Bridge Building Vocabulary
Types of
Bridges
Materials
Used
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your Bridges??
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A bridge that is held together
by steel beams that are
fastened (held) together in
triangular shapes is known
as...
Truss
A bridge supported in
compression is known as
Arch
A bridge using long cables for
support is known as
Suspension
What type of bridge is the golden gate
bridge and how do you know??
Suspension; made with cables on
vertical suspenders
A bridge made of two self
supporting beams, each end is
connected to the ground at one
end and they meet in the middle
of the bridge
A.Cantilever
B. Beam
C. Truss
D. Arch
A. Cantilever
The distance covered by
a bridge
Span
The part of the bridge
that is meant to be
traveled on
Roadbed
.
Which is the outermost end
supports on a bridge, which
carry the load from the deck
A. Truss
B. Abutment
C. Transfer
D. Buckle
B. Abutment
What is weight
distribution
throughout a
structure?
Load
________caused by wind,
earthquakes, and gravity, for
example, affect how weight is
distributed throughout a structure
Loads
To move force from an area of
weakness to an area of strength
is known as...
A. Load
B. Transfer
C. Arch
D. Compression
B. Transfer
________ is spread out over a greater
area, so that no one spot has to bear
the brunt of the concentrated force.
Dissipate
To bend under compression is
known as...
A.Tension
B.Amplitude
C. Buckle
D. Girder
Buckle
________the maximum distance a wave
vibrates from its resting position
Amplitude
The point at which a bridge breaks is
known as...
A. Tension
B. Compression
C. Destructive
D. Failure
D. Failure
Type of stress which distorts a
square or rectangle causing it to
become a parallelogram
Racking
True or False. Type of
stress where members
are being squeezed
together is known as
compression.
Compression
Type of stress where members are being
pulled apart is known as:
A. Compression
B. Tension
C. Failure
D. Destructive
Tension
The portion of the bridge
BELOW the roadbed
Substructure
A person who designs and
builds bridges
Civil Engineer