Structures Review Crossword

Walls designed to spread a load over its entire surface
Vertical structural member, longer than wide/deep
A building's vertical expansion above ground
Supports floor & anchors rest of the building
A linear horizontal structural member placed over a door or window
Live loads, dead loads & dynamic loads are called what?
Stretching or pulling of a material
Wind & earthquakes are what to a structure?
The perpendicular distance a beam is bent down by a load
The ultimate goal of a structure
Columns, pillars, posts and loadbearing walls are all examples of ___ support
___ loads: change over time (occupants, furniture, snow loads)
Soil and ___: material into which all loads displace
____ support system: resists horizontal loads like wind
Forces acting upon a building
Rebar steel increases the ___ strength of concrete
Horizontal structural member that is longer than it is wide or deep
Shortening or pushing together of a material resulting in a reduction in size or volume
The structure below grade