Reviews:

Types of exam questions:

1. Choose question. (choose the right answer from four choices )( about 40);
2. fill in the blank (about 30);
3. Answer the questions ( about 20), calculation (about 10 )

Review contents (review all the uploading documents and textbook):

Chapter 1: introduction
1. Objective of structural test
2. What is structural test?
3. Classification of structural test
4. Composition of shaking table system
5. What are the four steps of experiment process?(or how to do the structural test?)
Chapter 2: planning of experiment
1. What is the orthogonal design? How to determine the number of specimen?
2. What is size effect?
3. What are the contents of load design?
4. What should be included generally in loading schemes of static test?
5. Why is the preloading needed before loading on the model in static test?
6. How to preloading in static test?
7. How to determine the measuring quantities (observing quantities) ?
8. What factors will affect the material strength?
Chapter 3 loading system
Everyone should be familiar with various types of loading system; there will be some
choose questions and blank questions in this part including deadweight loading,
inertial force loading, mechanical loading, loading by air pressure, electromagnetic
loading, and Hydraulic loading.
Chapter 4 instrumentation
1. Definition of the sensor, amplifier and data acquisition.
2. What are the quantities to be measured generally in structural test?
3. Configuration of electric resistance gage.
4. Principle of electric resistance gage.
5. Function of wheatstone bridge circuit.
6. Compression load cell is made by wheatstone bridge circuit ， please draw the
bridge circuit
7. Principle of wheatstone bridge circuit
8. How to eliminate the thermal strains in the structure by strain gage circuits

9. be familiar with the types of gage measuring displacement and its applicable
condition
10. How to measure the crack and crack width?
11. Principle of Electromagnetic sensor (vibration pickup)
12. Principle of Piezoelectric sensor (vibration pickup)
Chapter 5 static test
1. How to determine the measuring points if the deflection curve of a bending beam
is needed?
2. How to obtain the deflection curve if the displacement of supports and
quarter-span, and mid-span are given?

3. How to determine the measuring points if the neutral axis and stress distribution on
cross-section of a bending beam is needed?
4. How to determine the measuring points if the principal and shear stress in plane on
bending beam is needed?

5. How to distribute the strain gage for diagonal crack in concrete beam?

6.How to judge if the crack occurs when it is measured by strain gage?

7. How to measure strain on the cross-section of roof truss member to get internal
force N, Mx and My?
Strain distribution: (a) is for axial force N; (b) is for axial force N and M x; (c) is for
axial force N, Mx and My.

Chapter 6 Dynamic test

1. Master the free vibration method to measure the natural frequency and damping
ratio of a structure.
2. Master the calculation method the natural period and damping ratio by free
vibration method.