CM 2501 - HEBERT - TEST 1 | QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED | LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027
Beams are stressed in:
compression
Columns are stressed in:
tension
Cables are stressed in:
compression
Arches are stressed in:
tension, compression
Trusses are stressed in:
membrane (tension and/or compression evenly distributed through the
shell thickness)
Shells are stressed in:
equilibrant
A single vector that is equal in magnitude but opposite in sense to the
resultant of all forces acting on a body.
resultant
A single vector that is an equal replacement of a group of vectors that has
the same external effect.
force, distance
The units of a moment are a _____ times a _____. ex: k-ft, N-m
1 pin, 1 roller
100% CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED | LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027
Beams are stressed in:
compression
Columns are stressed in:
tension
Cables are stressed in:
compression
Arches are stressed in:
tension, compression
Trusses are stressed in:
membrane (tension and/or compression evenly distributed through the
shell thickness)
Shells are stressed in:
equilibrant
A single vector that is equal in magnitude but opposite in sense to the
resultant of all forces acting on a body.
resultant
A single vector that is an equal replacement of a group of vectors that has
the same external effect.
force, distance
The units of a moment are a _____ times a _____. ex: k-ft, N-m
1 pin, 1 roller