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.

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

……… is the state of being stretched tight.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

______________are devices for transferring loads and movements from the deck to the substructure and foundations.

If the_________ has a bearing at its top, corresponding to a structural pin joint, then the horizontal movements will impose moments at the base, their magnitude will depend on the pier flexibility.

___________are essentially retaining walls adjacent to the abutment. The walls can be independent or integral with the abutment wall.

The fact of someone or something not succeeding is………………………

……………..is an occasion when equipment, furniture, or a computer program is put into position or made ready to use.

a thin piece of material that is stretched across an opening is a………………..

………….. the act of looking at something carefully.

An……………..is a structure that is built to support an arch (a curved that holds the weight of something above it), or the end of a bridge.

The superstructure consists of the components that actually span the obstacle the bridge is intended to cross and includes bridge deck, structural members, parapets, some drainage features and……………..

Insufficient concrete strength from an improper mix design, too much water, improper amounts of air entraining admixtures, segregation, or…………...

The members called …………..are used as cross-braces between the main structural members and are also part of the superstructure.

………………support the extreme ends of the bridge and confine the approach embankment, allowing the embankment to be built up to grade with the planned bridge deck.

When a bridge is too long to be supported by abutments alone, piers or interior bents ……………to provide intermediate support.

They are hiring a man to design an airport, highways. He is a ___________.

We can have __________ because we have elevators.

These engineers used………… for making large holes in wood or in the ground.

………………is a type of thick, rough cloth used for things and coverings that must be strong.

………………..is following one after another without an interruption.

The ground over which a river usually flows is called…………………

Other bridge components are details of a freeway bridge that ……………across the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1993.

In other designs, the bridge might rest on different support configurations ……….a bridge-wide rectangular pier or a single, T-shaped column.

4A crane is used to set steel or prestressed concrete girders …………consecutive sets of columns throughout the length of the bridge.

A moisture barrier ………..atop the superstructure platform.

They want to control the flow of water in that river. They are going to build a ____________.

Urgent measures should be taken to protect our____________ from global warming.

He wants to apply____________ a job in a transportation company.

The house _________color is light yellow is my sister's

……………..is the state of being curved or bent, or the way in which something curves.

If I have time, I __________ a course of building management.

Which type of bridge uses a series of triangular units to support loads?