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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. A tall - vertical support that carries the main cable of a suspension bridge and cable-stayed bridge
Load
Beam Bridge
Ramp
Tower
2. Rigid - horizontal component of a bridge
Engineer
Beam
Live load
Shock Load
3. A force that tends to lengthen or stretch part of a structure
Truss
Bridge
Tension
Ramp
4. A force that tends to shorten - push or squeeze a structure
Shock Load
Cable
Live load
Compression
5. A modern design of bridge in which the deck is supported by cables directly attached to towers.
Beam
Cable-stayed bridge
Load
Cantilever Bridge
6. A bundle of wires used to support the decking of a suspension or cable-stayed bridge
Environmental Load
Cable
Truss
Force
7. Is applied to the bridge in the form of a load
Decking
Truss Bridge
Force
Ramp
8. The strain produced when a material is twisted
Engineer
Beam Bridge
Span
Torsion
9. 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.
Dead load
Truss Bridge
Shock Load
Suspension Bridge
10. Trains and heavy trucks that produce high impact (or shock)
Shock Load
Cantilever Bridge
Beam
Abutment
11. Strong winds - ice and snow build-up - earthquakes - or hurricane force winds
Environmental Load
Tension
Engineer
Cable
12. The area of the bridge along which traffic travels; it rests on the decking
Tension
Shock Load
Roadway
Beam
13. The section of the bridge between two piers
Bridge
Span
Roadway
Cable
14. The surface of the bridge that serves as a walkway - roadway or railway
Decking
Ramp
Span
Dead load
15. A type of beam bridge - reinforced by a framework of girders that form triangular shapes.
Support
Truss
Cantilever Bridge
Truss Bridge
16. The weight of the bridge's structure
Live load
Dead load
Decking
Load
17. A vertical support for the middle spans of a bridge. Ex: column - tower - or pillar
Pier
Shock Load
Decking
Dead load
18. The distributions of weights on a structure
Torsion
Decking
Load
Environmental Load
19. A professional who researches and designs bridges and other structures. Types: civil - structural - and environmental
Engineer
Cantilever Bridge
Decking
Tower
20. The simplest type of bridge. It is made from a rigid - straight structure resting on supports at either end.
Torsion
Arch Bridge
Beam Bridge
Compression
21. A structure that provides a way across a barrier. Something that connects - supports - or links one thing to another.
Torsion
Compression
Ramp
Bridge
22. A framework of girders - some in tension and some in compression - comprising triangles and other stable shapes
Beam
Roadway
Truss
Tower
23. 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
Beam Bridge
Live load
Abutment
Cable
24. An inclined section connecting the shore to the deck of the bridge
Span
Compression
Ramp
Cable-stayed bridge
25. The weight of traffic using the bridge
Truss Bridge
Live load
Suspension Bridge
Beam Bridge
26. Has a curved structure. The design provides strength by exerting force downwards and sideways against the abutments.
Dead load
Tower
Beam
Arch Bridge
27. An object that holds up a bridge and serves as a foundation
Arch Bridge
Tension
Support
Bridge
28. Similar to beam bridge. The design gets its support from counterbalanced beams meeting in the middle of the bridge.
Torsion
Engineer
Cantilever Bridge
Tower