ASCE Landmarks
This famous Tower in France was once the world's tallest structure.
This material is extremely strong in compression, and weak in tension
What is concrete?
These engineers are responsible for the design of, among many other things, bridges and skyscrapers.
Who are Structural Engineers?
What is the hypotenuse of a triangle with side lengths of 3' and 4'
What is 5'?
What shapes make up trusses?
What are triangles?
This bridge, known for its signature color, connects the cities of San Fransico and Oakland, California
What is the Golden Gate Bridge
This material is the most recycled on earth, and is commonly used for roadways.
Who are transportation engineers?
What is the equation for hydrostatic pressure?
ρgh
This is a measure of a material's stiffness.
Modulus of Elasticity
This statue in New York Harbor was gifted to the United States from France.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This material is commonly used for columns
What is concrete?
These engineers ensure that structures do not sink into the ground.
Who are Geotechnical Engineers?
This is a measure of force over a given area, developed within structural members?
Stress
What is the primary instrument is determining the distance and angles between points when surveying.
A total station
What is the Hoover Dam.
In inches, what is the diameter of a piece of #6 Rebar?
Who are site civil engineers?
A structure in equilibrium can not have what?
An acceleration greater than zero.
Two
This is the longest Bridge in the United States, located in Louisiana.
What is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway?
It has different properties for each axis (x,y,and z).
What types of engineers investigate structural failure?
Who are structural forensic engineers?
In what condition is the moisture content of concrete mixes determined?
Saturated Surface Dry (SSD) condition
What is the unit weight of concrete in pcf?
~150 pcf