Civil engineering terms
" Combining the compressive strength of concrete and the tensile strength, it can be poured into forms
and given any shape suitable to the channeling of loads." - answerreinforced concrete
"""at a temperature of minus 30 degrees F, called its transition temperature, steel becomes brittle and
breaks suddenly""
the temperature at which a material acquires or in this cases loses some distinctive property. For steel, it
loses its malleability and strength at 30 degrees F." - answertransition temperature
"""loads change value rapidly and even abruptly,"" ""may be exceedingly dangerous because they often
have a much greater effect than the same loads applied slowly"" (Gordon 45).
ex. wind gust, an objected dropped on the floor
" - answerdynamic load
"""The bending of a straight element under compression"" (Salvadori 86).
When a compressing force reaches its ""critical value,"" the straight element will suddenly bend. Think
of the ruler on a table example when pressing down with your hand." - answerbuckling
"""the load (in pounds force or Newtons or kilograms force) which will just break the structure""
(Gordon 55)
""load which causes fracture in a tensile, compression, flexure or torsion test"" - answerbreaking load
"A beam where one of its ends is fixed so that it cannot rotate at that point
` - answerCantilever beam
"a disk or short cylinder fitting closely within a tube in which it moves up and down against a liquid or
gas, used in an internal combustion engine to derive motion, or in a pump to impart motion. -
answerpiston
"A material that is made up of many strands and so is flexible. Modern engineering often has the
tendency ""to sweep the whole business of flexible materials under the carpet"" (Gordon 23). Fibrous
structures are often unappreciated due to peoples misconception that a sound structure must be rigid,
however this is not the case. - answerfibrous
"A static load is a load that is unchanging or changes slowly. A static load could be either a dead or live
load, but does not change as abruptly as a dynamic load. The static load is the important in determining
"" the maximum force a structure can support before it will collapse"", and so engineers often have to
follow a set of rules about the amount of force a building should be able to support in order to protect
people's safety. - answerstatic load
"An error in structure that refers either to the complete breaking of a part of a structure, or in addition
an unstableness or wobbliness in a structure's ""accuracy or rigidity""(23) - answerfault
"An object (or in this case a bridge) to be held up by two sturdy objects permitting something to travel
underneath it. - answersuspension
, Civil engineering terms
"How does wind pressure increase relative to wind speed?
a.) they are the same
b.) It it is the square root of wind speed
c.) It is the square of wind speed
d.) Wind pressure doesn't exist" - answerc
"How is plasticity useful?
A.) It helps keep buildings perfectly rigid so they don't moved when put under stress or pressure
B.) It is never useful
C.) It helps a structure return to its original form after being stressed
D.) It can indicate when a structure is reaching its maximum capacity or in danger of falling" - answerD
"If an elevator cable originally 300 ft long (3,600 inches) becomes 4 inches longer under a load, what is
its strain?
a.) 4/300
b.) 4*3,6000
c.) 4*300
d.) 4/3,6000" - answerD
"In an office building, a live load that the building must support would be...
a)The extremely heavy printer that is dropped on the floor accidentally
b)The structure's own weight
c)The large, heavy air conditioning vents
d)The employees that go in and out of the building" - answerD
"Structures commonly found in tall buildings which provide resistance to horizontal movement caused
by the wind. They often take the form of horizontal beams across ceilings, which distribute the force of
the wind along the structure. - answerwind bracing
"The limitations of architecture in the past were created by a lack of _____.
A. Knowledge regarding architectural design
B. A need for larger structures
C. Materials that were both light and strong
D. The machine-power needed for heavy-lifting." - answerC. Materials that were both light and strong
" Combining the compressive strength of concrete and the tensile strength, it can be poured into forms
and given any shape suitable to the channeling of loads." - answerreinforced concrete
"""at a temperature of minus 30 degrees F, called its transition temperature, steel becomes brittle and
breaks suddenly""
the temperature at which a material acquires or in this cases loses some distinctive property. For steel, it
loses its malleability and strength at 30 degrees F." - answertransition temperature
"""loads change value rapidly and even abruptly,"" ""may be exceedingly dangerous because they often
have a much greater effect than the same loads applied slowly"" (Gordon 45).
ex. wind gust, an objected dropped on the floor
" - answerdynamic load
"""The bending of a straight element under compression"" (Salvadori 86).
When a compressing force reaches its ""critical value,"" the straight element will suddenly bend. Think
of the ruler on a table example when pressing down with your hand." - answerbuckling
"""the load (in pounds force or Newtons or kilograms force) which will just break the structure""
(Gordon 55)
""load which causes fracture in a tensile, compression, flexure or torsion test"" - answerbreaking load
"A beam where one of its ends is fixed so that it cannot rotate at that point
` - answerCantilever beam
"a disk or short cylinder fitting closely within a tube in which it moves up and down against a liquid or
gas, used in an internal combustion engine to derive motion, or in a pump to impart motion. -
answerpiston
"A material that is made up of many strands and so is flexible. Modern engineering often has the
tendency ""to sweep the whole business of flexible materials under the carpet"" (Gordon 23). Fibrous
structures are often unappreciated due to peoples misconception that a sound structure must be rigid,
however this is not the case. - answerfibrous
"A static load is a load that is unchanging or changes slowly. A static load could be either a dead or live
load, but does not change as abruptly as a dynamic load. The static load is the important in determining
"" the maximum force a structure can support before it will collapse"", and so engineers often have to
follow a set of rules about the amount of force a building should be able to support in order to protect
people's safety. - answerstatic load
"An error in structure that refers either to the complete breaking of a part of a structure, or in addition
an unstableness or wobbliness in a structure's ""accuracy or rigidity""(23) - answerfault
"An object (or in this case a bridge) to be held up by two sturdy objects permitting something to travel
underneath it. - answersuspension
, Civil engineering terms
"How does wind pressure increase relative to wind speed?
a.) they are the same
b.) It it is the square root of wind speed
c.) It is the square of wind speed
d.) Wind pressure doesn't exist" - answerc
"How is plasticity useful?
A.) It helps keep buildings perfectly rigid so they don't moved when put under stress or pressure
B.) It is never useful
C.) It helps a structure return to its original form after being stressed
D.) It can indicate when a structure is reaching its maximum capacity or in danger of falling" - answerD
"If an elevator cable originally 300 ft long (3,600 inches) becomes 4 inches longer under a load, what is
its strain?
a.) 4/300
b.) 4*3,6000
c.) 4*300
d.) 4/3,6000" - answerD
"In an office building, a live load that the building must support would be...
a)The extremely heavy printer that is dropped on the floor accidentally
b)The structure's own weight
c)The large, heavy air conditioning vents
d)The employees that go in and out of the building" - answerD
"Structures commonly found in tall buildings which provide resistance to horizontal movement caused
by the wind. They often take the form of horizontal beams across ceilings, which distribute the force of
the wind along the structure. - answerwind bracing
"The limitations of architecture in the past were created by a lack of _____.
A. Knowledge regarding architectural design
B. A need for larger structures
C. Materials that were both light and strong
D. The machine-power needed for heavy-lifting." - answerC. Materials that were both light and strong
