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what is considered to be the oldest field in engineering? - correct answers civil engineering what is the mission of civil engineering? - correct answers to build safe facilities that meet needs of society in what type of projects are civil engineers involved in? - correct answers public works projects what are designs used to control? - correct answers natural resources What are 6 sub fields of civil engineering? - correct answers structural engineering environmental engineering water resources engineering transportation engineering construction engineering geomatics engineering What is the oldest and largest civil engineering society ? - correct answers ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) What must all areas of civil engineering have a good understanding of? - correct answers structures define structural loads - correct answers the force a structure must withstand what are the 2 main types of loads? - correct answers static and dynamic loads structures in a state of equilibrium can do what? - correct answers oppose external force and transfer load throughout the structure What are different types of structural forces? - correct answers compression tension shear force torsion bending force what do beams do - correct answers used to resist bending transmit loads to columns what do columns do - correct answers vertical structural members transmit load from above what do braces do - correct answers provide structural stability often form triangles between beams and columns provides resistance from forces what are 2 types of braces - correct answers struts (resist compression) ties (resist tension) what do joints do - correct answers connect structural members together structural analysis - correct answers incorporates physics, especially mechanics makes best use of materials responsibility of structural engineering ensures the structure has sufficient strength what is a truss - correct answers structural units made from straight bars usually triangular shaped can distribute a single point of weight to a whole area what equation determines the structural stability of truss - correct answers2(#joints)=structural members+3 truss is unstable if 2j>m+3 What are basic components of bridges - correct answerspiers roadway abutments Beam bridges - correct answersuse concrete or steel support used when one road crosses another truss bridges - correct answerscan carry heavier loads over a longer span of time uses compression or tension load is spread through all structural members cantilever bridges - correct answersuse trusses extending out in both directions from support beams load is transmitted to the center arch bridges - correct answersuse curve members to support the deck used for longer spans always in compression what is the longest type of bridge - correct answerssuspension bridge suspension bridge - correct answersuses cables suspended from towers to carry the load main components: towers main cables anchorage utilizes tension force what is the current wall of a skyscraper? - correct answersouter surface that does not carry the weight of the structure what is a central core - correct answersreinforced concrete shaft located at the center of the building what do geomatics engineering determine - correct answersthe location of objects on earth what is the main branch of geomatics - correct answersland surveying what is the largest employer of civil engineers - correct answersUS Army Corps of Engineers What is a static load? - correct answersweight of a structure (dead load) weight added under normal use (live load) what is a dynamic load? - correct answersa sudden impact on the structure why do engineers build structures? - correct answersso the internal forces counteract the loads What can structures in a state of equilibrium do? - correct answerscan transfer load throughout structure can oppose external forces what is compression? - correct answerscrushing pressing force what is tension? - correct answerspulling force what is shear force? - correct answersforces acting in opposite directions what is torsion? - correct answersturning force what is a bending force? - correct answersforce that causes sagging what are floor joints? - correct answersbeams that are designed to resist the bending as people walk across the floor what type of variables does structural analysis take into account? - correct answers properties of structural members strength and elasticity of material amount of stress, strain and load what is the shape of a truss - correct answers triangular where do piers of a bridge transfer load to - correct answers the ground what tool is used to measure distances and angles in land surveying? - correct answers Total Station instrument what is the TSI - correct answers includes an electronic distance meter infrared light is reflected by prism and measures distance total robotic station can be used what are boundary surveys used for? - correct answers determining property lines what is topography survey? - correct answers establishes elevation what is site plan survery - correct answers does both boundary and topography survey determines best way to subdivide a property combination bridges - correct answers a combination of two or more types of bridges movable bridges - correct answers bridges with sections that can be raised (draw bridges)

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what is considered to be the oldest field in engineering? - correct answers civil engineering



what is the mission of civil engineering? - correct answers to build safe facilities that meet needs of
society



in what type of projects are civil engineers involved in? - correct answers public works projects



what are designs used to control? - correct answers natural resources



What are 6 sub fields of civil engineering? - correct answers structural engineering

environmental engineering

water resources engineering

transportation engineering

construction engineering

geomatics engineering



What is the oldest and largest civil engineering society ? - correct answers ASCE (American Society of
Civil Engineers)



What must all areas of civil engineering have a good understanding of? - correct answers structures



define structural loads - correct answers the force a structure must withstand



what are the 2 main types of loads? - correct answers static and dynamic loads



structures in a state of equilibrium can do what? - correct answers oppose external force and transfer
load throughout the structure

, What are different types of structural forces? - correct answers compression

tension

shear force

torsion

bending force



what do beams do - correct answers used to resist bending

transmit loads to columns



what do columns do - correct answers vertical structural members

transmit load from above



what do braces do - correct answers provide structural stability

often form triangles between beams and columns

provides resistance from forces



what are 2 types of braces - correct answers struts (resist compression)

ties (resist tension)



what do joints do - correct answers connect structural members together



structural analysis - correct answers incorporates physics, especially mechanics

makes best use of materials

responsibility of structural engineering

ensures the structure has sufficient strength



what is a truss - correct answers structural units made from straight bars

usually triangular shaped

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