CM 2500 / CM 2501 CM 2500
STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES AND
PRACTICES FINAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS 2026 - PART 2 MODULE
7- BEAM DESIGN FOR KIRBY
HEBERT Q AND A LOUISIANA
STATE UNIVERSITY
live - answer-Gravity load that can be removed from a structure such as people and
furniture.
dead - answer-Gravity load that cannot be removed from a structure such as walls and
floors.
wind - answer-Lateral loads caused by _____ vary in intensity with the building's height,
location, and shape.
earthquake - answer-Lateral load that impacts buildings at grade level and acts in a
"shaking" manner upon the superstructure.
thermal - answer-Type of load that results from changes in temperature causing
structural members to change shape and push and pull on other parts.
settlement - answer-Load causing a structure to sink into the ground and change shape.
dynamic - answer-Type of load that changes over time.
tensile - answer-Stress from two opposing forces pulling or stretching a member.
, compression - answer-Stress from two opposing forces pushing or squeezing a
member.
shear - answer-Stress that tends to move in layers in different directions
bending - answer-Stress that is a combination of tensile, compression, and shear and is
least efficient structurally.
bending, shear (more in bending) - answer-Beams are stressed in:
compression - answer-Columns are stressed in:
tension - answer-Cables are stressed in:
compression - answer-Arches are stressed in:
tension, compression - answer-Trusses are stressed in:
membrane (tension and/or compression evenly distributed through the shell thickness)
- answer-Shells are stressed in:
equilibrant - answer-A single vector that is equal in magnitude but opposite in sense to
the resultant of all forces acting on a body.
resultant - answer-A single vector that is an equal replacement of a group of vectors that
has the same external effect.
force, distance - answer-The units of a moment are a _____ times a _____. ex: k-ft, N-m
STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES AND
PRACTICES FINAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS 2026 - PART 2 MODULE
7- BEAM DESIGN FOR KIRBY
HEBERT Q AND A LOUISIANA
STATE UNIVERSITY
live - answer-Gravity load that can be removed from a structure such as people and
furniture.
dead - answer-Gravity load that cannot be removed from a structure such as walls and
floors.
wind - answer-Lateral loads caused by _____ vary in intensity with the building's height,
location, and shape.
earthquake - answer-Lateral load that impacts buildings at grade level and acts in a
"shaking" manner upon the superstructure.
thermal - answer-Type of load that results from changes in temperature causing
structural members to change shape and push and pull on other parts.
settlement - answer-Load causing a structure to sink into the ground and change shape.
dynamic - answer-Type of load that changes over time.
tensile - answer-Stress from two opposing forces pulling or stretching a member.
, compression - answer-Stress from two opposing forces pushing or squeezing a
member.
shear - answer-Stress that tends to move in layers in different directions
bending - answer-Stress that is a combination of tensile, compression, and shear and is
least efficient structurally.
bending, shear (more in bending) - answer-Beams are stressed in:
compression - answer-Columns are stressed in:
tension - answer-Cables are stressed in:
compression - answer-Arches are stressed in:
tension, compression - answer-Trusses are stressed in:
membrane (tension and/or compression evenly distributed through the shell thickness)
- answer-Shells are stressed in:
equilibrant - answer-A single vector that is equal in magnitude but opposite in sense to
the resultant of all forces acting on a body.
resultant - answer-A single vector that is an equal replacement of a group of vectors that
has the same external effect.
force, distance - answer-The units of a moment are a _____ times a _____. ex: k-ft, N-m
