2. Bridge Building Vocabulary Types of Bridges Materials Used Wild Card Do you know your Bridges?? 100 200 300 400 500

3. A bridge that is held together by steel beams that are fastened (held) together in triangular shapes is known as... Truss

4. A bridge supported in compression is known as Arch

5. A bridge using long cables for support is known as Suspension

6. What type of bridge is the golden gate bridge and how do you know?? Suspension; made with cables on vertical suspenders

7. 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

8. The distance covered by a bridge Span

9. The part of the bridge that is meant to be traveled on. Roadbed

10. 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

11. What is weight distribution throughout a structure? Load

12. ________caused by wind, earthquakes, and gravity, for example, affect how weight is distributed throughout a structure Loads

13. 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

14. ________ is spread out over a greater area, so that no one spot has to bear the brunt of the concentrated force. Dissipate

15. To bend under compression is known as... A.Tension B.Amplitude C. Buckle D. Girder Buckle

16. ________the maximum distance a wave vibrates from its resting position Amplitude

17. The point at which a bridge breaks is known as... A.Tension B.Compression C.Destructive D.Failure

18. Type of stress which distorts a square or rectangle causing it to become a parallelogram Racking

19. True or False. Type of stress where members are being squeezed together is known as compression. Compression

20. Type of stress where members are being pulled apart is known as: A.Compression B.Tension C.Failure D.Destructive Tension

21. The portion of the bridge BELOW the roadbed Substructure

22. Civil Engineer A person who designs and builds bridges