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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 122 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. beam bridge
  3. tension
  4. True
  5. True
  6. the simplest bridge
  7. True
  8. 11
  9. True
  10. pushes out on its ends
  11. a curve under the deck
  12. beam bridge
  13. a flat deck on piers
  14. a log across a stream
  15. False
  16. arch bridge
  17. stones squeezed together
  18. arch bridge
  19. compression
  20. beam bridge
  21. True
  22. 3
  23. arch bridge
  24. 5
  25. suspension bridge
  26. False
  27. True
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 11
  30. False
  31. 8
  32. 4
  33. suspension bridge
  34. 9
  35. beam bridge
  36. tall towers hold cables
  37. False
  38. 12
  39. a rope bridge in hills
  40. True

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