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Structural analysis is the prediction of the performance of a given structure under prescribed ______
Structural analysis is the prediction of the performance of a given structure under prescribed ______
loads
A structure is a system of connected parts used to support a ______
A structure is a system of connected parts used to support a ______
load
Structural engineering phases include planning, preliminary structural design, load estimation, and structural ______
Structural engineering phases include planning, preliminary structural design, load estimation, and structural ______
analysis
Considerations in structural engineering include safety, aesthetics, serviceability, economic, and ______ factors
Considerations in structural engineering include safety, aesthetics, serviceability, economic, and ______ factors
Tension structures are mainly subjected to ______
Tension structures are mainly subjected to ______
Performance characteristics in structural analysis include stresses, deflections, and support ______
Performance characteristics in structural analysis include stresses, deflections, and support ______
Compression structures mainly develop ______ stresses
Compression structures mainly develop ______ stresses
Trusses are composed of straight members connected by ______ connections
Trusses are composed of straight members connected by ______ connections
Shear structures, like reinforced concrete shear walls, help reduce lateral movements due to ______ loads
Shear structures, like reinforced concrete shear walls, help reduce lateral movements due to ______ loads
Dead loads refer to the weight of the structural system itself and other permanently attached ______
Dead loads refer to the weight of the structural system itself and other permanently attached ______
Allowable-stress design methods include both material and load uncertainties into a single factor of ______
Allowable-stress design methods include both material and load uncertainties into a single factor of ______
