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What does it mean to "combinate"?

To separate two things

To set a combination in a lock, cylinder or key.

To fix or mending something

To connect two things

Answer

Correct Answer: To set a combination in a lock, cylinder or key.

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What is a vertical supporting member called?

Wrist

Beam

Column

Girder

Answer

Correct Answer: Column

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What is a closer?

A device used to keep a door open

A device used to open a door

A door stop

A spring powered device having a controlling means used to close a door.

Answer

Correct Answer: A spring powered device having a controlling means used to close a door.

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What does the term 'Closing Time' refer to?

The last time a store is open to the public for the day

When a sale ends

Time from starting of a door closing until it is at rest fully closed.

The time when a bar or nightclub stops serving drinks

Answer

Correct Answer: Time from starting of a door closing until it is at rest fully closed.

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What is the definition of "circuit"?

The process of passing electric current through a material

A measure of how much electricity flows through a conductor

A device that controls the amount of current in a circuit

The path for an electric current

Answer

Correct Answer: The path for an electric current

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What does a bolt chain do?

A device that uses a chain to open a door

A locking device that uses a chain to manually pull the bolt open

A device that uses a chain to bolt a door shut

A device that uses a chain to pull a door open

Answer

Correct Answer: A locking device that uses a chain to manually pull the bolt open

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What is the meaning of "Borrowed light"?

A window for use in an interior partition.

A light that is on loan

A light that has been stolen

A form of street light

Answer

Correct Answer: A window for use in an interior partition.

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What is another name for a Bi-pass?

Hinged door

Sliding door

Double door

Pocket door

Answer

Correct Answer: Pocket door

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What does the word "blackened" mean?

A surface that is very dirty

A surface that is covered in soot

A surface that is burnt

A surface treated to be light absorbing and not reflective.

Answer

Correct Answer: A surface treated to be light absorbing and not reflective.

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What does "flitch" mean in this context?

A slab of wood sawn from a log

A blunt knife for spreading mortar

An unidentified inscription on a tomb

A type of roofing felt

Answer

Correct Answer: A slab of wood sawn from a log

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What is an awning window?

A window whose frame is hinged at the top.

A window whose frame is hinged at the bottom.

A window made of glass.

A window whose frame is not hinged.

Answer

Correct Answer: A window whose frame is hinged at the top.

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What is Backfill?

Earth replaced around a foundation.

A type of water sport

The money you spend on your taxes

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Earth replaced around a foundation.

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What is an articulated joint?

A type of glue

A device that helps one to see

A joint in the shoulder

A joint detail which allows for field variations.

Answer

Correct Answer: A joint detail which allows for field variations.

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What does the word "Arris" mean in architecture?

A type of brick

A sharp edge formed by the meeting of two flat or curved surfaces.

A door

A window

Answer

Correct Answer: A sharp edge formed by the meeting of two flat or curved surfaces.

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What does the word Applied Trim mean?

Framework

To put to use

One who applies

Separate molding, mounted to the face of a frame section.

Answer

Correct Answer: Separate molding, mounted to the face of a frame section.

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What is the definition of "Applied Casing"?

Casing fastened to a door frame after the frame has been installed.

Casing that is not applied.

Casing not fastened to the door frame.

Casing installed before the door frame.

Answer

Correct Answer: Casing fastened to a door frame after the frame has been installed.

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What is the main goal of fire protection engineering?

To study the effects of fire

To spread fires

To cause fires

To protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke.

Answer

Correct Answer: To protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke.

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What does deformation refer to in engineering?

The study of planting seeds

The study of rocks

The change in size or shape of an object.

The study of minerals

Answer

Correct Answer: The change in size or shape of an object.

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What is deflection?

The load itself.

The degree to which a part of a structural element is displaced under a load.

The weight of the structural element.

The displacement itself.

Answer

Correct Answer: The degree to which a part of a structural element is displaced under a load.

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What is the full form of DAMP?

Damp Preventing

Damp proofing

Damp Preferential

Definitive Absorption Moisture Process

Answer

Correct Answer: Damp proofing

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What is the chresmographion?

Room where the statue of the god or goddess was kept

Chamber between the pronaos and the cella in Greek temples where oracles were delivered

Small room off the side of a temple

Room where priests prepared offerings for the god or goddess

Answer

Correct Answer: Chamber between the pronaos and the cella in Greek temples where oracles were delivered

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What is the function of a Chimney?

