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Question 1

Question: What is the applied force called in the following diagram? *
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A) Shear
B) Compression
C) Torsion
D) Traction

Answer 1

B) Compression

Question 2

In the following list, which comfort parameters are provided to the occupants by mechanical systems?*

1. Air circulation
2. Thermal equilibrium between the interior and the exterior
3. Relative humidity
4. Barometric pressure
5. Ambient temperature

A)  1, 2, 4
B)  1, 2, 5
C)  1, 3, 5
D)  2, 3, 4
E)  3, 4, 5

Answer 2

C) 1, 3, 5

Question 3

Place the following soil types in increasing order of their drainage capacity (from low to high).*

1. Clay
2. Clean gravel
3. Silty sand
4. Peat

A)  1, 3, 2, 4
B)  1, 3, 4, 2
C)  1, 4, 3, 2
D)  4, 1, 3, 2
E)  4, 3, 2, 1

Answer 3

C) 1, 4, 3, 2

Question 4

Masonry elements that are bonded together with mortar are stronger in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ than wood.*
A)    shear
B)    compression
C)    shrinkage
D)    bending
E)    tension

Answer 4

B) compression

Question 5

What is Albedo?

Answer 5

the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface