When a column fails by bending at some point in the height of the column, usually towards the midpoint and caused by a vertical force. This is called?
Tower Structure Tech Terms

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Steve Schultz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
collapsing
buckling
slipping
compression
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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This field of engineering pertaining to non-moving structures such as roads, sewers, towers, buildings and bridges.
Architect
Chemical Engineer
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineer
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The amount a structure bends or moves from its "at rest" position.
deflection
buckling
melting
sliding
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
A force that impacts a structure horizontally, such as winds and earthquakes.
brute force
sheer force
space force
lateral force
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
A ratio of the amount of weight a structure can hold to the mass of the structure itself.
sturdy ratio
efficiency ratio
strength-to-weight ratio
turnover ratio
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