civil engineering by Tristan Hickman https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2020-01-10 14:03:44 UTC 2020-02-28 13:58:07 UTC hello@padlet.com abutment tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429973953 In engineering, abutment refers to the substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam. This is where the structure's superstructure rests or contacts. Single-span bridges have abutments at each end. These provide vertical and lateral (side to side) support for the bridge.]]> 2020-01-10 14:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429973953 arch bridge tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429974481 An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side]]> 2020-01-10 14:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429974481 beam tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429974831 A beam is a structural element that primarily resists loads applied laterally to the beam's axis. Its mode of deflection is primarily by bending. The loads applied to the beam result in reaction forces at the beam's support points.]]> 2020-01-10 14:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429974831 beam bridge tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429975508 Beam bridges, also known as stringer bridges, are the simplest structural forms for bridge spans supported by an abutment or pier at each end. ... Bridges designed for modern infrastructure will usually be constructed of steel or reinforced concrete, or a combination of both.]]> 2020-01-10 14:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429975508 bending tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429975752 In engineering mechanics, bending characterizes the behavior of a slender structural element subjected to an external load applied perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the element. ... In the absence of a qualifier, the term bending is ambiguous becausebending can occur locally in all objects.]]> 2020-01-10 14:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429975752 brace tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429975943 Brace. (in structural engineering), a connecting element that ensures the stability of a main (supporting) member of the frame and contributes to the three-dimensional rigidity of the structure as a whole. ... Braces are used most often in steel and wood structures.]]> 2020-01-10 14:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429975943 cantilever bridge tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429976238 Cantilever bridge. ... A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers, structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.]]> 2020-01-10 14:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429976238 central core tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429976653 Central Core. The central core describes the five regions of the brain that are present in all vertebrate creatures and are responsible for the most basic and essential biological and sensory life processes.]]> 2020-01-10 14:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429976653 civil engineering tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429976951 Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.]]> 2020-01-10 14:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429976951 column tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429977236 A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. ... For the purpose of wind or earthquake engineering,columns may be designed to resist lateral forces.]]> 2020-01-10 14:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429977236 compression tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429978052 The meaning of compression in engineering is all about forces of compression. A compression force is defined as the force generating by compressing or squeezing the object. When objects are compressed, shear forces comes into action which indicates compression forces.]]> 2020-01-10 14:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429978052 dynamic load tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429979021 A dynamic load is any force that changes with time, such as car tyres, people walking, and wind gusts. Usually in structural engineering we treat these as static loads in order to simplify calculations.]]> 2020-01-10 14:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429979021 dynamics tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429979288 Dynamics is the part of mechanics that studies movement and its causes. The study of the causes of motion and changes in motion is known as dynamics. Dynamics is the study of how moving objects behave.]]> 2020-01-10 14:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429979288 electronic distancemeter(EDM) tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429979569 lectronic distance measurement (EDM) is a method of determining the length between two points using electromagnetic waves. EDM is commonly carried out withdigital instruments called theodolites. ... Devices known as total stations share similarities with theodolites and can be used to measure distances as well as angles.]]> 2020-01-10 14:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429979569 equilibrium tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429979863 In classical mechanics, a particle is in mechanical equilibrium if the net force on that particle is zero. By extension, a physical system made up of many parts is in mechanical equilibrium if the net force on each of its individual parts is zero.]]> 2020-01-10 14:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429979863 floor joist tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429982038 A joist is a horizontal structural member used in framing to span an open space, often between beams that subsequently transfer loads to vertical members. When incorporated into a floor framing system, joists serve to provide stiffness to the subfloor sheathing, allowing it to function as a horizontal diaphragm.]]> 2020-01-10 14:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429982038 free body diagram tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429982499 In physics and engineering, a free body diagram (force diagram, or FBD) is a graphical illustration used to visualize the applied forces, moments, and resulting reactions on a body in a given condition.]]> 2020-01-10 14:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429982499 geomatics engineering tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429982997 Geomatics Engineering is the management of global infrastructure through the collection, measuring, monitoring and archiving of geospatial data. Geomatics engineers contribute to the welfare and safety of the public through administering appropriate research and advanced mapping techniques.]]> 2020-01-10 14:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429982997 joint tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429983314 A mechanical joint is a section of a machine which is used to connect one or more mechanical part to another. ... Most mechanical joints are designed to allow relative movement of these mechanical parts of the machine in one degree of freedom, and restrict movement in one or more others.]]