FHWA-NHI-130101 (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaremcharacteristicsmofmamcontinuousmspan?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mSpanmdeflectsmdownwardmwhenmloaded,mcausingmrotationmatmthemsupports
- Spanmmaymdeflectmupwardmifmadjacentmspanmhasmmoremload
- shearmforcesmmaximummatmsupports
- positivemmomentmgreatestmatmormnearmmidspan
- negativemmomentmgreatestmatmintermediatemsupports
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaremcharacteristicsmofmamcantilevermspan?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mspanmdeflectsmdownwardmwhenmloaded,mwithmnomrotationmatmthemsupport
- shearmforcesmmaximummatmsupport
- maximummmomentmgreatestmatmsupport
- shearmconnectorsmtiemthemdeckmandmsuperstructuremtogether
- beamsmactmindependentlymofmthemdeck
- deckmhelpsmthemtopmflangesmcarrymthemloadm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-mcomposite
- non-composite
- composite
3. themadditionalminspectionmrequirementsmformfracturemcriticalmbridgesmwereminmresponsemt
omthemfailuremofmwhatmbridge?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmMianusmRivermBridge
4. themfollowingminformationmmustmbemincludedminmambridgemdatabasem-mCORRECTmANSWERm
5. 3mbridgemcomponentsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmdeck,msuperstructure,msubstructure
, 6. whichmofmthemfollowingmconditionsmdescribesmamcomponentmwithmminormdeterioration,mse
ctionmloss,mspallingmormcracking?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmfair
7. whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamsuperstructuremelement?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbearingmpile
8. thempurposemofmthismelementmismtomprovidemsupportmformbridgembearingsmandmthemsuperst
ructurematmintermediatempointsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmpiermcap
9. whatmismnotmanmexamplemofmverticalmloadm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc
10. whichmvehiclemgenerallymrequiresmamspecialmanalysismbeforemtravelingmonmmostmroads?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpermitmvehicle
11. whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmtension?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmamropemduringmtug-of-war
12. whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmdoesmambeammexperienceminmamsimplymsupportedmsinglems
panmbridge,mwithmanmappliedmlivemloadmatmthemmidspan?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNegativemMoment
13. whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmtoughnessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmeasuremofmenergymrequiredmtombreakmammaterial
14. whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmstrainmhardening?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmgradual,mcontinuing,mirreversiblemdeformationmduemtomconstantmstres
smbelowmthemyieldmstrength
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaremcharacteristicsmofmamcontinuousmspan?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mSpanmdeflectsmdownwardmwhenmloaded,mcausingmrotationmatmthemsupports
- Spanmmaymdeflectmupwardmifmadjacentmspanmhasmmoremload
- shearmforcesmmaximummatmsupports
- positivemmomentmgreatestmatmormnearmmidspan
- negativemmomentmgreatestmatmintermediatemsupports
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaremcharacteristicsmofmamcantilevermspan?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
mspanmdeflectsmdownwardmwhenmloaded,mwithmnomrotationmatmthemsupport
- shearmforcesmmaximummatmsupport
- maximummmomentmgreatestmatmsupport
- shearmconnectorsmtiemthemdeckmandmsuperstructuremtogether
- beamsmactmindependentlymofmthemdeck
- deckmhelpsmthemtopmflangesmcarrymthemloadm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-mcomposite
- non-composite
- composite
3. themadditionalminspectionmrequirementsmformfracturemcriticalmbridgesmwereminmresponsemt
omthemfailuremofmwhatmbridge?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmMianusmRivermBridge
4. themfollowingminformationmmustmbemincludedminmambridgemdatabasem-mCORRECTmANSWERm
5. 3mbridgemcomponentsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmdeck,msuperstructure,msubstructure
, 6. whichmofmthemfollowingmconditionsmdescribesmamcomponentmwithmminormdeterioration,mse
ctionmloss,mspallingmormcracking?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmfair
7. whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamsuperstructuremelement?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbearingmpile
8. thempurposemofmthismelementmismtomprovidemsupportmformbridgembearingsmandmthemsuperst
ructurematmintermediatempointsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmpiermcap
9. whatmismnotmanmexamplemofmverticalmloadm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc
10. whichmvehiclemgenerallymrequiresmamspecialmanalysismbeforemtravelingmonmmostmroads?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpermitmvehicle
11. whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmtension?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmamropemduringmtug-of-war
12. whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmdoesmambeammexperienceminmamsimplymsupportedmsinglems
panmbridge,mwithmanmappliedmlivemloadmatmthemmidspan?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNegativemMoment
13. whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmtoughnessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmeasuremofmenergymrequiredmtombreakmammaterial
14. whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmstrainmhardening?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmgradual,mcontinuing,mirreversiblemdeformationmduemtomconstantmstres
smbelowmthemyieldmstrength