Ten100: Chapter 14 Assignment

Why are narrow transmission tower lines advantageous?

Dr. Bazan-Arias is a geotechnical engineer by training, but she also has some expertise in structural engineering. Why does she believe having both is helpful?

What kinds of information can engineers get by looking at stress-strain curves?

Foundations are important parts of the structural designs described in the three previous chapters. Write a one-sentence description of each of the following structures' foundations:1.) The Leonard Zakim Bridge2.) The Burj Dubai3.) A house4.) A transmission tower

Why are stress strain curves important? What do they tell us about our materials?

_________________ engineers specialize in designing how structures or underground parts of structures interact with the land they are standing on.

Taller transmission lines have ___________ distances between them.

The most common material for trnasmission line foundations is _________________

When selecting materials, we want to choose the materials that best suit our ___________ and terrain.

___________ is the measure of how much a material deforms as compared with its original size.

_____________ is a calculation of how much stress a material can support without deforming in a way that compromises the integrity of materials.

To learn about the different types of terrains that can be encountered while building, teams hire scientists who study ___________.