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Test B
Technology II ESO
PHOTOCOPIABLE MATERIAL /
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Name ____________________________
Surname _________________________________________________
Course and group ____________
Date _________________________
Note __________________________
1
.
Define in your own words the following
structural elements. Draw a picture where
necessary.
Element
Definition
Block
Cable
suspender
Pile
Cross-bracing
Lintel
2.
Indicate whether the following statements are
true or false, and why.
a)
Cable suspenders use compression
because that way they never break.
b)
A pile is a big-sized pillar.
c)
Massive structures are made of metal.
d)
Triangular structures can be made out of many
materials.
e)
Materials are much more important than the
shape when it comes to the resistance of the
structures.
3.
Draw an arch, label its parts and explain why it
was a structural advance.
4
.
Name the different elements of this bridge,
and say what stress is acting on each.
5
.
Explain the differences between stability,
resistance and rigidity.
6
.
Name the parts of a framed structure and
explain the shape and function of each.
7
.
Specify what type of structure the following
buildings are, and number them in order of
their age.
Order of age
Building
Structural type
The Eiffel Tower
The Segovia
Aqueduct
your school
The Keops
Pyramid
Burgos Cathedral
8
.
Draw arrows on the bars to show the various
forces that can affect them. Give an example
of each.
a)
d)
Type: Type:
Example: Example:
b) e)
Type: Type:
Example: Example:
c)
Type:
Example:
9.
Indicate which loads the following bodies are
subjected to, and say which part of them forms
the structure: a plastic cup, a construction
crane and a table.
10.
Design a structure of paper rods which could
hold 2 kg of weight at the centre when placed
between two tables 40 cm apart. Draw it at a
scale of 1: 5.
