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Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A mass hangs on two parallel springs. The individual spring stiffness are K1 and K2. What is the total composite spring constant?
a)
(K1 x K2) / (K1 +K2)
b)
1/K1 + 1/K2
c)
K1 + K2
d)
K1 x K2
2.
Determine the spring constant for the system of springs in series.
a)
(K1 x K2) / (K1 +K2)
b)
1/K1 + 1/K2
c)
K1 + K2
d)
K1 x K2
3.
Identify the state of stress in a material described as follows: Stress at failure
a)
Proportional limit
b)
Yield strength
c)
Ultimate strength
d)
Rupture strength
4.
Highest ordinate in stress strain diagram
a)
Proportional limit
b)
Yield strength
c)
Ultimate strength
d)
Rupture strength
5.
An appreciable elongation or yielding of the material without any corresponding increase of load
a)
Proportional limit
b)
Yield strength
c)
Ultimate strength
d)
Rupture strength
6.
What do you call the retarding force acting opposite a body in motion
a)
Inertia
b)
Dynamic
c)
Static friction
d)
Kinetic friction
7.
It is the displacement of one level relative to the level above or below
a)
Fatigue
b)
Torsional Shear Stress
c)
Story drift
d)
Creep
8.
Occurs when the center of mass and rigidity do not coincide
a)
Fatigue
b)
Torsional shear stress
c)
Story drift
d)
Creep
9.
If the structure is subjected to a cycle of stresses and ______, it causes the beam to have sudden ultimate structure
a)
Fatigue
b)
Torsional shear stress
c)
Story drift
d)
Creep
10.
It is measured by the richter scale
a)
Ground acceleration
b)
Intensity of observed effects
c)
Magnitude of earthquake
d)
Resonance
11.
It is measured by assessment meter
a)
Reference points
b)
Attenuation
c)
Components of ground motion
d)
Actual displacement
12.
Besides the epicenter, it describes the location of the earthquake
a)
Geologic formation
b)
Focal depth
c)
Fault line
d)
Deep angle
13.
Identify the material property described by the following material: The composite material exhibits elastic properties in one direction different from that in the perpendicular direction
a)
Isotropic
b)
Homogeneous
c)
Prismatic
d)
Orthotropic
14.
Identify the material property described by the following material: The material has the same composition at every point but the elastic may not be the same in all directions.
a)
Isotropic
b)
Homogeneous
c)
Prismatic
d)
Orthotropic
15.
Liquefaction is best described as
a)
A sudden drop in the shear strength of a soil
b)
A decrease in the pore water pressure of a soil
c)
An increase in the bearing capacity of a soil
d)
An increase in the effective stress of a soil
16.
Which refers to the rigidity of a structure?
a)
Deflection
b)
Reciprocal of deflection
c)
Product of stiffness and deflection
d)
Reciprocal of stiffness
17.
Identify the following: It is the point through which the resultant of the resistance to the applied lateral force acts.
a)
Center of mass
b)
Center of gravity
c)
Center of rigidity
d)
In-plane offset
18.
Identify the following: It is the point through which the applied seismic force acts.
a)
Center of mass
b)
Center of gravity
c)
Center of rigidity
d)
Out-plane offset
19.
Identify the following: It refers to the flexibility of a structure.
a)
Reciprocal of stiffness
b)
Reciprocal of deflection
c)
Reciprocal of rigidity
d)
Static deflection
20.
One in which the lateral stiffness is less than 70% of the stiffness of the story above is called
a)
Story displacement
b)
Soft story
c)
Lateral drift
d)
Story drift
21.
A lateral displacement of one level relative of the level above or below is called
a)
Story displacement
b)
Soft story
c)
Lateral drift
d)
Story drift
22.
Identify the following: It is the point through which the resultant of the resistance to the applied force acts
a)
Shear Wall
b)
Center Of Mass
c)
Eccentricity
d)
Center Of Rigidity
23.
Identify the following: it is the distance between the center of rigidity and center of mass
a)
Deflection
b)
Pitch
c)
Drift
d)
Eccentricity
24.
Which material property is referred to by the following: the material has the ability to absorb energy in the plastic range
a)
Toughness
b)
Brittleness
c)
Stiffness
d)
Resilience
25.
Which material property is referred to by the following: the material has the ability to absorb energy in the elastic range
a)
Toughness
b)
Brittleness
c)
Stiffness
d)
Resilience
26.
Which material property is referred to by the following: the material has the ability to diffuse the plastic range without breaking
a)
Toughness
b)
Stiffness
c)
Ductility
d)
Resilience
27.
Which of the following is measured by a seismometer
a)
Reference Points
b)
Ground Displacement
c)
Intensity
d)
Focal Depth
28.
