NAME: ______________________________________

Perspectives on the Evolution of Structures Quiz 1

1. Identify the following structures (30 points)

Name: _________________________
Designer: ______________________
Location: ______________________
Date: __________________________
Form: _________________________
Material: _______________________
Name: _________________________
Designer: ______________________
Location: ______________________
Date: __________________________
Form: _________________________
Material: _______________________
Name: _________________________
Designer: ______________________
Location: ______________________
Date: __________________________
Form: _________________________
Material: _______________________
Name: _________________________
Designer: ______________________
Location: ______________________
Date: __________________________
Form: _________________________
Material: _______________________
Name: _________________________
Designer: ______________________
Location: ______________________
Date: __________________________
Form: _________________________
Material: _______________________

2. Fill in the Blank and Matching (25 points)

a. Structural art may be measured using 3 domains: social, scientific, and symbolic. Complete the
appropriate e word for each s domain:
E________ is a measure related to the social impact of a structure
E________ is a measure related to the scientific impact of a structure
E________ is a measure related to the symbolic impact of a structure
b. Part of the symbolic impact of the Eiffel Tower is that it is a living park in the sky, affording
open views and visited by many people at a time, two structures with similar purpose, but that
contrast with this sharply are ______________________ and _________________________.
c. Gustave Eiffel designed a number of bridges and viaducts of importance, one that we studied
in some detail was the crescent-shaped arch known as the Garabit Viaduct, this bridge came after
an important commission of Eiffels to design the ______________________________ which
was also a crescent-shaped arch with one minor design difference, which was
______________________________________________________.
d. The John Hancock Tower in Chicago is a powerful symbol of structural expression and may
be compared with _______________________________ a building in _____(city)_________
which suffered significant damage including losing a number of windows due to being too
flexible.
e. Robert Maillarts Zuoz bridge experienced _______________________ which inspired the
design of _______________________ bridge a direct demonstration of using field experience
to radically improve a bridge design.
f. Telfords Craigellachie bridge, among others, showed that the iron age had arrived in modern
bridge making, completely surpassing _______________ bridge which was completed in
___________ and is generally known as the first bridge to be constructed of iron.
g. Over the history of suspension bridges a number of methods have been utilized to provide
stiffening to the system. For example, a stiffening truss was added at the ______________
bridge. Diagonal cable stays were also used, and cables attached the deck to the ground at the
_______________ bridge by ____(designer)_____________, and at the Humber the deck crosssection was designed to achieve what: ____________________________________.
i. Draw a line that best connects people on the left with those on the right (one is done for you).
J. Roebling
G. Magnel
R. Stephenson
F. Candela
R. Maillart
D. Burnham
E. Freyssinet
D. Steinman
E. Torroja
I. Brunel
J. Root
W. Ritter
O. Amman
C. Ellet
j. Several artists and poets have been named in the lectures, name any two ________________
and ____________________________.

3. Short Response (25 points)

Structure: ___________________
Structure: ___________________
Using the three Ss provide salient points related to these structures in each domain of structural
art. Short sentences / phrases and short points are all that is required.
Social (3 points):
Social (3 points):

Scientific (3 points):

Scientific (3 points):

Symbolic (3 points):

Symbolic (3 points):

Provide a brief comparison and contrast of these two structures utilizing the points you have
made above (again short sentences/phrases are all that is required) (7 points):