STRUCTURES
TYPES OF FORCES THAT ACT ON A STRUCTURE
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Activity: Copy in your notebook this structures. Which of these structures is stable and which is non-stable?. What can you do to make them rigid?. |
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| Label the sketch to indicate a member that is in tension and a member that is in compression. | This saw blade is in tension/ compression/shear. Circle the correct answer. |
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| The rope marked X is in shear/ compression/ tension. Circle the correct answer. | 4. Name the force acting on the material shown. |
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| Name the force acting on the fabric. | This rope is in tension/ compression/ torsion. Circle the correct answer. |
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| The pin shown is in tension/ compression/ shear. Circle the correct answer. | Identify the forces shown in the sketch. |
9. When bicycle brakes are pulled, the force between the brake
blocks and the wheel is a bending force/friction force/shear
force. Circle correct the answer.10. The beam shown is bending under a load. Identify the parts X, Y or Z of the beam which are (a) in compression (b) in tension (c) neither in tension nor compression. |
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Sketch: A simple, rough drawing, done rapidly and without much detail.
Bearings.









9. When bicycle brakes are pulled, the force between the brake
blocks and the wheel is a bending force/friction force/shear
force. Circle correct the answer.
Bearings. 