Provide ventilation.

To let the smoke out.

Sweep the soot

Home to Santa Claus

Answer

Correct Answer: Provide ventilation.

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What is the cella?

An architrave

A type of column

The outer chamber of a temple in classical architecture.

The inner chamber of a temple in classical architecture.

Answer

Correct Answer: The inner chamber of a temple in classical architecture.

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What transmits the thrust to a heavy abutment by means of an arch or half-arch?

Horsepower

Flying buttress

Propeller

Jet engine

Answer

Correct Answer: Flying buttress

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What is the purpose of a buttress?

To stabilize a wall

To support a roof

To support an arch

To support a vault

Answer

Correct Answer: To stabilize a wall

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What does Bargeboard mean?

A large, flat board used in construction

A type of roofing felt

A board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof.

A kind of ship used to transport cargo

Answer

Correct Answer: A board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof.

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What is a balconet?

A small balcony on the second story of a building

A type of flower

A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window.

A decorative element in architecture

Answer

Correct Answer: A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window.

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What is the purpose of an attic?

The roof of a house

A place to store winter clothes

Small top story within a roof above the uppermost ceiling.

A room within a roof where people usually sleep

Answer

Correct Answer: Small top story within a roof above the uppermost ceiling.

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What is an Arcade Passage?

A free-standing structure with walls and a roof

A game that can be played on a computer or phone

A passage connecting two streets

Passageway covered by a succession of arches or vaults supported by columns

Answer

Correct Answer: Passageway covered by a succession of arches or vaults supported by columns

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What is the meaning of the term "Araeosystyle"?

A megalithic tomb in Sardinia

A style of ancient Greek pottery

A type of Classical Greek temple

A colonnade in which the intercolumniation is alternately wide and narrow.

Answer

Correct Answer: A colonnade in which the intercolumniation is alternately wide and narrow.

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A subsidiary space alongside the body of a building is called what?

Ante-chamber

Aisle

Vestibule

Nave

Answer

Correct Answer: Aisle

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What is an accolade?

A small piece of jewelry worn on the neck.

A formal declaration of war.

A sculptural embellishment of an arch.

A public display of affection.

Answer

Correct Answer: A sculptural embellishment of an arch.

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What is the abacus?

An arched structure over a window or doorway

A flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column.

A support for a floor or ceiling

A type of calculator

Answer

Correct Answer: A flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column.

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What is falsework used for?

Large and small arch structures

Large arch structures and bridges

Small arch structures and bridges

Arch structures and bridges

Answer

Correct Answer: Large arch structures and bridges

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What is damp proofing?

Applying a sealant to cracks in the foundation

A procedure done to the structure to prevent potential moisture from being absorbed by walls and entering the interior.

A mechanism to regulate humidity

A type of paint

Answer

Correct Answer: A procedure done to the structure to prevent potential moisture from being absorbed by walls and entering the interior.

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What is the process of creating cut slopes for the installation of railways called?

Cut and Paste

Cut and Sew

Cut and Dry

Cut and Fill

Answer

Correct Answer: Cut and Fill

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What is cross bracing?

A structural component used to improve the endurance of a structure.

A decorative component used to improve the appearance of a structure.

A component used to improve the stability of a structure.

A component used to improve the function of a structure.

Answer

Correct Answer: A structural component used to improve the endurance of a structure.

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What is the process of changing or modifying an existing commercial space to reach a state of completion called?

Construction Hold-Up

Construction Break-Down

Construction Start-Up

Construction Build-Out

Answer

Correct Answer: Construction Build-Out

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What is a concrete slab?

Used to construct a staircase

Made of metal

Support for a column

Thick horizontal concrete platform

Answer

Correct Answer: Thick horizontal concrete platform

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What is the name of the element that is used in the majority of all structures?

Wooden Plank

Concrete Slab

Iron Beam

Brick

Answer

Correct Answer: Concrete Slab

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What is the least distance between the installed reinforcement and the outer surface of the concrete?

3 inch

2 inch

1 inch

Concrete Cover

Answer

Correct Answer: Concrete Cover

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Which of the following is used for Cant in architecture?

To increase the stability of a structure

To create a continuous feel to the composition.

To create an optical illusion

To support the weight of a structure

Answer

Correct Answer: To create a continuous feel to the composition.

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What does "canted" mean in regards to architecture?

An oblique or angled line of a surface.

A surface that is parallel to the ground.

A surface that is slanted.

