Practice - Supports
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Practice Questions
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What is a dead load?
💡 Hint: Think about the building's own weight.
Name one type of truss.
💡 Hint: Focus on different names we discussed.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What type of load remains constant in a structure?
💡 Hint: It’s what the building is built from.
True or False: Bolted connections are more rigid than welded connections.
💡 Hint: Consider the nature of connection types.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a roofing system that includes three different types of trusses, accounting for anticipated live loads, dead loads, and wind loads. Describe your choices and how they will work together.
💡 Hint: Refer to the properties of each truss type.
Analyze the implications of a poorly designed gusset plate within a roof structure. What factors would lead to failure?
💡 Hint: Think about what causes structural weaknesses.
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