Connections Architecture: Forces in Equilibrium

Multiple Select

Architecture is a hybrid of which of the following.

• Art

• Engineering

• History

• Science

Multiple Select

Pyramids were constructed primarily of

• granite.

• limestone.

• quartz.

• iron ore.

Multiple Choice

If the roof isn't moving down, the load bearing walls must be pushing back on the roof in the upwards direction with a force equal to the weight of the roof. This is Newton's ___ law.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

Multiple Choice

Walls that carry the weight of the roof are called ___ - bearing walls.

• anchor

• support

• load

• stud

Multiple Choice

Force equal mass times acceleration is Newton's __ Law.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

Open Ended

What pulls down on the mass of the roof, creating a force (weight)?

Open Ended

Why is the Leaning Tower of Pisa NOT in equalibrium?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the reason the Leaning Tower of Pisa leans?

• Soft soil

• High winds.

• Rocky soil.

• High water table.

Multiple Choice

What is the most important design feature of a building?

• The foundation.

• The walls.

• The roof.

• The windows.

Multiple Choice

The design of a roof must be a balance of both

• form over function.

• function over form.

• both form and function.

• none of the answers are correct.

Multiple Choice

Large domes tend to ___ in the middle.

• vibrate

• fluctuate

• sag