A surface that is perpendicular to the ground.

Answer

Correct Answer: An oblique or angled line of a surface.

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What are box cribs made of?

Concrete

Wooden bars

Cardboard

Plastic

Answer

Correct Answer: Wooden bars

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What is the full form of BOQ?

Budget of Qatar

Bank of Queensland

Best of Quality

Bill of Quantities

Answer

Correct Answer: Bill of Quantities

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What does BOQ stand for?

Best of Queen

British Overseas Airways Corporation

Bank of Queensland

A bill of quantities

Answer

Correct Answer: A bill of quantities

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What is the blocking technique used for?

Filling structures

Joining, or reinforcing structures

Filling, spacing, joining, or reinforcing structures

Construction workers

Answer

Correct Answer: Filling, spacing, joining, or reinforcing structures

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What does the term "blocking" mean in construction?

The use of long pieces of lumber in wooden-framed construction

The use of short pieces or off-cuts of lumber in wooden-framed construction.

Placing lumber horizontally in framed construction

The use of nails to secure lumber in wooden-framed construction.

Answer

Correct Answer: The use of short pieces or off-cuts of lumber in wooden-framed construction.

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What does BIM stand for?

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Building information management

Building information modeling

British Indian Army

Answer

Correct Answer: Building information modeling

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What is the purpose of using Buttresses in architecture?

To make the building look more modern

To provide structural strength

To make the building look more ancient

To make the building look bigger

Answer

Correct Answer: To provide structural strength

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What does batter mean in architecture?

An inward inclination or slope of a wall or structure

A unit of measure in baking

A sloped or inclined surface on which something is placed

To coat with a batter before frying

Answer

Correct Answer: An inward inclination or slope of a wall or structure

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What is wrought iron?

Wrought iron is an iron alloy that is less brittle than cast iron.

Wrought iron is a type of steel.

Wrought iron is an iron alloy that is less strong than cast iron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wrought iron is an iron alloy that is less brittle than cast iron.

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What is a tuned mass damper?

A bridge that is designed to vibrate

A device that is used to measure motion

A mechanical counterweight designed to reduce the effects of motion

A device that is used to create motion

Answer

Correct Answer: A mechanical counterweight designed to reduce the effects of motion

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What is a truss?

A supporting structure composed of long, curved pieces joined to form a series of arches or other unstable shapes

A type of roofing composed of overlapping tiles

A type of bridge composed of a series of spans supported by piers

A rigid frame composed of short, straight pieces joined to form a series of triangles or other stable shapes

Answer

Correct Answer: A rigid frame composed of short, straight pieces joined to form a series of triangles or other stable shapes

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What is the purpose of a tower in a suspension bridge?

To support the bridge deck

To increase the height of the bridge

To provide a passage for pedestrians and vehicles

To anchor the bridge

Answer

Correct Answer: To support the bridge deck

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What is torsion?

An action that twists a material

A device that measures wind speed

A unit of measure for angles

The property of a material that allows it to resume its original shape after being stretched or compressed

Answer

Correct Answer: An action that twists a material

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What is tension?

A force that resists the motion of an object

The amount of Withdrawal per unit length of a material subjected to tension

A stretching force that pulls on a material

The pulling force exerted by a string, rope, or wire on another object

Answer

Correct Answer: A stretching force that pulls on a material

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What is the definition of Tensile Strength?

The ability of a material to withstand compression

The ability of a material to withstand shear

The ability of a material to withstand tension

The ability of a material to withstand bending

Answer

Correct Answer: The ability of a material to withstand tension

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What type of bridge is a suspension bridge?

A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables that pass over two towers

A bridge supported by piers in the water

A bridge that has one or more spans supported by piers

A bridge that has no supports and spans a large body of water

Answer

Correct Answer: A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables that pass over two towers

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What is the job of a structural engineer?

To build dams, domes, tunnels, bridges, and skyscrapers

To design dams, domes, tunnels, bridges, and skyscrapers

To oversee the construction of dams, domes, tunnels, bridges, and skyscrapers

To investigate the behavior and design of all kinds of structures

Answer

Correct Answer: To investigate the behavior and design of all kinds of structures

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What is steel an alloy of?

Iron and zinc

Iron and carbon

Aluminum and carbon

Copper and tin

Answer

Correct Answer: Iron and carbon

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What is steel?

An alloy of iron and carbon that is hard and strong.

An alloy of iron and carbon that is hard, strong and malleable.