Identify the property of material described by the following: the material deforms considerably even with a slight increase in stress
a)
Yielding
b)
Strain Hardening
c)
Fracture
d)
Breaking
29.
Identify the property of the material described by the following: the material regains its original dimensions when load is removed
a)
Resilience
b)
Buckling
c)
Plasticity
d)
Elasticity
30.
Identify the property of the material described by the following: The material deforms in the plastic range without breaking
a)
Elongation
b)
Ductility
c)
Resilience
d)
Stiffness
31.
Which of the following refers to the flexibility of a structure
a)
Composite Stiffness
b)
Rigidity
c)
Inverse Stiffness
d)
Static Deflection
32.
Which material property is described by the following: the composite material exhibits elastic properties in one direction different from that in the perpendicular direction
a)
Orthotropic
b)
Homogeneous
c)
Isotropic
d)
Prismatic
33.
Which material property is described by the following: the material has the same composition at every point but the elastic properties may not be the same in all direction
a)
Homogeneous
b)
Orthotropic
c)
Isotropic
d)
Prismatic
34.
Which material property is described by the following: The material has the same elastic properties in all direction
a)
Isotropic
b)
Orthotropic
c)
Homogeneous
d)
Prismatic
35.
What behavior of an engineering material is described by the following: the load is removed
a)
Buckling
b)
Elasticity
c)
Plasticity
d)
Resilience
36.
What behavior of an engineering material is described by the following: the even with a slight increase in stress
a)
Yielding
b)
Strain Hardening
c)
Breaking
d)
Fracture
37.
Which material has the same compression at any point? composition?
a)
Isotropic
b)
Plastic
c)
Homogeneous
d)
Orthotropic
38.
What is the term which refers to the ability of a material to deform in the plastic range without breaking
a)
Stiffness
b)
Resilience
c)
Elongation
d)
Ductility
39.
What do you call the ability of a material to absorb energy in the plastic range
a)
Elasticity
b)
Toughness
c)
Plasticity
d)
Stiffness
40.
Which term refers to the property of a material which makes it returned to its original dimension when the load is removed
a)
Plasticity
b)
Elasticity
c)
Permanent Set
d)
Stiffness
41.
Which term refers to the property of a material to absorb energy in the elastic range
a)
Resilience
b)
Plasticity
c)
Stiffness
d)
Toughness
42.
Which of the following terms is described herein? Stressing high strength is steel wires before concrete hardens
a)
Post Tensioning
b)
Creep
c)
Pre Tensioning
d)
Relaxation
43.
Which of the following terms is described herein: Stressing high strength is still after the concrete has been cast and has attained sufficient strength
a)
Post Tensioning
b)
Creep
c)
Pre Tensioning
d)
Relaxation
44.
Which of the following terms is described herein: Loss of stress that takes place with the passage of time as concrete is held at a constant strain
a)
Post Tensioning
b)
Creep
c)
Pre Tensioning
d)
Relaxation
45.
What do you call the retarding force acting opposite a body in motion
a)
Inertia
b)
Static Friction
c)
Dynamic
d)
Kinetic Friction
46.
Which structural member has the ratio of its unsupported height to its list lateral dimension of not less than three and is used primarily to support axial load
a)
Pedestal
b)
Column
c)
Deep Beam
d)
Corbel
47.
What do you call the force which determines whether the body will be in equilibrium or will have a varying state of motion
a)
Equilibrium
b)
Resultant
c)
Momentum
d)
Impulse
48.
Identify the principle used in equations related to the deformation of actually loaded materials: That the stress is proportional to the strain within the elastic region
a)
Hooke's Law
b)
Young's Modulus
c)
Poisson’s Ratio
d)
St. Venant’s Principle
49.
Identify the principle used in equations related to the deformation of actually loaded materials: That within the elastic range, it is the constant of proportionality that defines the linear relationship between stress and strain
a)
Hooke's Law
b)
Young's Modulus
c)
Poisson’s Ratio
d)
St. Venant’s Principle
50.
Which term refers to the force generated by a body at rest
a)
Impact
b)
Impulse
c)
Dynamic
d)
Static
51.
Which term refers to the force generated by a body in motion
a)
Impulse
b)
Impact
c)
Dynamic
d)
Static
52.
What is the term for the value beyond which the stress is no longer proportional to the strain
a)
Elastic Limit
b)
Proportional Limit
c)
Ultimate Stress
d)
Tensile Stress
53.
Materials which have the same composition at any point are described as
a)
Homogeneous
b)
Isotropic
c)
Plastic
d)
Orthotropic
54.
Which property of a material enables it to undergo large permanent strains before failure
a)
Proportional Limit
b)
Strain Hardening
c)
Ductility
d)
Crepe
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