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18: Test Your Knowledge
Define architecture.
Define civil engineering.
The study of the framework of structures: designing, analyzing, and constructing structural components or assemblies to resist the stresses and strains of loads and forces that affect them.
A. Water resource engineering
B. Environmental engineering
C. Structural engineering
D. Transportation engineering
E. Geotechnical engineering
Focuses on the behavior of soils under the stresses and strains created by soil or rock at proposed sites.
A. Water resource engineering
B. Environmental engineering
C. Structural engineering
D. Transportation engineering
E. Geotechnical engineering
Focuses on ways to provide safe and reliable access to water for a variety of uses, to remove and treat wastewater, and to avoid the damages that can result from excess water.
A. Water resource engineering
B. Environmental engineering
C. Structural engineering
D. Transportation engineering
E. Geotechnical engineering
Involves designing and overseeing the construction of safe and efficient systems that support the movement of people and goods from one place to another.
A. Water resource engineering
B. Environmental engineering
C. Structural engineering
D. Transportation engineering
E. Geotechnical engineering
Focuses on managing the use of natural resources to minimize the negative impacts that human activity can have on the environment.
A. Water resource engineering
B. Environmental engineering
C. Structural engineering
D. Transportation engineering
E. Geotechnical engineering
In architectural drawing, the front, side, and back views of a building are called _____.
What is the purpose of drawing conventions in the architectural and engineering fields?
True or False?
Bubble plans are refined plans that include the size and location dimensions of every element.
A. True
B. False
What are force, strain, and stress?
A(n) _____ force pulls material apart, much like two people pulling on a rope. A(n) _____ force pushes on a material and squeezes it.
Explain bending stress.
_____ is a twisting force and _____ is a force that causes two parts of an object to slide over one another.
Name two types of static loads.
List five different dynamic loads that can affect a structure.
One way to improve a structure’s strength without increasing its size is to change the shape of its _____.
True or False?
Triangles are the weakest shape for supporting a load.
A. True
B. False
A(n) _____ is a long projecting beam that is supported on only one end.
A. arch
B. truss
C. cantilever
D. None of the above.
The major task of civil engineers is conducting _____ to make informed decisions about how structures should be designed.
True or False?
When a structural element reaches critical value, it is unstable.
A. True
B. False
What is a shear force diagram?
The rotation of a beam about an axis as a result of an applied force is called _____.
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