COMPLETE SOLUTION TEST BANK
COLLECTION 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥compression. Answer: a force that pushes on a material. Squeezing.
⩥torsion. Answer: a twisting force
⩥dead load. Answer: the weight of the structure itself, including the
columns, beams, nuts, and bolts.
⩥live load. Answer: a temporarily applied force acting on a structure,
including people and vehicles
⩥beam bridge. Answer: a simple type of bridge, composed of horizontal
beams supported by vertical posts
⩥truss bridge. Answer: bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is
composed of connected elements forming triangular units.
⩥arch bridge. Answer: a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a
curved arch.