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100
This organization is denoted by the acronym ACI
What is American Concrete Institute
100
The natural disaster that may have contributed to a 2021 collapse of an overpass collapse in Mexico City
What is Earthquake
100
The term used to describe loads of varying magnitude or position
What is Live Load
100
This federal organization sets transportation standards across the country and allocates funds for development of roads, highways, and mass transit
What is USDOT
100
This agency is promoted by the Senate to enforce environmental standards and define goals for water and air quality
What is EPA
200
This organization is denoted by NTSB
What is National Transportation Safety Board
200
This hotel chain was the site of a 1981 balcony collapse due to improper use of two-channel steel sections
What is Hyatt Regency
200
This is taken about a point to determine the loads on a beam
What is Moment
200
Cars, trains, walking, biking, flying, scooters are _
What is Modes
200
Tendency of a force to cause an object to rotate or twist about an axis
What is Torque
300
This organization is denoted by AASHTO
What is American Association of Highway and Transportation Officials
300
The collapse of the Surfside apartment building has been partly attributed to the root growth of what potted plant?
What is Palm Tree
300
Common assembly of beams found in a bridge
What is Truss
300
Component of a wheel/wheel tandem that controls how much weight the vehicle can hold
What is Axle
300
Chemical that harms spray cans when released into the air
What is Aerosols
400
EERI stands, or shakes, for the _ Engineer’s Research Institute
What is Earthquake
400
The nickname given to a bridge famously seen swaying in the wind
What is Gallopin’ Gertie
400
Find R1
What is 175 lbs
400
Professor in the Transpo. Dept. that is currently teaching CE361
Who is Darcy Bullock
400
The type of company that performs construction work on a site
What is Contractor
500
This organization enforces environmental regulations in Indiana
What is IDEM
500
The FIU pedestrian bridge collapsed during what common concrete strengthening practice?
What is Post-Tensioning
500
Find R2
What is 320 lbs
500
This “vehicle” moves at 4 feet per second
What is a person (haha gotcha!)
500
A type of fluid flow in which the fluid undergoes irregular fluctuations
What is Turbulent Flow