PAPER
BRIDGE COMPETITION
1. Identify
the type of truss shown below:
a. Roof Truss
b. Bridge
Truss
c. Perfect
Truss
d. None
2. If
2j>(m+r) in a plan truss, truss is
a. Stable
b. Unstable
c. Determinate
d. Reduntant
3. Tick
corrects option .
a. Externally
Unstable
b. Internally
Unstable
c. Statically
Determinate
d. Statically
Indeterminate
4. Shear
Force on BC member of given truss.
a. 5KN
b. 10KN
c. 15KN
d. NONE
5. A
truss contain (j) joints and (m) members, will be simple truss if
a. j=2m-3
b. m=2j-3
c. m=3j-2
d. j=3m-2
6. The
truss bridge uses what kind of truss in its design
a. Square
b. Triangles
c. Trapezoids
d. Circles
7. The
weight of the bridge itself
a. Road
Bed
b. Floor
Beam
c. Live
Load
d. Dead
Load
8. If
‘L’ is the span of a three hinged arch, ‘h’ is the rise and ‘W’ is the u.d.l
per unit length over the entire span, the horizontal reaction at each support
is given by:
a. WL^2/8h
b. WL^2/10h
c. WL^2/6h
d. WL^2/4h
9. For
a 2-hinged arch, if one of the supports settles down vertically then
the horizontal thrust
a. is increased
b. is decreased
c. unchanged
d. becomes zero
10 Design of Karnali
Bridge
a. Cable-stayed
Bridge
b. Bascule
Bridge
c. Floating Bridge
d. Footbridge
10. Another name for the connection,
the point at which two structural
pieces
come together
a.
Member
b.
Joint
c.
Truss
d.
Force
11. The force of pushing is
a. Weight
b. Tension
c. Torsion
d. Compression
12.
What type of
load does a truss design help distribute?
a. Shear force
b. Torsion
c. Tensile force
d. Compressive force
13.
What is the
primary advantage of using a truss design for a paper bridge?
a. It is easy to construct
b. It requires less material
c. It is able to distribute loads effectively
d. It is aesthetically pleasing
14.
A paper bridge is designed to support a load of 200 N. What is the maximum stress on the bridge if it has a
cross-sectional area of 0.05 square meters?
a.40*10^1 N/m^2
b.40*10^3 N/m^2
c.4*10^2 N/m^2
d.None
15.
A paper
bridge has a span length of 1 meter and a height of 0.3 meter. What is its
aspect ratio?
a.
3.33m
b. 0.3
c.3.33
d.0.3m
a. Type of glue used
b. Number of sheets
c. Type of paper used
d. Size of the bridge
17. If a paper bridge is
designed to support a load of 200 N, how much weight can
it support if it is made of
lightweight paper?
a. More weight than 200 N
b. Less weight than 200 N
c.
The
same weight as 200 N
d. Cannot be determined
18. Can a paper bridge made
of lightweight paper support the same load as a paper
bridge made of heavy
paper, if both have the same design and number of layers?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Cannot be
determined
d. It depends on the glue
used
19. An arch bridge has a span
of 100 meters and the height of the arch is 25 meters. What is the length of
the arch's central curve (also known as the intrados)?
b.50
c.25
d.none
20. An
arch bridge has a span of 80 meters and the height of the arch is 20 meters.
What is the height of the arch's crown (the highest point of the arch)?
a.20
b.40
c.60
d.80
