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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 390 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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