Steel and Timber MIDTERMS

Moment

The resistive force developed in a body per unit area

Verification

The basis of structural design

Shear Strength

The ability of a material to resist external load against failure

Simply Supported Beam

Cantilever Beam

A rigid structural element supported at one end and free at the other

2.0 m

The maximum length of a cantilever slab

Continuous Beam

The beam analyzed by Moment Distribution Method

Roller

A support that has only one reaction

Steel

An iron metal alloyed with less than 2% carbon

All the forces acting on the structure at any time

The most important aspect that a structural engineer must be able to determine before they can design a structure.

Conceptual Design

In the construction of the building, this is the phase in construction where the architect is most commonly involved

Knowledge of Modern Design Standards and Codes of Practive

The most important application for Steel and Timber Design

50 to 100 years

Usual service life of structures

Demolition

The final stage in the service life of a structure

Society

The stakeholder that sets regulations to ensure a sufficiently low risk of collapse during the time the building is in use

Structural Safety

The principal requirement in all codes dealing with structural design

Contractor

The stakeholder that must satisfy both the commissioner’s functional requirements and society’s safety regulations

Manufactured Boards

Usually sheets of processed natural timber waste products