CM 2501 FINAL EXAM 2025-2026 HEBERT
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
perpendicular
Wood is generally weaker in a direction ______ to the grain.
Plastic deformation
________ ________ is caused by loads that stress the material beyond the elastic
range.
compression, tension
Steel has a higher yield strength in _____ than in _____.
moment of inertia
A measure of resistance to bending and buckling.
increase, tensile
If a steel rod is placed between fixed supports then cooled, a(n) _____ in _____
stress will occur in the rod as the temperature lowers.
, creep
_____ is caused by short duration overstressing.
structural steel
The need for fire protection is a major disadvantage of _______.
stress
Force per unit area
strain
The physical change in size and shape caused by stress.
bending
Most beams fail in _____ stress.
center
For a beam with a symmetrical cross section, horizontal shear stress will be
greatest at the _____ of the beam.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
perpendicular
Wood is generally weaker in a direction ______ to the grain.
Plastic deformation
________ ________ is caused by loads that stress the material beyond the elastic
range.
compression, tension
Steel has a higher yield strength in _____ than in _____.
moment of inertia
A measure of resistance to bending and buckling.
increase, tensile
If a steel rod is placed between fixed supports then cooled, a(n) _____ in _____
stress will occur in the rod as the temperature lowers.
, creep
_____ is caused by short duration overstressing.
structural steel
The need for fire protection is a major disadvantage of _______.
stress
Force per unit area
strain
The physical change in size and shape caused by stress.
bending
Most beams fail in _____ stress.
center
For a beam with a symmetrical cross section, horizontal shear stress will be
greatest at the _____ of the beam.
