WorksheetsCivil terms
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
How familiar are you with structural engineering?
Not at all
A little
Medium
Very familiar!
What is this?
A type of beam
A steel profile
I-section
A column
H-beam
Concrete and cement is the same thing?
True
False
What does the term "dead load" refer to?
Temporary forces (machines, traffic, humans)
Wind pressure
Permanent load (self-weight and fixed loads)
Dynamic loads
What is a cantilever?
A type of bridge
Beam anchored at both ends
Beam anchored at one end
A type of truss
Cement is the binding powder - concrete is the hardened mixture of cement, aggregate, and water?
True
False
What is this vertical structural member?
A beam
A foundation
A footing
A column
Main difference between beam and a column is:
Beam: bends,
Column: compresses.
Beam: vertical,
Column: horisontal.
Beam: of steel,
Column: of concrete.
Beam: horisontal,
Column: vertical.
What is a foundation?
A solid block of concrete
A structure of connected members
A system transferring loads to soil
A concrete slab
Foundation and footing is interchangeable?
True
False
What is a load-bearing wall?
A wall that supports its own weight only
A wall that supports the weight of the structure above it
A non-structural wall used for partitioning
A wall that is made of lightweight materials
What is a truss?
A solid beam
A framework resembling a "hollow beam" with smaller connected members
A foundation type with thick steel reinforcement
A type of wall
Pile and pillar is the same thing?
Yes
No
POLL: were the questions too detailed or too basic for our context, or just right?
Too basic -
can go deeper
Just right -
can cover even
more civil topics
(water, geotechnics...)
Just right -
no need to cover
more civil topics
Too detailed -
majority of the terms are almost never used or encountered
