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PSS EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the difference between external forces and internal forces? - (answers)-
External forces are loads that act on a structure.
-Internal forces are stresses that occur within the structural members.
What are the two categories of external forces? - (answers)Dead loads
Applied loads
Identify four types of applied loads? - (answers)Live loads
Snow loads
Wind loads
Accidental loads
Loads that are transitory is an example of which type of load? - (answers)Live
loads
What type of forces must be present in order for a structure to remain static? -
(answers)Reactionary Forces
What will happen to a structure if all of the forces are NOT in balance? -
(answers)The structure will move
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What is the condition of balanced forces called? - (answers)Static Equilibrium
A force that tends to squeeze a structural member is called -
(answers)Compressive Stress
A force that tends to stretch a structural member is called - (answers)Tensile
Stress
A force that tends to make part of the material slide past the part next to it is
called - (answers)Shear Stress
A force that tends to twist the structural material is called - (answers)Torsion
Stress
A force that tends to bend a structural member is called - (answers)Bending
Moment
The change in shape that occurs when a structural member is under stress is
called - (answers)Deformation
The distance a point on the structural member moves when under stress is called
- (answers)Deflection
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When a structural member is able to return to its original shape when the loads
are removed,
the material is ... - (answers)Elastic
When a structural member is under too much stress, it will become weak and
unable to return to its original shape when the loads are removed.
This material is referred to as being... - (answers)Plastic
The amount of load that will cause a material to go from being elastic to plastic is
referred to as the ... - (answers)Yield Point
Foundation - (answers)the part of the structural system that transmits the dead
and live loads on a structure to the ground.
Superstructure - (answers)the part of the structural system above the foundation.
The foundation supports the superstructure.
Soil Characteristics - (answers)important factors in determining the choice of a
foundation system.
Soil boring tests - (answers)performed to find the characteristics of the soil at
various depths.
bearing strength - (answers)determine the amount of load the soil will support
PSS EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the difference between external forces and internal forces? - (answers)-
External forces are loads that act on a structure.
-Internal forces are stresses that occur within the structural members.
What are the two categories of external forces? - (answers)Dead loads
Applied loads
Identify four types of applied loads? - (answers)Live loads
Snow loads
Wind loads
Accidental loads
Loads that are transitory is an example of which type of load? - (answers)Live
loads
What type of forces must be present in order for a structure to remain static? -
(answers)Reactionary Forces
What will happen to a structure if all of the forces are NOT in balance? -
(answers)The structure will move
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What is the condition of balanced forces called? - (answers)Static Equilibrium
A force that tends to squeeze a structural member is called -
(answers)Compressive Stress
A force that tends to stretch a structural member is called - (answers)Tensile
Stress
A force that tends to make part of the material slide past the part next to it is
called - (answers)Shear Stress
A force that tends to twist the structural material is called - (answers)Torsion
Stress
A force that tends to bend a structural member is called - (answers)Bending
Moment
The change in shape that occurs when a structural member is under stress is
called - (answers)Deformation
The distance a point on the structural member moves when under stress is called
- (answers)Deflection
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When a structural member is able to return to its original shape when the loads
are removed,
the material is ... - (answers)Elastic
When a structural member is under too much stress, it will become weak and
unable to return to its original shape when the loads are removed.
This material is referred to as being... - (answers)Plastic
The amount of load that will cause a material to go from being elastic to plastic is
referred to as the ... - (answers)Yield Point
Foundation - (answers)the part of the structural system that transmits the dead
and live loads on a structure to the ground.
Superstructure - (answers)the part of the structural system above the foundation.
The foundation supports the superstructure.
Soil Characteristics - (answers)important factors in determining the choice of a
foundation system.
Soil boring tests - (answers)performed to find the characteristics of the soil at
various depths.
bearing strength - (answers)determine the amount of load the soil will support
