WorksheetsTruss Bridge Construction
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does it mean that you must build the most efficient bridge?
Your bridge must hold the most weight
Your bridge must cost the least amount to make
Your bridge should weigh the least in comparison to holding the most weight
Your bridge should weigh the least
A truss is:
A rigid framework used to support a structure
Formed from multiple triangles
Made up of joints and web members
All of the above
Our class truss bridges will include:
Side trusses
Deck trusses
Laminated Web members
Examples of structures are all of the following except:
Bridges
Towers
Oceans
Skyscrapers
The length of a bridge should be:
Longer than the bridge span
Shorter than the bridge span
The same length as the bridge span
Equal to the number of bays
The following are all types of bridges except:
Suspension
Truss
Beam
Tension
Your challenge is to design a truss bridge structure to either:
Hold the maximum CAPACITY
Be the most EFFICIENT
Focuses on BUDGET
A log over a river is an example of the simplest bridge design which is what type of bridge design?
Beam
Suspension
Truss
Arch
What material will we be using to build our bridges?
Bass Wood
Balsa Wood
Pine Wood
Oak Wood
It is ok to glue two pieces of wood next to each other.
True
False
