CM 2501 Quizzes 1-4
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1. An arch is best suited for what type of stress? Compression
2. The weight of the materials that a structure is built with Dead
are considered to be _____ loads.
3. Under typical loading, ______ stress is the primary Bending
stress.
4. At the time the book was written, what was the largest Superdome
hall in the world?
5. Did Da Vinci or Galileo have a better understanding of Da Vinci
the behavior of a beam under a load?
6. (T/F) The Golden Gate Bridge can sway laterally as True
much as 11 feet in heavy winds.
7. (T/F) A cable is best suited for compression. False
8. (T/F) Wheels were used in the transporting of blocks False
for the building of the pyramids.
9. (T/F) Most of the Egyptian pyramids have sides sloping True
at an angle of 52 degrees.
10. (T/F) The period of Egyptian Pyramid building lasted False
over 4000 years.
11. (T/F) Materials that yield easily are called ductile. True
12. (T/F) Steel is more likely to creep than concrete False
13. (T/F) Prestressed concrete became practical only after True
high-strength steel became available at low prices.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_88ymja
1. An arch is best suited for what type of stress? Compression
2. The weight of the materials that a structure is built with Dead
are considered to be _____ loads.
3. Under typical loading, ______ stress is the primary Bending
stress.
4. At the time the book was written, what was the largest Superdome
hall in the world?
5. Did Da Vinci or Galileo have a better understanding of Da Vinci
the behavior of a beam under a load?
6. (T/F) The Golden Gate Bridge can sway laterally as True
much as 11 feet in heavy winds.
7. (T/F) A cable is best suited for compression. False
8. (T/F) Wheels were used in the transporting of blocks False
for the building of the pyramids.
9. (T/F) Most of the Egyptian pyramids have sides sloping True
at an angle of 52 degrees.
10. (T/F) The period of Egyptian Pyramid building lasted False
over 4000 years.
11. (T/F) Materials that yield easily are called ductile. True
12. (T/F) Steel is more likely to creep than concrete False
13. (T/F) Prestressed concrete became practical only after True
high-strength steel became available at low prices.
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