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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 302 · 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: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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