CM 2501 - Hebert - Test 1 Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)

CM 2501 - Hebert - Test 1 Questions with CORRECT
Answers (Grade A+)

Question 1:
live

Answer:

Gravity load that can be removed from a structure such as people and furniture.


Question 2:
dead
Answer:

Gravity load that cannot be removed from a structure such as walls and floors.


Question 3:
wind

Answer:

Lateral load caused by _____ that varies in intensity with the building's height, location, and
shape.


Question 4:
earthquake

Answer:

Lateral load that impacts buildings at grade level and acts in a "shaking" manner upon the
superstructure.


Question 5:
thermal

Answer:

Type of load that results from changes in temperature causing structural members to change
shape and push and pull on other parts.

, Question 6:
settlement

Answer:

Load causing a structure to sink into the ground and change shape.


Question 7:
dynamic

Answer:

Type of load that changes over time.


Question 8:
tensile

Answer:

Stress from two opposing forces pulling or stretching a member.


Question 9:
compression

Answer:

Stress from two opposing forces pushing or squeezing a member.


Question 10:
shear

Answer:

Stress that tends to move in layers in different directions


Question 11:
bending

Answer:

Stress that is a combination of tensile, compression, and shear and is least efficient
structurally.