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Common Structure Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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What is the center of gravity?

A

An imaginary line in anything made of matter where the total weight of the object comes together.

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What is compression?

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Inward pushing from any direction which reduces the size of an object.

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What is dynamic/live load?

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Anything moving across a structure
Example: vehicle passing across a bridge

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What is ergonomics?

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The designing of the safety of people around the structure.

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What is external force?

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A force from the interaction of a human and something else.

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What is force?

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A push or pull on an object.

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What is form?

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The shape of a structure.

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What is a function?

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The job the structure was built to do.

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What is gravity?

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A force that pulls things towards to ground.

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What is internal force?

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Forces applied inside of a structure.

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What is a load?

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Something that can be carried.

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What is a point of application?

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The exact point that is contacted from force.

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What is a plane of application?

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The surface (or plane) that is contacted by force.

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What is a shear?

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A force that destroys some (or all) of the material rubbing against a plane.

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What is stability?

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How rigid something is.

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What is a static load?

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A load that never chages weight.

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What are structural components?

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Parts of a structure.

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What is structural faliure?

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When over the course of designing and building a structure, something goes wrong and the structure weakens.

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What is structural fatigue?

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When a structure wears out over the course of time and crumbles.

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What is structural stress?

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How the structure is resisting desintigration.

21
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What is a structure?

A

An object that has a purpose.

22
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What is tension?

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Two objects pushing or pulling in opposite manner to create strain.

23
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What is torsion?

A

Twisting.

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