If Each Dimension of a Steel Bridge Is Scaled Up

question 20

Multiple Choice

If each dimension of a steel bridge is scaled up ten times,its strength will be multiplied by about

• A)ten and its weight by ten also.
• B)one hundred,but its weight by one thousand.
• C)one thousand,and its weight by one hundred.
• D)none of these

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The study of human action and conduct, often associated with the work of economist Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian School of economic thought.

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The philosophical study of design and purpose in the natural world, or the explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes.