Architecture: Structures and Forms
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What is the primary purpose of safety signs with a red color in a workshop?

  • To prohibit certain behaviors such as smoking or trespassing (correct)
  • To indicate the location of fire exits
  • To indicate high-risk areas or danger zones
  • To show the location of fire equipment

What is the primary function of gears in a machine design?

  • To decrease the torque of rotational motion
  • To increase the speed of rotational motion
  • To maintain the speed of rotational motion
  • To change the direction of rotational motion (correct)

What is the mechanical advantage of a gear train?

  • The ratio of output energy to input energy
  • The ratio of output torque to input torque (correct)
  • The ratio of output speed to input speed
  • The ratio of output force to input force

What is the purpose of a gear ratio in machine design?

<p>To adjust the speed and torque of rotational motion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consideration in designing a gear train?

<p>To optimize the gear ratio (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the gear ratio and mechanical advantage?

<p>A higher gear ratio results in a higher mechanical advantage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ability of a material to resist scratching?

<p>Hardness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of structure is naturally formed, like caves and mountains?

<p>Mass structure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ability of a material to absorb liquids, heat, or light?

<p>Absorbency (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which material has the ability to deform under load and doesn't return to its original shape when left?

<p>Aluminium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ability of a material to conduct heat?

<p>Thermal conductivity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ability of a material to be drawn from large into smaller diameter into even a wire?

<p>Ductility (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of curves and ridges in shell structures?

<p>To provide additional support and stability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a natural structure?

<p>A honeycomb (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary material used in frame structures?

<p>Metal beams (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of nodes in a truss?

<p>To provide additional support to the structure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of ties in a truss?

<p>To prevent beams from moving (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of struts in a truss?

<p>To compress loads (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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