CM 2501 Exam 1 And Exam 2
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
live loads - Answer loads that include people and most movable objects. an example is snow
even though it is usually handled as a separate type of load.
dead loads - Answer loads that include the structure itself and most immovable objects.
tension - Answer pulling apart
this type of stress is usually evenly distributed across the structural element, making the
resisting of this type of stress very efficient.
compression - Answer crushing or smashing together
this type of stress is usually evenly distributed across the structural element, making the
resisting of this type of stress very efficient.
shearing - Answer causing layers of a material to tend to slide relative to each other
bending - Answer a combination of thee other types of stress, but important enough to be
treated as a type of its own.
stress is distributed non-uniformly across the member
bending - Answer what is the most important stress in the design of beams, but the least
efficient to resist structurally?
buckling - Answer when long slender elements in compression "bows" or moves out of line it
is called _____.
cables - Answer ____ resist tension only.
beams - Answer ____ resist bending but to a lesser degree than shear. they are also referred
to as girders, joists, and purlins.
posts or columns - Answer _____ resist compression
trusses - Answer _____ resist tension and compression
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
live loads - Answer loads that include people and most movable objects. an example is snow
even though it is usually handled as a separate type of load.
dead loads - Answer loads that include the structure itself and most immovable objects.
tension - Answer pulling apart
this type of stress is usually evenly distributed across the structural element, making the
resisting of this type of stress very efficient.
compression - Answer crushing or smashing together
this type of stress is usually evenly distributed across the structural element, making the
resisting of this type of stress very efficient.
shearing - Answer causing layers of a material to tend to slide relative to each other
bending - Answer a combination of thee other types of stress, but important enough to be
treated as a type of its own.
stress is distributed non-uniformly across the member
bending - Answer what is the most important stress in the design of beams, but the least
efficient to resist structurally?
buckling - Answer when long slender elements in compression "bows" or moves out of line it
is called _____.
cables - Answer ____ resist tension only.
beams - Answer ____ resist bending but to a lesser degree than shear. they are also referred
to as girders, joists, and purlins.
posts or columns - Answer _____ resist compression
trusses - Answer _____ resist tension and compression
