Bridge Structures Background

________________ are one of the oldest structures known to have been built by man.

• Skyscrapers

• Bridges

• Highways

• Canals

Structures must be designed to carry their own ___________ as well as any external forces imposed on them.

• height

• cars

• weight

• force

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The Factor of Safety (FS) is a term used to describe how we design a structure to withstand more _________ than we think it will be exposed to.

• load (weight)

• Environment

• Natural disasters

• Cars

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The _____________ Strength is the load at which our structure will fail.

• Major

• Maximum

• Failure

• Minimum

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A ___________ is a rigid framework used to support a structure.

• Stringer

• Beam

• Triangle

• Truss

A ____________ is the most stable shape.

• Parallelogram

• Triangle

• Square

There are four main types of bridges: Check each of the 4 types.

• beam

• truss

• arch

• suspension

• swinging

Beam bridges are the most common and simplest type of bridge.

• true

• false

Beam bridges cannot span long unsupported distances and the load is limited.

• True

• False

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The development of the ______ enabled bridges to cross wider spans. This is due to the efficiency created as the _________ transfers forces.

• Beam

• Truss

• Arch

• Suspension

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