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An arch is best suited for what type of stress? - Answer Compression
The weight of the materials that a structure is built with are considered to be _____ loads. -
Answer Dead
Under typical loading, ______ stress is the primary stress. - Answer Bending
At the time the book was written, what was the largest hall in the world? - Answer
Superdome
Did Da Vinci or Galileo have a better understanding of the behavior of a beam under a load? -
Answer Da Vinci
(T/F) The Golden Gate Bridge can sway laterally as much as 11 feet in heavy winds. - Answer
True
(T/F) A cable is best suited for compression. - Answer False
(T/F) Wheels were used in the transporting of blocks for the building of the pyramids. - Answer
False
(T/F) Most of the Egyptian pyramids have sides sloping at an angle of 52 degrees. - Answer
True
(T/F) The period of Egyptian Pyramid building lasted over 4000 years. - Answer False
(T/F) Materials that yield easily are called ductile. - Answer True
(T/F) Steel is more likely to creep than concrete - Answer False
(T/F) Prestressed concrete became practical only after high-strength steel became available at
low prices. - Answer True