Bridges

What force helps an arch bridge support its live and dead loads?

• shear

• tension

• compression

• torsion

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The part of the bridge for traffic.

• deck

• foundation

• cables

• towers

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

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What is the weakest type of bridge?

• beam

• arch

• truss

• cable-stayed

What kind of bridge was he Tacoma Narrows Bridge?

• Arch bridge

• Suspension bridge

• Beam bridge

• Cantilever bridge

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

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

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What is a live load?

• the deck

• The weight of anything not permanently attached to the structure.

• The weight of the structure.

• Cables and Towers

What are the components of a suspension bridge?

• columns and beams

• arches

• towers, cables, a deck, and anchors

• a deck