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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 141 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

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

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