WorksheetsENG1011 - Axial Member
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which type of force acts along the longitudinal axis of a member?
Axial
Shear
Bending
Torsion
Axial loading can be classified as:
Tensile only
Compressive only
Either tensile or coFlexuralmpressive
Which failure mode typically controls long compression members?
Yielding
Buckling
Torsion
Fatigue
The tensile capacity based on net area accounts for:
Material density
Holes and reduction in effective area
Temperature change
Member length only
Slenderness ratio (λ) is defined as:
L / A
L / r
A/L
r/L
What is the purpose of a factor of safety (FoS)?
Make structures cheaper
Ensure safety against unforeseen variations
Reduce material strength
Produce an exact failure load
Adding stiffener plates to a section mainly increases:
Area only
Second moment of area (I)
Density
Young’s modulus
What happens if the crane lifting force is not aligned with the container centre of mass?
Nothing changes
Container will rotate / tip
It becomes lighter
Load is automatically balanced
In tensile member design, failure is controlled by:
Lower of net area fracture or gross area yielding
Higher of the two capacities
Temperature
Beam bending
Which parameter is MOST critical in determining a column’s buckling resistance?
Member length
Colour of the member
Temperature
Number of bolts
