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Structures
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Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 28 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Strong winds - ice and snow build-up - earthquakes - or hurricane force winds
Load
Suspension Bridge
Environmental Load
Abutment
2. A type of beam bridge - reinforced by a framework of girders that form triangular shapes.
Support
Torsion
Bridge
Truss Bridge
3. A force that tends to lengthen or stretch part of a structure
Beam
Tension
Ramp
Cable
4. The area of the bridge along which traffic travels; it rests on the decking
Beam Bridge
Cantilever Bridge
Arch Bridge
Roadway
5. A tall - vertical support that carries the main cable of a suspension bridge and cable-stayed bridge
Force
Torsion
Tower
Cable-stayed bridge
6. A framework of girders - some in tension and some in compression - comprising triangles and other stable shapes
Compression
Pier
Truss
Suspension Bridge
7. A structure that provides a way across a barrier. Something that connects - supports - or links one thing to another.
Beam Bridge
Suspension Bridge
Span
Bridge
8. The simplest type of bridge. It is made from a rigid - straight structure resting on supports at either end.
Load
Engineer
Beam Bridge
Cable
9. A modern design of bridge in which the deck is supported by cables directly attached to towers.
Cable-stayed bridge
Abutment
Truss Bridge
Beam
10. The weight of the bridge's structure
Shock Load
Span
Dead load
Arch Bridge
11. Has a curved structure. The design provides strength by exerting force downwards and sideways against the abutments.
Compression
Abutment
Arch Bridge
Decking
12. An object that holds up a bridge and serves as a foundation
Cable-stayed bridge
Bridge
Support
Environmental Load
13. Is applied to the bridge in the form of a load
Torsion
Truss
Force
Support
14. The strain produced when a material is twisted
Cable-stayed bridge
Shock Load
Torsion
Support
15. Trains and heavy trucks that produce high impact (or shock)
Roadway
Tension
Cable-stayed bridge
Shock Load
16. The distributions of weights on a structure
Load
Shock Load
Span
Cable-stayed bridge
17. A bundle of wires used to support the decking of a suspension or cable-stayed bridge
Torsion
Cantilever Bridge
Cable
Pier
18. An inclined section connecting the shore to the deck of the bridge
Suspension Bridge
Ramp
Bridge
Cantilever Bridge
19. The weight of traffic using the bridge
Arch Bridge
Bridge
Truss Bridge
Live load
20. A vertical support for the middle spans of a bridge. Ex: column - tower - or pillar
Decking
Torsion
Pier
Arch Bridge
21. Rigid - horizontal component of a bridge
Abutment
Beam
Bridge
Roadway
22. The section of the bridge between two piers
Span
Suspension Bridge
Tower
Compression
23. Similar to beam bridge. The design gets its support from counterbalanced beams meeting in the middle of the bridge.
Suspension Bridge
Cantilever Bridge
Engineer
Tower
24. A type of bridge in which the deck hangs from wires attached to thick cables. The cables pass over towers and are securely anchored in concrete anchorages.
Suspension Bridge
Span
Decking
Ramp
25. A professional who researches and designs bridges and other structures. Types: civil - structural - and environmental
Dead load
Beam
Engineer
Bridge
26. A force that tends to shorten - push or squeeze a structure
Shock Load
Cantilever Bridge
Decking
Compression
27. The mass of rock or concrete at either end of an arch bridge that keeps the ends of the arch securely in place so they do not separate and cause the bridge to fall
Truss
Torsion
Arch Bridge
Abutment
28. The surface of the bridge that serves as a walkway - roadway or railway
Beam
Truss Bridge
Decking
Dead load