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26.
The stability of a truss bridge is based primarily on the integrity of:
  1. Circles.
  2. Triangles.
  3. Squares.
  4. Cylinders.
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27.
A person using a wrench to tighten a bolt applies excessive pressure and snaps the bolt. Which of the following types of forces is the primary cause of the failure of the part?
  1. Torsion
  2. Shear
  3. Compression
  4. Tension
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28.
A winch is being used to raise a beam to an upper floor of a building under construction. The primary force on the winch's cable is:
  1. Shear.
  2. Compression.
  3. Tension.
  4. Torsion.
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29.
Rebar in concrete is primarily intended to increase the material's strength in:
  1. Compression.
  2. Curing.
  3. Torsion.
  4. Tension.
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30.
A 600 N piece of metal rests on a concrete column. The line from a winch is pulling upward on the column with a force of 25 N. What is the resultant force on the column?
  1. 575 N compression
  2. 575 N tension
  3. 625 N compression
  4. 625 N tension
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