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NClaborn

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on: Jul 29, 2018

You wish to drill a hole through a horizontal I-beam supporting a bridge. To weaken the beam the least drill the hole through the

A) upper flange.
B) lower flange.
C) web.
D) all the same

Question 2

When a load is placed on a properly arched structure, compression

A) weakens the structure.
B) strengthens the structure.
C) neither of these

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trog

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B

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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018

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