“S” words
Any object that provides support
What is STRUCTURE
A push or a pull that causes an object to change its movement or shape
What is FORCE
A moving or changing force acting on an object
What is DYNAMIC LOAD or LIVE LOAD
The amount of force that is being put on an object.
What is the magnitude?
A structure with a solid outer surface and a hollow inner area
What is SHELL
A force applied to an object by something else
What is EXTERNAL FORCE
A permanent force acting on a structure
What is DEAD LOAD or STATIC LOAD
A force that is applied on a structure by something else
What is an external force
A hockey puck is this type of structure...
What is MASS
A force that acts to push parts in opposite directions (like cutting paper)
What is SHEAR
An imaginary point in an object where the downward force of gravity acts
What is CENTRE OF GRAVITY
The amount of matter in an object
What is mass
This type of joint is allows the structure to move at certain points.
What is a MOBILE JOINT
The non moving weight of a structure
What is STATIC LOAD or DEAD LOAD
This type of force gives internal stress of compression and tension.
What is Bending
A force which push parts which are in contact with each other in opposite directions
What is Shear
The term that means how pretty something is
To withstand the forces acting on them, structures need (2 answers)
What is STRENGTH and STIFFNESS
Plywood is stronger than normal wood because it is _________.
What is LAMINATED
A force that acts to squeeze an object or to push parts together
What is COMPRESSION
Turning a key is an example of?
What is Torsion
The fixed joint needed to join 2 pieces of wood
What is FASTENERS (nails, screws) or What is INTERLOCKING SHAPES (dovetail joints)