Practice - Physical Variables Commonly Measured
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Practice Questions
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What does displacement measure in civil engineering?
💡 Hint: Think about structural movements.
Name one device used to measure strain.
💡 Hint: It detects resistance changes.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is displacement used to measure?
💡 Hint: Think about how structures react under different conditions.
True or False: Strain gauges measure deformation in materials.
💡 Hint: Recall what a strain gauge does.
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Evaluate how temperature fluctuations might affect the lifetime of a concrete structure exposed to different climates.
💡 Hint: Consider the extremes of hot and cold.
A bridge measures a strain of 0.002. If the gauge indicates a safe limit of 0.005, what can you conclude?
💡 Hint: Think about comparing measured values with safe limits.
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