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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 137 · 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 flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

  1. False
  2. suspension bridge
  3. compression
  4. tension
  5. False
  6. beam bridge
  7. 11
  8. 7
  9. False
  10. True
  11. arch bridge
  12. the longest spans of all
  13. cables tied down at ends
  14. 11
  15. suspension bridge
  16. beam bridge
  17. 2
  18. 11
  19. good for short gaps
  20. arch bridge
  21. suspension bridge
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a flat deck on piers
  25. pushes out on its ends
  26. True
  27. a curve under the deck
  28. beam bridge
  29. the simplest bridge
  30. 12
  31. beam bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. True
  37. arch bridge
  38. False
  39. piers
  40. a rope bridge in hills

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