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CNS 110 Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
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What .was .so .significant .about .the .material .used .to .construct .the .Eiffel .Tower? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .was .the .first .substantial .iron .based .structure .in .the .world How .long .did .it .take .for .ticket .sales .to .make .up .for .most .of .the .cost .of .constructing .the .Eiffel .Tower? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 5 .months What .can .be .said .about .the .symbolism .of .the .Eiffel .Tower? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .represents .the .soul .of .Paris How .much .did .the .Eiffel .Tower .cost? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-$1,000, Approximately .how .many .people .visit .the .Eiffel .Tower .every .year? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-5,000, When .did .Construction .begin .for .the .Eiffel .Tower? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 1887 How .long .did .construction .of .the .Eiffel .Tower .take? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 2 .years,. 2 .months,. 5 .days What .is .unique .about .the .Eiffel .Tower's .elevators? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-They .travel .along .a .curved .path What .structure .took .the .title .of .world's .tallest .building .from .the .Eiffel .tower .and .how .tall .was .it? .Also, .how .many .years .did .the .Eiffel .Tower .hold .the .title .of .the .world's .tallest .structure? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Chrysler .Building; .1047ft;. 40 .years How .much .does .the .Eiffel .Tower .weigh? .How .much .does .the .paint .on .the .structure .weigh? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-10,100 .tons;. 60 .tons How .much .does .the .Eiffel .Tower .sway .due .to .heavy .winds? .How .much .does .the .Eiffel .Tower .sway .due .to .the .sun? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 5 .inches;. 7 .inches What .about .the .Eiffel .Tower .changed .in. 1909 .and .how .did .it .change? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .lighting; .went .from .gas .lighting .to .spotlight .lighting
How .tall .was .the .Eiffel .Tower .and .what .structure .was .taller .than .if .at .the .time .of .its .completion? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-There .was .not .a .structure .taller .than .the .Eiffel .Tower .at .the .time .of .its .completion The .Eiffel .Tower .is .Paris's .tallest .structure. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-True What .year .was .the .Eiffel .Tower .completed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 1889 Approximately .how .many .workers .worked .on .the .Eiffel .Tower? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 130 How .was .the .Eiffel .Tower .used .during .World .War .II? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .was .used .for .communication How .many .independent .parts .were .assembled .at .the .construction .site .and .how .many .rivets .were .used .to .connect .the .various .pieces .for .the .Eiffel .Tower? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-18,000 .parts; .2,500,000 .rivets How .often .is .the .Eiffel .Tower .repainted? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Every. 7 .years How .was .the .Crystal .Palace .rebuilt? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .profits .and .funds .from .its .original .construction .were .used After .a .change .in .management, .what .was .the .state .of .the .Crystal .Palace .like? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Unsuccessful, .withering .away, .broken .windows, .eroded .metal, .massive .debt What .of .the .Crystal .Palace .was .left .standing .after .the .fire .in .1936? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Only .part .of .the .north .nave .and .two .water .towers .remained Which .of .the .following .was .a .major .part .in .why .was .the .Crystal .Palace .selected .to .be .constructed .for .the .world's .fair? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .was .the .cheapest .and .easiest .to .construct Who .was .the .lead .architect .for .the .Crystal .Palace? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Joseph .Paxton How .was .the .structural .integrity .of .the .Crystal .Palace .tested .prior .to .opening? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Soldiers .marched .quickly .up .and .down .stairs .and .on .the .upper .levels How .did .the .truss .system .impact .the .roof .drainage? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .helped .by .creating .inherent .valleys .between .the .trusses .which .were .used .as .a .gutter .system What .about .the .construction .of .the .reconstructed .Crystal .Palace .set .the .stage .for .its .demise? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .construction .when .way .over .budget .putting .the .Crystal .Palace .in .massive .debt
.-a .Braced, .Riveted .steel .frame. .-Raft .roofing .of .reinforced .concrete What .was .iron .originally .made .with? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Charcoal How .are .loads .near .the .end .of .the .Iron .Bridge .supported? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Laterally .braced .vertical .posts .carry .the .loads .to .the .foundations How .is .a .tied .arch .different .from .a .normal .arch? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .tied .arch .uses .a .tension .member .to .resist .lateral .thrust .instead .of .large .foundations, .buttresses, .etc. What .purpose .do .the .circular .iron .spandrals .in .the .Iron .Bridge .serve? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-They .are .artifacts .carried .over .from .masonry .bridge .construction How .long .did .construction .of .the .Iron .Bridge .take? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 3 .months Iron .was .the .first ._______________ .since .Roman .Concrete. