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

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

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

Civil Engineer A person who designs and builds bridges