Transcript Bridge Vocabulary Jeopardy
Bridge Building Vocabulary
Types of Bridges Materials Used Wild Card Do you know your Bridges??
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
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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