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Structural .material The .Eads .Bridge .crosses .what .major .river? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .Mississippi How .were .the .iron .elements .of .the .Iron .Bridge .formed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Molten .iron .was .poured .into .sand .molds The .Iron .Bridge's .design .is .unique .and .does .not .resemble .any .bridges .made .before .it. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-false How .are .the .loads .near .the .mid-span .of .the .Iron .Bridge .supported? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .arch .carries .the .load .to .the .foundations When .was .the .Iron .Bridge .completed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 1779 What .was .the .primary .structural .material .used .for .the .Eads .Bridge? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Steel What .can .be .said .about .the .Eads .Bridge's .span? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .was .longer .than .any .other .bridge .span .at .the .time .by .approximately .20% The .Eads .Bridge .utilizes .arches .in .lieu .of .what .other .common .structural .design? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Truss .system Which .of .the .following .was .one .of .the .characteristics .that .made .the .Eads .Bridge .unique? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .used .science .based .design James .Eads .was .a .highly .educated .designer. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-false
The .Garabit .Viaduct's .design .was .truly .unique .and .borrowed .nothing .from .previous .designs. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-true Who .designed .the .Garabit .Viaduct? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Gustave .Eifel What .was .the .magnitude .of .the .Garabit .Viaduct's .span .and .what .was .significant .about .it? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-530ft; .it .was .the .longest .spanning .bridge .at .the .time What .was .the .height .of .the .Garabit .Viaduct? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-400ft When .was .the .Garabit .Viaduct .completed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 1894 For .the .Garabit .Viaduct, .what .shape .does .the .arch's .design .mimic .and .what .was .the .significance .of .this? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Parabola; .it .tells .us .Eifel .used .scientific .knowledge .when .designing .the .bridge What .about .the .Garabit .Viaduct's .arch .tells .us .that ._______________ .design .was .used? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .arch .is .largest .at .mid-span .and .smallest .at .the .ends; .scientific What .year .was .the .Campo .Volantin .Bridge .completed .in? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 1997 The .Campo .Volantin .Bridge .was .the .first .time .a ._______________ .structural .system .was .used. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Tied .Arch What .brings .the .Campo .Volantin .Bridge .a .unique .image? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- The .arch .leans .opposite .the .deck's .bend What .was .unique .about .the .Campo .Volantin .Bridge's .span? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .spans .between .cantilevered .bases Computer .based .tools .use .different .principles .than .we .used .to .build .the .bridges .discussed .in .the .video. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-False How .many .steps .are .in .the .Eifel .tower? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 1700 The .Eiffel .Tower .was .originally .set .to .be .deconstructed. .What .saved .it? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .was .realized .that .it .would .make .a .great .location .for .radio .antennas How .long .did .the .Eiffel .Tower .hold .the .title .of .the .world's .tallest .structure? .What .is .significant .about .this .mark? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- 40 .years, .it .is .the .longest .any .modern .structure .has .held .this .title What .was .the .initial .reaction .of .people .when .they .saw .the .Eiffel .Tower? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-People .considered .it .vulgar .and .extreme
The .Friedrichstrasse .Office .Building .(1919) .was .one .of .the .first .proposals .for .an .all .steel-and-glass .building .and .established .the .Miesian .principle .of ."skin .and .bones .construction." .Who .was .the .designer? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Ludwing .Mies .van .der .Rohe The .Frank .Lloyd .Wright's .Guggenheim .Museum .is .constructed .of ._____________________. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-reinforced .concrete Garabit .Viaduct .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Campo .Volatin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Eads .Bridge .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Iron .Bridge .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Crystal .Palace .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Wainwright .Building .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Auditorium .Building .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Carson .Pirie .Scott .Building .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Hoover .Dam .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Eero .Saarinen .- .TWA .terminal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Peir .Luigi .Nervi .- .Orbetello .hangars .& .Turin .Exhibition .Hall .B .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Felix .Candela .- .Chapel .Lomas .de .Cuernavaca .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Felix .Candela .-Los .Manantiales .Restaurant .at .Xochimilco .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- IBM .Tower .- .Ken .Yeang .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Guggenheim .Museum .- .Frank .Gehry .- .CORRECT .ANSWER- Turning .Torso .- .Santiago .Calatrava .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-