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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 167 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  3. 3.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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