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Any object that provides support.
What is a structure?
A beam that is supported at only one end
What is a cantilever?
A change of shape in a structure because it cannot resist a load.
What is deformation?
The process of strengthening material by gluing layers together.
What is lamination?
This bridge type uses tension in long cables to hang the road deck rather than supporting it from below.
What is a suspension bridge?
The three basic structural forms.
What are frame, shell, and solid structures?
The unit used to measure force.
What is a newton (N)?
The two main methods of creating a joint.
What are friction and bonding?
The extra strength a structure has beyond its expected load.
What is margin of safety?
This is a permanently frozen layer in the ground found in this part of the country.
What is the permafrost in Northern Canada?
An architect follows this design principle when they account for how their structure will look against other building on the horizon.
What is aesthetics?
The weight of the structure's own materials.
What is the static (dead) load?
Bands of connective tissue that connect bones to other bones.
What are ligaments?
These are three types of climatic conditions to consider when planning a structure.
What are heavy precipitation, intense heat or cold, and extreme humidity or dryness?
This specialized stone is placed at the very top of an arch to hold the others in place.
What is a keystone?
A station wagon has greater stability that a smart car wall because it posses this.
What is a lower centre of gravity?
The four ways in which a structure can fail.
What are buckling, shearing, separating of components, and deformation?
A diagonal support that works to resist compression in the structure.
What is a strut?
This material was developed to be used in more energy efficient windows.
What is e-glass (fibreglass)?
The woody layer of a tree that transports sugars.
What is the phloem?
The shape and appearance of a structure should be determined primarily by its intended purpose.
What is "form follows function"?
A sagging bookshelf that cracks on top cannot resist this internal force.
What is compression?
Nails, screws, and bolts are all examples of this joining component.
What are fasteners?
This materials is used by Rocky Mountain Bicycles to make high-end bicycles.
What is aluminium?
max load รท mass of structure