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Forces
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Truss
Types of bridges
100
A force is a push or a ___________________
What is a pull
100
This job of this engineer is to analyze and design a structure that will safely bear or resist the stresses, forces and loads
What is structural engineer
100
What is the difference between a beam and a column?
What is one is vertical and one is horizontal.
100
The basic geometric figure in a truss is the __________
What is triangle
100
The simplest bridge design is called a ____________
What is a beam bridge
200
This force is a squeezing, crushing force
What is compression
200
A civil engineer that deals with dams, canals and water distribution system is a _____________________
What is water resource engineer
200
The structural member that adds extra support and is usually a diagonal connector is called ________________
What is a brace
200
These two types of truss designs are opposite. The difference is in the direction of the diagonal towards center.
What are Pratt and Howe
200
This is the oldest type of bridge design used in ancient Greece and Rome
What is the arch bridge
300
These forces act in opposite directions
What are shear forces
300
An engineer that works developing GPS systems is a ________________
What is geomatics engineer
300
These are the ends of a bridge, on either side of the roadway.
What are abatements
300
A basic truss structure consisting odf a series of diagnols that look like "W's" is called________________
What is a warren truss
300
This type of bridge uses a specialty member that is supported only on one side
What is a cantilever bridge
400
give an example of a torsion force.
What is answers will vary
400
All civil engineers deal with the forces a structure must withstand known as ________________________
What are loads
400
These act as connectors between members
What are joints
400
Two slopes from either side of a peak as in some barns or an attic roof is usually a ______________________ type of truss design
What is Gambrel
400
The George Washington Bridge is an example of this type of bridge
What is the suspension bridge
500
These two forces are balanced on a well constructed bridge
What are tension and compression
500
The specialty field of engineers that deal with earthquakes is called ______________________
What is seismic engineering
500
The formula to calculate stability is ______________
What is 2j = m+3
500
Describe a fan truss.
What is multiple members radiating from the same joint
500
Give an example of a specialty bridge that we researched
What is the Tower Bridge in London