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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 228 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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