Worksheetspuente
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The part of the bridge used for transportation. It could be for vehicles or for walking.
a)
piers
b)
abutments
c)
deck
d)
span
2.
All of the forces acting on a bridge.
a)
gravity
b)
loads
c)
wind
d)
weight
3.
What is the name for the entire length of a bridge?
a)
span
b)
pier
c)
abutment
d)
cable
4.
What type of bridge is this?
a)
Arch
b)
Suspension
c)
Beam
5.
What type of bridge is this
a)
Arch
b)
Suspension
c)
Beam
6.
What type of bridge is this?
a)
Arch
b)
Suspension
c)
Beam
7.
An individual length of material made of wood or metal. These are connected to form trusses.
a)
loads
b)
member
c)
Truss
d)
Suspension
8.
Which is the strongest shape used in engineering?
a)
Triangle
b)
Square
c)
Circle
d)
Rectangle
9.
What are the two ends of a bridge (the bank) that support its weight?
a)
span
b)
abutment
c)
cable
d)
pier
10.
The spot where members are connected.
a)
joint
b)
pier
c)
span
d)
tension
11.
The force on a bridge because of its own weight.
a)
tension
b)
deck
c)
dead load
d)
live load
12.
Structures that hold up a bridge and run vertically to the ground.
a)
joints
b)
trusses
c)
piers
d)
decks
13.
The study of truss structure. This is a type of physics.
a)
motion
b)
biology
c)
statics
d)
chemistry
14.
The forces acting on a bridge that are not part of the bridge. These could be things like wind, rain and vehicles.
a)
live loads
b)
dead loads
c)
piers
d)
members
15.
These are made of members that are joined to form triangular shapes.
a)
joints
b)
truss
c)
loads
d)
infrastructure
16.
These forces pull on members in the trusses.
a)
tension
b)
compression
17.
These forces push on ends of members in a truss.
a)
tension
b)
compression
18.
The basic organizational systems for the running of a society. Some examples are roads, businesses, governments, and power systems.
a)
laws
b)
infrastructure
c)
cities
19.
Which type of bridge is this?
a)
suspension
b)
truss
c)
arch
d)
beam
20.
Which type of bridge is this?
a)
suspension
b)
truss
c)
arch
d)
beam
21.
Which type of bridge is this?
a)
suspension
b)
truss
c)
arch
d)
beam
22.
Which type of bridge is this?
a)
suspension
b)
arch
c)
truss
d)
beam
23.
What type of bridge is this?
a)
Suspension
b)
Arch
c)
Beam
d)
Cantilever
24.
What type of bridge is this?
a)
Arch
b)
Suspension
c)
Truss
d)
Cantilever
25.
What type of bridge is this?
a)
Suspension
b)
Cantilever
c)
Arch
d)
Beam
26.
The load of the bridge is transferred along the arch to the abutments or piers at the end of the arch.
a)
Beam
b)
Arch
c)
Cantilever
d)
Suspension
27.
What bridge has piers that support beams which support spans of reinforced concrete slabs
a)
Arch
b)
Beam
c)
Suspension
d)
Movable
28.
What are the vertical structural supports placed between abutments in longer bridges called?
a)
Abutments
b)
Piers
c)
Rails
d)
Beams
29.
What are the support at the ends of a bridge called
a)
Piers
b)
Abutments
c)
Beams
d)
Rails
30.
Which shape is not used to provide extra support to bridges?
a)
Arch
b)
Triangle
c)
Square
31.
Which type of bridge is this?
a)
Beam
b)
Suspension
c)
Truss
d)
Cable-stay
32.
A local park is interested in building a bridge over a short ravine. They have stressed that keeping costs low is very important to them. What type of bridge would you recommend they build?
a)
Suspension
b)
Beam
c)
Cantilever
d)
Truss
33.
The distance between two bridge supports, whether they are columns, towers or the wall of a canyon is called:
a)
Truss
b)
Load
c)
Force
d)
Span
34.
A projecting structure supported only at one end, like a shelf bracket or a diving board is known as a:
a)
Bridge Bracket
b)
Bridge Board
c)
Load Support
d)
Cantilever
35.
This condition exists when the force of compression overcomes an object's ability to handle compression.
a)
Buckling
b)
Snapping
c)
Dissipate
d)
Transfer
36.
This happens when tension overcomes an object's ability to handle tension.
a)
Snapping
b)
Buckling
c)
Cracking
d)
Stretching
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