> 2020-01-10 14:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429983314 land surveying loads tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429984653 Construction Loads are defined as, loads imposed on a completed or temporary structure during and as a result of the construction process.]]> 2020-01-10 14:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429984653 mechanics piers tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429984924 Piers. Generally, a pier may be defined as a vertical, column-like engineeringstructure on land as well as in open water, whose purpose is to transmit safely structural load onto a deep-lying, firm, and load-bearing stratum of soil or rock covered by soft soil materials. ... Piers are prismatic or cylindrical columns.]]> 2020-01-10 14:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429984924 roadway tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429985293 Highway engineering is an engineering discipline branching from civil engineering that involves the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and goods.]]> 2020-01-10 14:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429985293 shear tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429985748 In engineering, shear strength is the strength of a material or component against the type of yield or structural failure when the material or component fails in shear. Ashear load is a force that tends to produce a sliding failure on a material along a plane that is parallel to the direction of the force.]]> 2020-01-10 14:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429985748 static load tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429986080 Static loading is a load that doesn't change over time. In engineering, static loadstend to be better defined and require less of a safety factor on them then dynamicloading. ... For instance, a static load on an overhead crane would be the weight of the structure, block, etc., because those never change.]]> 2020-01-10 14:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429986080 statics tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429986809 Statics is the study of methods for quantifying the forces between bodies. ... Staticsis an essential prerequisite for many branches of engineering, such as mechanical, civil, aeronautical, and bioengineering, which address the various consequences of forces.]]> 2020-01-10 14:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429986809 structural analysis tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429987248 Structural analysis is the determination of the effects of loads on physical structures and their components. Structures subject to this type of analysis include all that must withstand loads, such as buildings, bridges, vehicles, furniture, attire, soil strata, prostheses and biological tissue. ]]> 2020-01-10 14:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429987248 structural frame tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429987575 Frame. It is defined as the engineering structure of different shapes like curved or straight. It contains one multi-force member. The frame structure is the combination of beams, column, and slab. ... Rigid structural frame refers to the frames which are capable in resisting the deformation.]]> 2020-01-10 14:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429987575 structure tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429988015 Description
Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and muscles' that create the form and shape of man made structures.
]]> 2020-01-10 14:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429988015 struts tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429988438 A strut is a structural component commonly found in engineering, aeronautics, architecture and anatomy. Struts generally work by resisting longitudinal compression, but they may also serve in tension.]]> 2020-01-10 14:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/429988438 suspension bridge tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430745668 A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridges, which lack vertical suspenders, have a long history in many mountainous parts of the world.]]> 2020-01-13 14:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430745668 tension tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430746326 the state of being stretched tight.]]> 2020-01-13 14:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430746326 ties tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430746760 a piece of string, cord, or the like used for fastening or tying something.
"he tightened the tie of his robe"
]]> 2020-01-13 14:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430746760 torsion tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430747136 Torsion occurs when an object, such as a bar with a cylindrical or square cross section (as shown in the figure), is twisted. The twisting force acting on the object is known as torque, and the resulting stress is known as Shear stress.]]> 2020-01-13 14:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430747136 total robotic station tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430747486 A total station (TS) or total station theodolite (TST) is an electronic/optical instrument used for surveying and building construction. ... Robotic or motorizedtotal stations allow the operator to control the instrument from a distance via remote control.]]> 2020-01-13 14:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430747486 total station tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430747842 A Total Station is a modern surveying instrument that integrates an electronic the odolite with an electronic distance meter. ... Total Stations use electronic transit theodolites in conjunction with a distance meter to read any slope distance from the instrument to any particular spot.]]> 2020-01-13 14:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430747842 truss tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430748266 In engineering, a truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assemblage as a whole behaves as a single object". A "two-force member" is a structural component where force is applied to only two points.]]> 2020-01-13 14:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430748266 truss bridge tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430748600 A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads.]]> 2020-01-13 14:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430748600 US Army Corps of Engineers tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430749027 The Corps of Engineers is a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies. ... Planning, designing, building, and operating locks and dams.]]> 2020-01-13 14:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/430749027 tmhickman23 https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/451954252 2020-02-28 13:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tmhickman23/fmsh6howizto/wish/451954252