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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 27mins
Jackson is helping to design a new pedestrian bridge for his town. The engineer explains that the bridge will be made from a structure comprised of members joined at their ends by friction-free pins. What is this type of structure called?
A bridge made from beams joined into triangular members
A structure comprised of members joined at their ends by friction pins
A structure comprised of members joined at their ends by friction-free pins
A structure comprised of beams joined in triangles, spanning between 2 supports
William is designing a bridge truss and needs to consider which source of loads are ALWAYS acting on the truss. Which should he focus on?
Dead
Live
Environmental
Extreme
William is helping to build a small bridge. When calculating 'Reactions at the Supports', which support should William choose for the initial Moment pivot?
Roller
Non-Roller
Aria is inspecting a bridge that is supported at two ends: one end has a fixed support and the other end has a roller support. The bridge is subjected to three downward loads of 6kN, 8kN, and 6kN as shown in the diagram. Determine the magnitude of the Reaction at the Non-Roller support.
6kN
8kN
10kN
20kN
Sophia is designing a bridge for a small town, as shown in the diagram. She needs to determine the direction of the reaction at the Pin support to ensure the bridge is stable under the given loads. What is the direction of the Reaction at the Pin support?
Vertically Up
Up and to the Left
Up and to the Right
Vertically Down
Abigail is helping to design a bridge, and she needs to determine the forces in its members. At one section of the bridge, a 7 kN upward force is applied at point A, as shown in the diagram. What is the magnitude of the force in member AB?
4.9 kN
7.0 kN
8.9 kN
9.9 kN
Maya is helping to design a small pedestrian bridge using a truss structure, as shown in the diagram. If a vertical load of 5.5 kN is applied at point A, what is the magnitude of the force in member AB?
2.75 kN
4.8 kN
6.4 kN
11 kN
Anika is helping to design a roof truss for a new community center. The truss is shown below, and each joint is labeled. Anika needs to identify ALL zero force members in the truss to optimize the design.
Which of the following members are zero force members?
BG
CF
CG
DF
GF
Anika is analyzing a bridge truss and needs to find the force in member BE using the 'Method of Sections.' After making a cut through the truss, which equilibrium equation should Anika use to determine the force in BE?
ΣF vertical = 0
ΣF horizontal = 0
ΣM = 0
William is analyzing a bridge truss using the 'Method of Sections' to determine the force in member CE. To apply ΣM = 0 , which pivot point should William use?
A
B
C
D
E
James is inspecting a bridge truss and needs to determine the internal forces in its members. He focuses on member BD. What is the magnitude of the force in member BD?
(a)
Aiden is walking through his neighborhood and notices different tall structures. He wonders where he might have seen trusses in real life. Where has Aiden likely seen trusses?
Mobile tower
Electricity Transmission tower
both
I have not seen yet
Lily is helping to build a bridge using a truss structure. She wonders if a truss is considered a two force member. Is she correct?
yes
no
Grace is preparing for her civil engineering exam and wants to know: How many methods are there to solve a truss?
3
4
5
2
Grace is helping to design a small pedestrian bridge for a local park. The bridge is supported at points A and D, as shown in the diagram. If a vertical load of 50 kN is applied at point C and a horizontal load of 80 kN is also applied at point C, what is the value of the vertical reaction at point A?
-4
4
0.33
5
Arjun is helping to inspect a bridge truss, as shown in the diagram. The truss is subjected to a 50 kN downward force at point F and an 80 kN horizontal force at point C. What is the value of the force in Member FC?
50 KN
-50 KN
0
30 KN
