Chapter 9: Civil Engineering | Test Your Knowledge

True or False? Civil engineering is a more recent field of engineering to be developed.
Construction projects that are financed by governments for the use of its citizens are known as _____ projects.
List three subfields of civil engineering.
What is the oldest and largest civil engineering society?
An arrangement of parts built to remain stable while withstanding forces is known as a(n) _____.
Choose whether each example of a load is static or dynamic.

A crushing or pushing force is known as _____.
A pulling force is known as _____.
In a structure, the horizontal structural members are known as _____; the vertical members are _____; and the members used to provide structural stability are known as _____.
Describe the goal of structural analysis.
List two uses for a truss.
What is the formula to determine whether a truss is unstable?
A typical highway overpass is a(n) _____ bridge.
True or False? Arch bridges transmit tension forces throughout the arch.
Describe how the roadway is supported in a suspension bridge.
True or False? The curtain wall of a skyscraper does not carry the weight of the structure.
Describe the purpose of the central core of a skyscraper.
Engineers that use tools to determine the location of landmasses, rivers, oceans, and structures are known as _____ engineers.
The techniques used in _____ have been used to measure, record, and divide land all over the world.
The agency that is instrumental in the control and use of waterways is the _____.

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