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Tower Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

Cross braces

A

Horizontal/diagonal members

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2
Q

Dead load

A

Weight of actual structure

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3
Q

Live load

A

Weight of movable items like furniture or even people

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4
Q

Failure load

A

Weight that breaks structure

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5
Q

Butt joint

A

Pieces are joined end to end

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6
Q

Lap joint

A

Pieces are overlapped

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7
Q

Slip joint

A

One piece is slipped into the other

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8
Q

Butt joint
Bending-
Compression-
Tension-

A

Bending-medium
Compression-strong
Tension-weak

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9
Q

Lap joint
Bending-
Compression-
Tension-

A

Bending-medium
Compression-medium
Tension-medium

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10
Q

Slip joint
Bending-
Compression-
Tension-

A

Bending-weak
Compression-medium
Tension-weak

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11
Q

Joint

A

Place where 2 or more members are connected

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12
Q

Member

A

Part of structure that connects two joints

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13
Q

Strain

A

Deformation of shape caused by applied stress

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14
Q

Stress

A

Force applied on object to change shape

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15
Q

Five kinds of stress

A 
Bending
Compression
Shear
Tension
Torsion
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16
Q

Bending

A

Deforms from straight line

17
Q

Compression

A

Compress object together

18
Q

Shear

A

Slides two parts of object past each other

19
Q

Tension

A

Pulls object apart

20
Q

Torsion

A

Twists object

21
Q

Legs/Colums

A

Vertical members

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