Forces
Gravitational pull in m/s2
What is 9.8m/s2
This material is made up of cement, water, and aggregate
What is Concrete
The ability to transfer electricity
What is electrical conductivity?
Any external force or weight applied to a structure
What is Load
What is the total amount of points you can get in a standard Jeopardy Game
What is 7500 points
Pushing things together
What is Compressive force/Compression?
A structure made up of straight members connected at joints, usually arranged in triangles
What is a Truss
Definition of elasticity
What is the ability to stretch under load and return to its original dimensions
The condition where the sum of all forces and moments equals zero; no motion occurs
What is Equilibrium
What is the Quadratic Formula
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A single force that has the same effect as a combination of several forces
What is Resultant/Resulting Force
This bridge is held together using the tension from a large majority of steel cables
What is a suspension bridge?
The size of a crack before failure is called _______
What is Fracture Toughness
The average location of the weight distribution of an object where gravity acts upon it
What is the Center of Gravity?
What is the formula for Force
What is F=ma (or mass times acceleration)?
Every Action has an opposite and equal reaction
What is Newton's 3rd law of motion?
This material is woven mainly from a single element, and is very light
What is Carbon Fiber?
The measurement of a fluid's resistance to gradual deformation by shear or tensile stress
What is viscosity?
The definition of Statics
What is the branch of mechanics and physics that studies physical systems in equilibrium?
What is the difference between Dead load from Live load
What is the building materials are a part of dead load?
This force causes parts of a material or object to slide past each other in parallel directions
What is Shear Force
A strong metal alloy made primarily of iron and a small amount of carbon
What is steel?
This property allows a material to be deformed under stress into thin sheets without cracking
What is Malleability?
A simple visual drawing showing an object isolated with all the external forces and vectors acting on it
What is a Free Body Diagram (FBD)?