STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TEST 10
COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Water resources engineering
Answer: Concerned with the supply and access of water
◉ Transportation engineering
Answer: Safe and efficient movement of people
◉ Environmental engineering
Answer: Impact of structures and building on environment
◉ Construction engineering
Answer: Manage, coordinate and organize the flow of materials and
workers in order to stay on budget and on time
◉ Geomatics engineering (2)
Answer: - Measure, collect and analyze information regarding the
land, ocean and natural resources.
- Land surveyors, digital mapping, etc.
,◉ Professional Societies (4)
Answer: - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- International Association for Bridge and Structural
Engineers (IABSE)
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- American Planning Association (APA)
◉ What is the oldest and largest civil engineering society?
Answer: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
◉ When was ASCE founded?
Answer: 1852
◉ How many members does ASCE have?
Answer: over 144,000 members
◉ What are structures?
Answer: An arrangement of parts build to remain stable while
withstanding forces
◉ What are structures built for?
Answer: Built to support specific loads for practical purposes
, ◉ All areas of civil engineering must have a good
understanding of ___
Answer: structures
◉ What is a LOAD?
Answer: the forces a structure must withstand
◉ What are structures designed to do?
Answer: transmit loads from structure into ground
◉ Two main types of loads
Answer: - static loads
- dynamic load
◉ Static loads (2)
Answer: - Weight of the structure itself (AKA dead load)
- Weight added under normal use (AKA live load)
◉ Dynamic loads
Answer: A sudden impact on the structure
COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Water resources engineering
Answer: Concerned with the supply and access of water
◉ Transportation engineering
Answer: Safe and efficient movement of people
◉ Environmental engineering
Answer: Impact of structures and building on environment
◉ Construction engineering
Answer: Manage, coordinate and organize the flow of materials and
workers in order to stay on budget and on time
◉ Geomatics engineering (2)
Answer: - Measure, collect and analyze information regarding the
land, ocean and natural resources.
- Land surveyors, digital mapping, etc.
,◉ Professional Societies (4)
Answer: - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- International Association for Bridge and Structural
Engineers (IABSE)
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- American Planning Association (APA)
◉ What is the oldest and largest civil engineering society?
Answer: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
◉ When was ASCE founded?
Answer: 1852
◉ How many members does ASCE have?
Answer: over 144,000 members
◉ What are structures?
Answer: An arrangement of parts build to remain stable while
withstanding forces
◉ What are structures built for?
Answer: Built to support specific loads for practical purposes
, ◉ All areas of civil engineering must have a good
understanding of ___
Answer: structures
◉ What is a LOAD?
Answer: the forces a structure must withstand
◉ What are structures designed to do?
Answer: transmit loads from structure into ground
◉ Two main types of loads
Answer: - static loads
- dynamic load
◉ Static loads (2)
Answer: - Weight of the structure itself (AKA dead load)
- Weight added under normal use (AKA live load)
◉ Dynamic loads
Answer: A sudden impact on the structure
