Quiz 3

Question 1

seismic load

Answer 1

a load that is applied to a structure due to the ground movements during an earthquake

Question 2

probability

Answer 2

the level of possibility of an event occuring or something is true; likelihood

Question 3

joist

Answer 3

load bearing part in buildings often making up either a floor or a ceiling and generally separating floors from each other

Question 4

alkalinity

Answer 4

the capacity of a specific water to neutralize acid, which is usually a result of the amount of carbonate, bicarbonate and hydroxide content

Question 5

coherence

Answer 5

when the parts of something fit together in a natural or reasonable way

Question 6

transpiration

Answer 6

the process by which plants give off water vapour through their leaves

Question 7

rigidity

Answer 7

not being flexible; inability to be bent or forced out of shape; inability to be changed or adapt

Question 8

velocity

Answer 8

speed; a quantity to measure a motion through space and time

Question 9

flammability

Answer 9

a measurement of how easy it is to ignite a substance or material

Question 10

flammable

Answer 10

capable of being easily ignited and of burning quickly

Question 11

inflammable

Answer 11

capable of being easily ignited and of burning quickly

Question 12

effect (usually a noun)

Answer 12

a change that is caused by anevent,actionetc

Question 13

affect (usually a verb)

Answer 13

to do something that produces an effect or change in something or in someone’s situation

Question 14

across the board

Answer 14

affecting all people, applies to everything

Question 15

dune

Answer 15

ridges or mounds of loose, wind-blown material, usually sand

Question 16

scaffolding

Answer 16

temporary structure with the purpose of allowing construction workers to work

Question 17

anomaly

Answer 17

a personor thing that is different from what isusual, or not inagreementwith somethingelse(andthereforenotsatisfactory)

Question 18

bug

Answer 18

a fault in a computer program where an unexpected error suddenly presents itself to the developer which was before unknown

Question 19

retrofit

Answer 19

adding or changing components or elements of a building after it has been constructed, i.e. during the operational phase

Question 20

mezzanine

Answer 20

a floor that is built between two other floors and is smaller than the other floors

Question 21

in vivo

Answer 21

in a living organism (literally: “in living”; used about experiments)

Question 22

ex vivo

Answer 22

outside the body or a living organism (literally: “outside living”; used about experiments)

Question 23

in vitro

Answer 23

in a test tube or laboratory dish (literally: ““in glass””; used about experiments, often referring to experiments done outside its normal context as an artificial setting)

Question 24

incinerate

Answer 24

the act of burning a material to ashes

Question 25

volatile

Answer 25

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse

Question 26

calendar

Answer 26

a set of pages that show the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, that you usually hang on a wall, or an electronic equivalent; in American English also: a book with separate spaces or pages for each day of the year, on which you write down the things you have to do (called a 'diary' in British English) 

Question 27

wrap one's head around

Answer 27

to understand something challenging or confusing that you are not familiar with

Question 28

conceptualize (alterantive spelling in British English: conceptualise)

Answer 28

to form a general idea or understanding of

Question 29

superfluous (note pronunciation!)

Answer 29

more than is needed or wanted

Question 30

apply

Answer 30

to make a formal request for a job, a place at a university or permission to do something; to have an effect on or to concern a particular person, group or situation; to use, especially as a method or idea in a particular situation, activity or process; to spread something onto a surface; to use a particular word to describe something; make relevant

Question 31

mould (BrE) / mold (AmE)

Answer 31

a hollow container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, so that when it becomes solid, it takes the shape of the container

Question 32

cast (N.B. irregular verb: cast, cast, cast)

Answer 32

to make an object by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a mould

Question 33

scale (BrE: invariable plural [scales]; AmE: countable)

Answer 33

a machine for weighing people or objects

Question 34

fettle

Answer 34

to trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing; to remove excess moulding material and casting irregularities from a cast component

Question 35

foundry

Answer 35

a factory that produces metal castings

Question 36

hydraulic

Answer 36

operated by or moved by pressure transmitted by a liquid

Question 37

kinematics

Answer 37

motion of objects disregarding mass and force

Question 38

buttress

Answer 38

a brick or stone structure built to support a wall

Question 39

flying buttress

Answer 39

masonry structure typically consisting of an inclined bar carried on a half arch that extends from the upper part of a wall to a pier some distance away and carries the thrust of a roof or vault

Question 40

isotropic

Answer 40

something that has the same size or physical properties when it is measured in different directions