A metal that is strong and malleable.

An alloy of iron and carbon that is soft and malleable.

Answer

Correct Answer: An alloy of iron and carbon that is hard, strong and malleable.

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What is Static Equilibrium?

State where the object is in equilibrium and at rest

State where the object is in equilibrium but not at rest

State where the object is in equilibrium but in motion

A state where the object is neither in equilibrium nor at rest

Answer

Correct Answer: State where the object is in equilibrium and at rest

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What does "span" mean?

The distance a bridge extends between two supports

A unit of measure for horses

A type of fabric

The area underneath a bridge

Answer

Correct Answer: The distance a bridge extends between two supports

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What is shear?

A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in random directions

A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions

A force that doesn't cause parts of a material to slide past one another

A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in the same direction

Answer

Correct Answer: A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions

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What is the second condition for equilibrium?

The sum of the x-components of all the forces is zero.

The sum of all the forces is zero.

The sum of the y-components of all the forces is zero.

The sum of all torques is zero.

Answer

Correct Answer: The sum of all torques is zero.

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What is another name for reinforced concrete?

Concrete with no reinforcement

Concrete that is only used for decoration

Concrete with steel bars or mesh embedded in it for increased strength in tension

Concrete that is weaker than normal concrete

Answer

Correct Answer: Concrete with steel bars or mesh embedded in it for increased strength in tension

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What is pressure?

Pressure is a unit of measurement.

Pressure is a type of liquid.

Pressure is a force exerted by a liquid on a surface.

Pressure is a force applied or distributed per a unit area.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pressure is a force applied or distributed per a unit area.

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What is a Movable Bridge?

A bridge in which the deck moves to clear a navigation channel

A state wherein no physical changes occur

Both of these

None fo these

Answer

Correct Answer: A bridge in which the deck moves to clear a navigation channel

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What is Mechanical Equilibrium?

A state of rest wherein no physical changes occur.

A state of steadiness wherein no physical changes occur.

A state of change wherein physical changes occur.

A state of motion wherein no physical changes occur.

Answer

Correct Answer: A state of steadiness wherein no physical changes occur.

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What affects load weight distribution throughout a structure?

The amount of weight

The type of structure

The height of the structure

Loads caused by wind, earthquakes, and gravity

Answer

Correct Answer: Loads caused by wind, earthquakes, and gravity

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What is the meaning of Live Load?

The weight of traffic passing over the bridge

The weight of the bridge plus the weight of traffic

Dead Load

The weight of the bridge itself

Answer

Correct Answer: The weight of traffic passing over the bridge

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Which of the following is not true about iron?

Iron is one of the most used metals

Iron is one of the cheapest metals

Iron is one of the most expensive metals

Iron is a chemical element

Answer

Correct Answer: Iron is one of the most expensive metals

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What is Iron?

A planet

A chemical element

A mineral

A star

Answer

Correct Answer: A chemical element

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What is a girder?

A machine for cutting metal

A large beam, usually steel or concrete

A unit of electric current

A unit of length

Answer

Correct Answer: A large beam, usually steel or concrete

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What is a Geotechnical Engineer?

An engineer who designs and builds bridges.

An engineer who evaluates and stabilizes foundations for buildings, roads, and other structures.

A mechanical engineer.

A civil engineer.

Answer

Correct Answer: An engineer who evaluates and stabilizes foundations for buildings, roads, and other structures.

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What is force?

A peak in a graph

The rate of change of momentum

Any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure

The average value of a function over an interval

Answer

Correct Answer: Any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure

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What is the first condition for equilibrium?

The sum of all forces is zero.

There must be no force between the objects.

Two objects are in contact with each other.

The sum of all torques is zero.

Answer

Correct Answer: The sum of all forces is zero.

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What does engineering involve?

The study of math and natural science

The development of ways to utilize the materials and forces of nature

The application of math and natural science to develop ways to utilize the materials and forces of nature

Answer

Correct Answer: The application of math and natural science to develop ways to utilize the materials and forces of nature

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What is the definition of Dynamic Equilibrium?

A state where the object is not in equilibrium and not in motion

A state where the object is in motion and not in equilibrium

A state where the object is at rest and in equilibrium

A state where the object is in equilibrium and in motion

Answer

Correct Answer: A state where the object is in equilibrium and in motion

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What is the definition of a deck?

