bridge load questions

The distance between bridge supports.

• towers

• span

• cables

• deck

What force or forces help a suspension bridge support both its live and dead loads?

• shear

• compression only

• tension only

• compression and tension

Bridge A collapsed because there was too much traffic on the bridge. The bridge collapsed due because

• it could not support its dead load

• it could not support its live & dead loads

• it could not support its live load

• the bridge was hit by wind

Bridge B collapsed under its own weight. What cause the collapse?

• the live load

• the environmental load

• too much traffic on the bridge

• the dead load