WorksheetsOperation Build a Bridge Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
The squeezing or pushing force on a material, which tends to make it shorter.
compression
tension
shear
tortion
The force on a bridge caused by its own weight.
tension
deck
dead load
live load
The force caused on a bridge by temporary objects such as cars, trucks, people, bikes.
live load
dead load
piers
environmental load
The distance between two bridge supports
deck
span
foundation
load
Which type of bridge is this?
suspension
truss
arch
beam
Which type of bridge is this?
beam
suspension
truss
cable-stay
What type of bridge is this?
beam
cable-stay
suspension
arch
You will find triangular shapes in a truss.
true
false
Beam bridges are suspended by its towers' connecting cables.
true
false
This is an sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.
bridge
test dummy
exampler
prototype
The sliding of material that causes layers to move in opposite directions.
compression
tension
shear
tortion
The turning or twisting (force) on a material, which tends to produce shear stresses.
compression
tension
shear
tortion
The part of a bridge which connects it to the ground, and transfers loads from the structure to the ground.
deck
span
foundation
load
The force caused on a bridge by temporary objects, such as snow, rain, hail and wind.
live loads
dead loads
piers
environmental loads
