Arches and Domes Answers

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With a suspension bridge, like the one in the photograph above, the weight is distributed __________________.

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A
up to arches, which use a post-and-lintel system.
B
along the cables which connect the two supporting posts of the bridge.
C
towards the outer posts along the bridge (lintel).
D
along cables that are anchored at each end of the bridge.
8

A truss is ________________

A
a structure made up of one or more triangular units, connected at the joints by long beams.
B
the location where the weight and force rests in a construction.
C
a type of bridge where the main load-bearing elements are hung from suspension cables.
D
a rounded structure capable of supporting a significant amount of weight.
9

The two main architectural systems of frame construction are ________________

A
the skeleton and the post-and lintel.
B
the materials and the truss.
C
the design and the architect.
D
the shell and the skeleton.
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