Louisiana (LA) Highway, Street & Bridge Construction Practice Exam
residential construction - ANSWER Building new homes or dwelling places.
commercial construction - ANSWER Building businesses, offices, and skyscrapers.
industrial construction - ANSWER building and remodeling of manufacturing facilities, power plants, and
related structures.
public works - ANSWER projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public
use.
Truss - ANSWER An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework, usually connected
to form triangles.
Span - ANSWER The open space under a bridge which it is designed to cross.
Compression - ANSWER the squeezing force.
Tension - ANSWER the pulling force.
Torsion - ANSWER the twisting force.
Shear - ANSWER the sliding force.
Dead Load - ANSWER The weight of the structure or structural components, no furniture, people,
machines, or objects are in the structure.
Scale Drawing - ANSWER a drawing that uses a scale to represent an object as smaller or larger than the
real world object. Uses the formula: scale ratio = drawing length / actual length
residential construction - ANSWER Building new homes or dwelling places.
commercial construction - ANSWER Building businesses, offices, and skyscrapers.
industrial construction - ANSWER building and remodeling of manufacturing facilities, power plants, and
related structures.
public works - ANSWER projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public
use.
Truss - ANSWER An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework, usually connected
to form triangles.
Span - ANSWER The open space under a bridge which it is designed to cross.
Compression - ANSWER the squeezing force.
Tension - ANSWER the pulling force.
Torsion - ANSWER the twisting force.
Shear - ANSWER the sliding force.
Dead Load - ANSWER The weight of the structure or structural components, no furniture, people,
machines, or objects are in the structure.
Scale Drawing - ANSWER a drawing that uses a scale to represent an object as smaller or larger than the
real world object. Uses the formula: scale ratio = drawing length / actual length