Upper level on a ship

An outdoor area

Supported roadway on a bridge

Playing cards

Answer

Correct Answer: Supported roadway on a bridge

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What is the definition of Dead Load?

The weight of a structure's clothing.

The weight of a structure's occupants

The weight of a structure's furniture

A structure's own weight.

Answer

Correct Answer: A structure's own weight.

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What is a Continuous Span Beam Bridge?

A bridge made of wood

A bridge made by linking one beam bridge to another

A bridge made of metal

A bridge made of stone

Answer

Correct Answer: A bridge made by linking one beam bridge to another

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Concrete is a mixture of water, sand, small stones, and what?

Gravel

Asphalt

Clay

Cement

Answer

Correct Answer: Cement

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What is Concrete made of?

Cement and small stones

Only water and sand

Only water and cement

A mixture of water, sand, small stones, and a gray powder called cement

Answer

Correct Answer: A mixture of water, sand, small stones, and a gray powder called cement

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What is the definition of Compression?

A pressing force that expands a material

A pulling force that shortens a material

A pulling force that lengthens a material

A pressing force that squeezes a material together

Answer

Correct Answer: A pressing force that squeezes a material together

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What is Cast Iron?

Iron that has been melted

Iron that has not been melted

An alloy of iron with a low carbon content

An alloy of iron with a high carbon content

Answer

Correct Answer: An alloy of iron with a high carbon content

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What is a cantilever?

A large structure

A structure supported at only two points

A structure supported at both ends

A projecting structure supported only at one end

Answer

Correct Answer: A projecting structure supported only at one end

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What is Caisson disease also called?

Rheumatoid arthritis

Carpal tunnel syndrome

The bends

Osteoarthritis

Answer

Correct Answer: The bends

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What is a caisson?

A type of fish

A small boat

A large boat

A watertight, dry chamber in which people can work underwater.

Answer

Correct Answer: A watertight, dry chamber in which people can work underwater.

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What is a Cable-Stayed Bridge?

A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables anchored to one or more trusses.

A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables not anchored to one or more towers.

A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables anchored to one or more towers.

A bridge in which the roadway deck is not suspended from cables anchored to one or more towers.

Answer

Correct Answer: A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables anchored to one or more towers.

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What is the definition of Cable?

A structural element formed from steel wire bound in strands

The suspending element in a bridge

An electrical conductor used to transmit television signals

A unit of length equal to 1/10 of a nautical mile

Answer

Correct Answer: A structural element formed from steel wire bound in strands

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What does it mean when something "buckles"?

To bend under compression

To clean

To repair

To break

Answer

Correct Answer: To bend under compression

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What is the definition of "brittle"?

Characteristic of a material that fails without warning; brittle materials do not stretch or shorten before failing

To break something so that it cannot be used

Feeling angry or offended because someone has criticized you

A sweet food made with sugar or honey, eggs, and nuts

Answer

Correct Answer: Characteristic of a material that fails without warning; brittle materials do not stretch or shorten before failing

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What is Bedrock?

A type of fabric

A large amount of money

The bottom of a river

The solid rock layer beneath sand or silt

Answer

Correct Answer: The solid rock layer beneath sand or silt

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What is a beam bridge?

A simple type of bridge, composed of horizontal beams supported by diagonal posts

A simple type of bridge, composed of horizontal beams supported by vertical posts

A simple type of bridge, composed of diagonal beams supported by vertical posts

A simple type of bridge, composed of diagonal beams supported by horizontal posts

Answer

Correct Answer: A simple type of bridge, composed of horizontal beams supported by vertical posts

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What is a beam?

A light beam

A rigid, usually horizontal, structural element

A unit of length

A type of machine

Answer

Correct Answer: A rigid, usually horizontal, structural element

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What does an arch bridge do?

Collapses under its own weight

Simply supports the weight of any object on top of it.

Converts the upward force of its weight into an outward force along its sides and base

Converts the downward force of its weight into an outward force along its sides and base.

Answer

Correct Answer: Converts the downward force of its weight into an outward force along its sides and base.

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What is the definition of "Anchorage"?

A large body of water surrounded by land

A secure fixing, usually made of reinforced concrete to which the cables are fastened.

A place where ships can dock and unload

A device used to measure wind speed

Answer

Correct Answer: A secure fixing, usually made of reinforced concrete to which the cables are fastened.

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What is the outermost end support on a bridge called?

Anchor

Abutment

Arch

Beam

Answer

Correct Answer: Abutment

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