-stayed Bridge

13.

This type of bridge is made of wood, iron, steel or concrete. Parts of the material for this bridge are in tension and parts are in compression.

a)

Beam Bridge

b)

Arc Bridge

c)

Suspension Bridge

d)

Cable-stayed Bridge

14.

This type of bridge carry a combination of compression and tension forces and is less bulky (heavy) than other types of bridges.

a)

Beam Bridge

b)

Arc Bridge

c)

Truss Bridge

d)

Cable-stayed Bridge

15.

This type of bridge are held up by cables that are put in tension. This bridge uses less cables than other bridges and the towers holding the cables are shorter.

a)

Beam Bridge

b)

Arc Bridge

c)

Truss Bridge

d)

Cable-stayed Bridge

16.

A stationary framework of interconnecting materials that can endure forces such as gravity, wind, mass, and pressure is called a _________.

a)

structure

b)

vehicle

c)

computer program