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Quiz Number: 8 Course Name: Industrial Technology/Engineering Quiz N0. = 8 Teacher: E. Schmidt Teacher's Home Page: http://www.oocities.org/Baja/2140/ENG.htm Teacher's Email: schmidte@putnam.k12.il.us

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No. of Questions= 16 ,Pass mark is - 70 %.

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1. Bridges are essential to our nations:

a) Infrastructure

b) population

c) weather

d) water supply

e) security

2. When a beam is being squeezed this is called:

a) torture

b) tension

c) compression

d) dending

e) moment

3. When a beam is being stretched this is called:

a) moment

b) tension

c) bending

d) compression

e) squeezing

4. The bending force of a beam is refered to as:

a) compression

b) tension

c) lateral beaming

d) moment

e) plank force

5. One way of making efficient use of wooden beams is to:

a) wet them

b) stand them on edge

c) cut them

d) dry them

e) cover with concrete

6. Beams don't bend much in the upright orientation, this is because of the property called:

a) moment of compression

b) moment of tension

c) moment of inertia

d) edge tensioning

e) plank bridging

7. A diving board has a _____ moment of inertia:

a) high

b) very high

c) non-existent

d) variable

e) low

8. Stiff support beams have a _______moment of inertia:

a) low

b) very low

c) non-flexible

d) high

e) medium

9. Another name for a wide flange beam is:

a) A beam

b) T beam

c) I beam

d) O beam

e) Z beam

10. Wide flange beams could be made of:

a) steel

b) concrete

c) plastic

d) both a and b

e) both b and c

11. When the top and the bottom of something slide away from each other, this is called:

a) shear

b) torsion

c) moment

d) compression

e) tension

12. The sides of a bridge are called:

a) rafters

b) joint

c) members

d) trusses

e) joints

13. A _____ is the oldest and most often used method of making more efficient bridges:

a) rafter

b) joint

c) truss

d) member

e) joint

14. A truss is a structure made from straight links connected at:

a) moments

b) members

c) A beams

d) intersections

e) joints

15. Another name for the links of a truss is:

a) joint

b) beam

c) member

d) moment

e) foundation

16. The basic shape used to increase the strenght of a truss is the:

a) triangle

b) square

c) rectangle

d) circle

e) ellipse

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1.	*Bridges are essential to our nations:*

	a)	Infrastructure
	b)	population
	c)	weather
	d)	water supply
	e)	security


2.	*When a beam is being squeezed this is called:*

	a)	torture
	b)	tension
	c)	compression
	d)	dending
	e)	moment


3.	*When a beam is being stretched this is called:*

	a)	moment
	b)	tension
	c)	bending
	d)	compression
	e)	squeezing


4.	*The bending force of a beam is refered to as:*

	a)	compression
	b)	tension
	c)	lateral beaming
	d)	moment
	e)	plank force


5.	*One way of making efficient use of wooden beams is to:*

	a)	wet them
	b)	stand them on edge
	c)	cut them
	d)	dry them
	e)	cover with concrete


6.	*Beams don't bend much in the upright orientation, this is because of the property called:*

	a)	moment of compression
	b)	moment of tension
	c)	moment of inertia
	d)	edge tensioning
	e)	plank bridging


7.	*A diving board has a _____ moment of inertia:*

	a)	high
	b)	very high
	c)	non-existent
	d)	variable
	e)	low


8.	*Stiff support beams have a _______moment of inertia:*

	a)	low
	b)	very low
	c)	non-flexible
	d)	high
	e)	medium


9.	*Another name for a wide flange beam is:*

	a)	A beam
	b)	T beam
	c)	I beam
	d)	O beam
	e)	Z beam


*10.*	*Wide flange beams could be made of:*

	a)	steel
	b)	concrete
	c)	plastic
	d)	both a and b
	e)	both b and c


*11.*	*When the top and the bottom of something slide away from each other, this is called:*

	a)	shear
	b)	torsion
	c)	moment
	d)	compression
	e)	tension


*12.*	*The sides of a bridge are called:*

	a)	rafters
	b)	joint
	c)	members
	d)	trusses
	e)	joints


*13.*	*A _____ is the oldest and most often used method of making more efficient bridges:*

	a)	rafter
	b)	joint
	c)	truss
	d)	member
	e)	joint


*14.*	*A truss is a structure made from straight links connected at:*

	a)	moments
	b)	members
	c)	A beams
	d)	intersections
	e)	joints


*15.*	*Another name for the links of a truss is:*

	a)	joint
	b)	beam
	c)	member
	d)	moment
	e)	foundation


*16.*	*The basic shape used to increase the strenght of a truss is the:*

	a)	triangle
	b)	square
	c)	rectangle
	d)	circle
	e)	ellipse