©morren2025/2026. Year published 2025. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EXAM

QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS [

GRADED A+]




What is a "Load"? - ✔✔Static and Dynamic weights that come from the building

itself and anything that is placed within or acts upon a building




How are loads imposed on materials? - ✔✔Axial load: imposed through the

center of the material




Eccentric load: Imposed off-center, causing a material to want to bend




Torsion load: Imposed in such a way that causes a material to twist



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, What are the differences between compression, tension, and shear forces? -

✔✔Compression: stress that causes a material to flatten or crush




Tension: A stress that causes a material to pull apart or stretch




Shear: A stress that causes a material to tear or slide apart




What influences the suitability of a material for a given building application? -

✔✔Factors such as:


Type


Shape


Orientation


Mass


Material surface




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