Unit 1 Bridge Types

…………….is a structure that is built over a road, railway/railroad, river, etc. so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.

• Stream

• Arche

• Truss

• Bridge

A …………is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads.

• truss bridge

• beam bridge

• arch bridge

• cantilever bridge

Cable-stayed bridges are held up by…………..

• cables

• concrete

• cement

• steel

……… is the state of being stretched tight.

• Tension

• Material

• Obstacle

• Terrain

Designs of bridges should depend on the ….used to make it and the funds available to build it.

• material

• cement

• soil

• concrete

The …………..of the arch bridge is thrust into the abutments at either side.

• weight

• height

• thickness

• width

Most ………….use a pair of continuous spans that extend from opposite sides of the supporting piers to meet at the center of the obstacle the bridge crosses.

• truss bridges

• beam bridges

• arch bridges

• cantilever bridges

In modern………., the cables hang from towers that are attached to caissons or cofferdams, the caissons or cofferdams are implanted deep into the floor of a lake or river.

• suspension bridges

• Beam bridges

• Arch bridges

• Cantilever bridges

There are various types of bridges classified …….span, materials, types of bridge structures, functions, utility and position etc.

• based on

• basing

• bases

• base on

Cable-stayed bridges consist of fewer cables and the height of the towers is much greater than

• cable-stayed bridges

• suspension bridges

• beam bridges

• arch bridges