Truss Bridges: Types and Terms

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What type of forces can a truss member be subjected to?

Bending forces

Shear forces

Axial forces (correct)

Torsional forces

Which members of a truss bridge resist the forces caused by bending?

Web members

Floor beams

Stringers

Chord members (correct)

What is the function of floor beams in a truss bridge?

Transferring loads from stringers to trusses (correct)

Carrying shear forces

Supporting the deck and transferring its load to beams

Connecting chords together

What is the primary function of stringers in a truss bridge?

Supporting the deck and transferring its load to beams Signup and view all the answers

What type of loads do the deck of a truss bridge directly carry?

Vertical loads Signup and view all the answers

What type of forces are resisted by chord members in a truss bridge?

Bending forces Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of web members in a truss bridge?

Carry shear forces Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of floor beams in a truss bridge?

Transfer loads from stringers to trusses Signup and view all the answers

How do I-shaped beams and trusses handle the forces better?

By resisting bending forces more effectively Signup and view all the answers

What do the top and bottom members of a truss bridge sustain primarily?

Tension and compression Signup and view all the answers

What type of forces are sustained primarily by the top and bottom members of a truss bridge?

Compression and tension Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of stringers in a truss bridge?

Support the deck and transfer its load to beams Signup and view all the answers

What type of loads do the deck of a truss bridge directly carry?

The loads Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of floor beams in a truss bridge?

Transverse to traffic direction, connecting two trusses, and transferring loads from stringers to trusses Signup and view all the answers

What type of forces can a truss member be subjected to?

Axial forces Signup and view all the answers

Truss Bridges: Types and Terms

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What type of forces can a truss member be subjected to?

Which members of a truss bridge resist the forces caused by bending?

What is the function of floor beams in a truss bridge?

What is the primary function of stringers in a truss bridge?

What type of loads do the deck of a truss bridge directly carry?

What type of forces are resisted by chord members in a truss bridge?

What is the primary function of web members in a truss bridge?

What is the role of floor beams in a truss bridge?

How do I-shaped beams and trusses handle the forces better?

What do the top and bottom members of a truss bridge sustain primarily?

What type of forces are sustained primarily by the top and bottom members of a truss bridge?

What is the primary function of stringers in a truss bridge?

What type of loads do the deck of a truss bridge directly carry?

What is the role of floor beams in a truss bridge?

What type of forces can a truss member be subjected to?

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