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| A tree, a spider's web, a wasps nest, or a bridge. Which of these would not be a natural structure? |
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| Built to withstand a load. |
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| Which geometric shape gives the greatest rigidity? |
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| A beam in compression is called a: |
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| The world's longest bridges are: |
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| A beam in tension is called a: |
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| What is used to reinforce Concrete when building bridges? |
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| A bridge that uses a series of triangular frames is called a? |
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Of the following loads, which is NOT an example of a static load:
roof, desk, car crossing a bridge, you sitting still reading |
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| A beam capable of supporting a load at one end when the opposite end is anchored or fixed. |
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| A load that is unchanging or changes slowly. |
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| The supports where a bridge arch meets the ground |
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| Something that encloses and defines a space |
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| A structure used to support the center of a bridge |
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| The weight, mass,or force placed on a structure. |
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| Load on a structure that is always changing |
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| A rigid structural member that is in compression. |
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| A structural element made of a series of triangular frames |
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| Cable that supports a bridge deck from above. |
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| Load on a structure that is always changing. |
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| What are the forces acting on the top and bottom surfaces of a beam loaded from above? |
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| A multidirectional sliding and separating force. |
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| A rigid structural member that is in tension. |
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| A bridge in which the deck is suspended from hangers attached to a continuous cable, which passes over towers and is anchored to the ground at each end. |
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| A type of bridge in which the compressive stress created by the load is spread over the arch as a whole. |
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| Concrete in which steel rods have been embedded to increase the concrete's resistance to tension. |
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